Teacher of PE

This is a truly fantastic opportunity for a passionate Teacher of PE to become part of an established, collaborative and successful PE team to ensure that students enjoy a challenging, dynamic and rewarding curriculum. We have a proud and genuine commitment to giving all students the opportunity to explore and excel in a diverse range of sporting activities, so that we support them in leading healthy and active lifestyles during adulthood. All students enjoy core PE in Years 7-11. Sport BTEC is both popular and one of our top performing subjects at both Key Stage 4 and 5. Many of our Year 13 students have historically progressed onto sports related post-18 university or apprenticeship courses. In addition to this, the PE department offers a wide range of extracurricular activities everyday of the week, both before and after school. Our Academy Sports Day is always one of the highlights of the year, and we enjoy competing in sporting competitions both across Greenwich borough and Leigh Academies Trust. We have a state-of-the-art sports centre and extensive outdoor grounds that are well utilised and respected. 

*For genuine occupational requirement reasons we are looking to appoint a woman only for this post (exemption under the Equality Act 2010 Part 1 Schedule 9).

We deem this to be a great position on the basis that;

• We offer a vibrant and committed PE Department, passionate about PE and dedicated to supporting students throughout their learning experience and securing the best possible outcomes for them. 
• We offer pupils the very best in learning opportunities by delivering high quality teaching via our bespoke curriculum, alongside inspiring and wide-ranging extracurricular opportunities. 
• We believe in developing staff into outstanding practitioners through our excellent CPD programmes. 
• This is further supported through our membership of the Leigh Academies Trust which provides regular teach-meets and co-operative training sessions within the trust to facilitate staff and student growth.

Suitable and interested candidates are encouraged to make contact with Ben Russell (Principal), by contacting him on ben.russell@thehalleyacademy.org.uk

Key responsibilities, as outlined in the job description, include;

• Set high expectations which inspire, motivate and challenge students.
• Promote good progress and outcomes by students. 
• Demonstrate good subject and curriculum knowledge.
• Plan and teach well-structured lessons.
• Adapt teaching to respond to the strengths and needs of all students. 
• Make accurate and productive use of assessment. 
• Manage behaviour effectively to ensure a good and safe learning environment.

This is an opportunity that offers a competitive MPS + Inner London salary, commensurate with experience. This position would also be suitable for NQTs, who were keen to commence and progress their teaching career with us. We also welcome applications from prospective colleagues who would wish to work part time, as well as full time. 

If this sounds like an environment within which you would like to work, apply to join our team from September 2024. 

I am delighted to welcome you to The Halley Academy. We are an aspirational, disciplined and inclusive academy where human-scale education, a dynamic curriculum, and excellent teaching and pastoral care, maximise student achievement. 

The Halley Academy has a diverse and dynamic staffing body of committed, creative and hardworking educators who enjoy coming to work as they benefit from: 

• A calm, organised and professional learning environment; 
• An academy culture that is committed to the holistic development of children; 
• Evidenced-based teaching and learning policies rooted in the strongest possible evidence about how children learn best; 
• A clear and consistent behaviour policy which ensures that disruption to learning is minimal; 
• A visible and approachable leadership team; 
• A comprehensive weekly CPD programme that supports all staff in their academic and pastoral roles; 
• Opportunities to collaborate with, and learn from, colleagues across the Leigh Academies Trust.

Being part of Leigh Academies Trust: As of 1st April 2024, our Trust comprises 32 geographically organised academies (16 secondaries, 14 primaries and 2 special) educating more than 20,000 students and employing 3,000 talented staff. Nearly 40% of our academies are judged outstanding overall by Ofsted, versus 15% nationally. The Trust is establishing four ‘clusters’ of academies: North Kent; Central Kent; South East London; Medway. In addition, the Trust is responsible for one of the region’s biggest initial teaching training organisations, a large teaching school hub and is an accredited apprenticeship provider. Our future plans are found in our Vision 2030 document available on our website.

As part of Leigh Academies Trust, you will have ample opportunity to collaborate with your peers both within the academy and across the whole Trust. This is an important part of our vision as we know through experience that we perform better when we work together. You are supported to undertake regular self-development to continue your professional development and hopefully progress further within the organisation.

Click here to view the benefits available to all LAT employees from day one.

Our commitment to safeguarding: Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates - you can read more about this in our Recruitment Guidance. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Our commitment to equality and diversity: As a Trust, we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices and not discriminating on any grounds.

Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, Leigh Academies Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy sooner than the specified closing date. Applicants will be notified of this where possible. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.