Job Title: Teacher of Physical Education

Responsible To: Head of Department

Responsible For:
Teaching Physical Education on a designated timetable from KS3–KS5

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Essential Qualifications & Skills

• Good degree or equivalent in Physical Education
• Teaching qualification – PGCE & QTS

Desirable Qualifications & Skills

• Evidence of further education (e.g. MA)
• Evidence of teaching IGCSE, BTEC and A-level

Essential Experience

• Experience of teaching in a secondary setting
• Experience of using baseline data in teaching
• ICT literate for teaching purposes

Desirable Experience

• Experience of curricular development
• Evidence of systematic professional development
• Experience of teaching a second subject

Essential Personal Qualities

• A passion for lifelong learning
• Ability to inspire students
• Ability to motivate students to realise their potential academically and personally
• Ability to work in a team
• Able to empathise
• Able to meet deadlines
• Able to use initiative
• An excellent teacher
• Committed to learning in and outside of the classroom
• Committed to maintaining the caring and supportive ethos of the school
• Committed to the safeguarding of children, young people and adults
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Flexible and adaptable, able to cope with change
• Honest and trustworthy
• Organised
• Resilient
• Willing to contribute to co-curricular activities
• Willing to go the extra mile
• Willing to learn and develop within the role
• Willing to take on new roles and responsibilities
• Willing to contribute to the wider community

Job Description – Core Responsibilities

• Plan, prepare and deliver lessons for Physical Education schemes to a consistently high standard for Key Stages 3–5 under the direction of a line manager
• Implement agreed learning activities for students to enrich their learning in and out of the classroom
• Ensure coverage of Schemes of Learning and relevant curriculum to enable students to meet their minimum expected progress
• Use formative and summative assessment in line with subject needs
• Take an active role in moderation of students’ work
• Take part in arranging fixtures for agreed sports

Teaching Responsibilities

• Attend and participate in regular meetings
• Attend parents’ evenings and other community events to promote community cohesion
• Attend to key students’ personal needs and provide advice to assist in students’ social, health and personal development
• Cover lessons for absent colleagues
• Ensure a safe working environment and properly assess risk
• Ensure clear discipline in and out of the classroom and use the school B4L system consistently
• Establish constructive relationships and communicate with other agencies/professionals, in liaison with teachers, to support achievement and progress of students
• Ensure that students are aware of the aims and objectives of the subject matter, and of the teaching and learning sequences
• Fulfil necessary administrative tasks as directed by the Heads of Department and other managers
• Implement relevant interventions for students
• Invigilate exams when required
• Keep up to date with educational developments and apply this knowledge to teaching and learning
• Liaise with other members of staff including the Learning Support department and non-teaching staff
• Mark students’ work and give appropriate feedback
• Provide objective and accurate feedback to staff on key students’ achievements and write quality subject reports when requested
• Record progress and attainment of students
• Record interventions provided accurately and in a timely fashion
• Run a minimum of one co-curricular activity
• Support in the supervision of students while they complete relevant assessments
• Support students’ access to learning using appropriate strategies and resources
• Assist with access arrangements for SEND and other students in exams and tests and follow Normal Ways of Working procedures
• Track progress and attainment, recommend interventions, and record impact
• Ensure safeguarding training is up to date

Pastoral Responsibilities

• Be a form tutor and ensure this covers the full description of this role – available upon request
• Partake in team building activities, including annual residential
• Assist with boarding if required
• Take part in whole-school events such as swimming gala and sports day
• Participate in House activities

General Responsibilities Common to All Staff

• Carry out duties as may be required from time to time commensurate with the overall responsibility of the post
• Comply with and actively promote school policies, including Safeguarding, Prepared for Learning, Equal Opportunities and Health and Safety
• Promote positive student and staff conduct
• Confront negative student conduct and take appropriate steps to deal with it
• Deal with all communication and personal enquiries efficiently and effectively, in a way that promotes a positive image of the school
• Be smartly dressed and establish a business-like environment
• Promote excellent relationships and a positive ethos when communicating with students, staff, parents and external contacts
• Undertake training and development relevant to the post