Teacher of PE (Maternity Cover)
Teacher of Girls Physical Education (Maternity)
Contract Hours: Full Time
Start Date: February 2023
Grade: MP1 to UPS3
As a popular and successful school, we are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, hardworking teacher to contribute to the further success of our school.
You will be required to:
To ensure that all groups of students make outstanding progress
To develop or contribute to the range of activities and support for all students
Required for February 2023
We are looking to appoint an inspiring teacher to join our excellent Physical Education team. The post will involve the teaching to age ranges personalised to the strengths of the individual teacher. Therefore, we are looking to employ a highly qualified teacher with a record of delivering high quality lessons with excellent student outcomes. Experience of teaching BTEC would be an advantage.
The successful candidate should be a specialist in Physical Education.
In September 2015 our school moved into an amazing new building. PE is taught in a range of purpose built accommodation, including Sports Hall, Fitness Suite, Gymnasium, Dance Studio, 6 Netball courts, 9 Tennis courts, outdoor swimming pool as well as extensive playing fields. This post offers an excellent opportunity to a colleague at any stage of their career who is passionate about making a difference for our wonderful students.
Thomas Gainsborough School and Sixth Form is a consistently high performing, well resourced, and truly comprehensive 11-18 school, with a firm belief in excellence for each and every student, with high expectations for success, placing students at the heart of their curriculum.
We continue to invest in high quality professional development and provide a range of employee benefits. We are closely linked to the Unity Research School and lead the way in many local and national initiatives including being an EdTech Demonstrator School and an ArtsMark platinum school. We provide excellent care and support for our staff and students. There are Lead Practitioners within the school to support colleagues in continually improving their practice. We also regularly welcome trainee teachers and are a hub for local professional development and the dissemination of research.
The school and Sixth Form centre is located just south of Sudbury in Suffolk and is within easy reach of Colchester, Ipswich and Bury St Edmunds.
Many of our staff work flexibly in different ways including part-time working. For this role we are open to discussing the possibility of reduced hours of flexible start and end times. Please talk to us at the interview stage about the flexibility you would like and we will explore what’s possible for this role.
Closing date: Friday 2nd December 2022
Interviews: December 2022
If you would like to learn more about the school in preparation for making an application or would like to speak to someone about this exciting opportunity, then please contact Mr R Myhill (Head of PE), rmyhill@tgschool.net, 01787 375232.
Further details, if required, are available from Mrs K Fuller, kfuller@tgschool.net, 01787 375232
Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate prior to the closing date. We only accept applications submitted online via our careers website and which are completed before the closing deadline. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible and advise you check the job information as per the listing on our careers site.
In line with safer recruitment, we are unable to accept CVs. Failure to complete an application form satisfactorily may result in not being shortlisted for the post.
Unity Schools Partnership is committed to safer recruitment, equal opportunities, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required.
We care deeply about inclusive working practices and diverse teams. If you’d prefer to work part-time or as a job-share, we’ll facilitate this wherever we can – whether to help you meet other commitments or to help you strike a great work-life balance. We’re keen to ensure we’re designing an organisation that works for everyone, so we particularly encourage applications from different under-represented groups.
Unity Schools Partnership, welcoming diversity.
Closing Date
2022-12-02