Teacher of PE

CLARUS EDUCATION; London; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job description

Teacher of PE

Salary: MPS – UPS3 Outer London £38,766 - £60,092 per annum

Job type: Full Time, Permanent

Start date: September 2025

Job overview

Our Redbridge Secondary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share the commitment. The suitability of the candidate will be assessed throughout the recruitment process.

Our Secondary School was judged as Outstanding in all areas by Ofsted in November 2024.

We are seeking to appoint an outstanding, qualified, and engaging role model who will play a significant role in the development of our young people, department, and wider school community.

The successful candidate will have outstanding subject knowledge and be a true advocate for Physical Education. Physical Education, physical activity, and school sport are at the heart of our Newham Secondary School, and we would welcome applications for this exciting opportunity from practitioners who can demonstrate dedication to the subject.

Ideally, the candidate would be a Basketball Specialist who would have the vision and expertise to enhance our national successes and reputation.

• Have a vision and passion for PE, physical activity, and school sport which they can articulate.
• Be a highly competent qualified teacher.
• Demonstrate excellent subject knowledge.
• Be a reflective practitioner with a focus on continuous learning and development of practice.
• Contribute and show dedicated commitment to extra-curricular activities, including Basketball and Football.
• Have the desire to be an advocate of Physical Education.
• Play an active role in the wider school community.

We expect that you will have evidence of excellent lesson practice and high expectations of pupil attainment and, if overseas trained, we would need evidence that your professional qualifications are recognised in the UK by UK ENIC &/or the Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA).

We are an oversubscribed and popular provider of education within the London Borough of Newham. We are a welcoming, friendly and inclusive school with a high level of support offered to staff including 20% PPA.

We have a long and distinguished history of educating boys, aged 11-18, in east London and our thriving co-educational 6th Form is ethnically and religiously diverse, attracting students from across many local schools. We believe that our students have an entitlement to the very best education, with high expectations for all in our community.

• An opportunity to be part of an enthusiastic, inspired, and motivated team where staff genuinely feel valued and cared for.
• A minimum of 20% PPA for all teaching staff.
• A teacher-friendly marking policy.
• No written reports to parents.
• A strong commitment to your professional development and career management.
• The provision of top quality CPD opportunities for you.
• Encouragement for you to provide CPD to others; within our school, our borough, our diocese, our alliance, and beyond.
• A school with outstanding teaching and behaviour for learning, with which all our staff and the wider community feel proud to be associated.
• A Chromebook for all new teaching staff.
• Free refreshments for all staff.

To apply for this Teacher of PE, please get in touch today! We are recruiting for this Teacher of PE role now and will be interviewing ASAP.

We are dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. As a Teacher of PE, you will have a safeguarding responsibility if appointed. The successful Teacher of PE candidate will be subject to enhanced clearance through the Disclosure and Barring Service, and employment will be subject to references. This Teacher of PE post is not exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Apply for this Teacher of PE lead opportunity by sending your CV. You will be contacted (if shortlisted) for the Teacher of PE role within 48 hours.