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Teacher of PE and Games

Teacher of PE and Games

The Stephen Perse Foundation

Cambridgeshire

  • Expired
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
18 June 2020

Job overview

We are the Stephen Perse Foundation. Extraordinary things happen here every day.

So you think you may be interested in joining the Stephen Perse Foundation (SPF) community of schools?

Located in Cambridge, Madingley and Saffron Walden, our schools strive to offer an education which is more than just the delivery of the curriculum and qualifications; learning in a Stephen Perse school is about learning for and about life in readiness for the world beyond.

As Principal of the Foundation, I look to recruit colleagues who are passionate about learning; share in our commitment to educating ethical young people; and understand the critical importance of supporting the emotional and mental wellbeing of all our learners. If you would like a flavour of what this means in practice, please read my most recent blog.

Ms T Kelleher
 Principal

Responsible to: Director of Sport

Location: Senior School/Sixth Form, Cambridge

Role Description: 

We are a lively, busy and hard working department comprising of nine PE specialists and six support staff who have their own specialisms. As a team, we are passionate about sport and aim to provide opportunities for all of our students regardless of sporting ability. 

All lessons are taught to pupils by PE specialists and their support team and this allows for a smooth transition between the key stages. A variety of sports are taught within the curriculum whilst our extensive extra-curricular programme provides opportunity for pupils to further develop their skills.

We are seeking to appoint an experienced or newly qualified teacher to join our busy and thriving PE department to teach across KS2-4. The department is seeking an outstanding candidate with a strong games background, particularly in hockey and netball. It would also be an advantage for the candidate to be able to teach gymnastics and dance.

We will want you to have an agile and ambitious mind-set that is open to adopting new techniques. Training and support is offered on a regular basis as part of formal and informal CPD and is focused on student learning.

Application process

Please apply directly through our online recruitment portal by clicking the Apply button below.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received and an appointment may be made prior to the deadline.

We are unable to accept CVs as a method of application.

The Stephen Perse Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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About The Stephen Perse Foundation

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+44 1223 454700

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The Stephen Perse Foundation

The Stephen Perse Foundation is a family of independent schools combining excellent results and achievement alongside personal wellbeing located across Cambridge and Saffron Walden; educating boys and girls from nursery to sixth form where students gain an exceptional skill set that supports ambition, nurtures talent, encourages creativity and critical thinking leading to success and self-fulfilment.

History of the Stephen Perse Foundation

Formerly the Perse Girls School, founded in 1881, the Foundation developed to become the Stephen Perse Foundation in 2007, and first admitted boys into the Senior School in 2017. The Foundation has grown over recent years, adding a co-educational sixth form to its highly successful Senior School in 2008, and four nurseries and early years settings (three in Cambridge and one at Dame Bradbury’s in Saffron Walden) between 2010 and 2021. The Foundation has been fully co-educational in all settings since 2017 and now comprises four nurseries, two junior schools, a senior school and sixth form.

Predominantly a day school, there are currently 65 (mainly sixth form) boarders. As well as its reputation for academic excellence, The Stephen Perse Foundation is renowned for an innovative approach to education, and a focus on preparing students for the future.


Stephen Perse Foundation Schools

  • Stephen Perse Nurseries & Early Years - Cambridge, Salisbury Villas
  • Stephen Perse Nurseries & Early Years - Cambridge, Shaftesbury Road
  • Stephen Perse Nurseries & Early Years - Madingley
  • Stephen Perse Nurseries & Early Years - Saffron Walden, Dame Bradbury's
  • Stephen Perse Junior School - Fitzwilliam Building, Cambridge
  • Stephen Perse Junior School - Dame Bradbury's, Saffron Walden
  • Stephen Perse Senior School - Cambridge
  • Stephen Perse Sixth Form - Cambridge


Mission, Vision and Values

Our Mission Statement

At the Stephen Perse Foundation, our mission is to educate and inspire the contributors to tomorrow’s world: intelligent young people with the creativity, compassion, confidence and conviction to question, evaluate and improve society.

Our Vision Statement

To deliver this mission, our vision is to create and sustain an outstanding educational environment that:

  • Fosters modern scholarship through exceptional teaching and a dynamic, flexible and rigorous academic curriculum
  • Provides outstanding breadth of opportunity and quality of experience through a rich and varied co-curriculum
  • Nurtures and celebrates individuality, wellbeing, personal development, and contribution to the growth of others, through superb pastoral care, social and emotional education, and learning support
  • Champions and models equality, diversity and inclusivity, and social and environmental responsibility with a global outlook

Our Values Statement

With excellence and creativity in teaching and learning at the core of each of our schools and nurseries, we value the positive difference our students can make in the world through:

  • Scholarship and the advancement of knowledge and understanding
  • Kindness, courtesy, inclusivity and collaboration
  • Diligence, independence and self-reliance
  • Humility, reflectiveness and the pursuit of self-improvement
  • Character, individuality, wellbeing and confidence
  • Conserving the environment and living sustainably

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