Teacher of PE

Portsmouth High School is looking for a dynamic and versatile Teacher of PE from September 2022. 

The successful candidate will be a well-qualified teacher with the ability to teach Key Stage 3 and 4; the ability to teach younger pupils would be of benefit, as would the ability to teach hockey, dance and / or swimming. 

Applications from experienced teachers and Early Career Teachers are welcomed.

The department:

While some of our students enjoy national success, sport at the school is inclusive not exclusive: participation is important, regardless of level. Girls enjoy a varied curriculum, including the traditional sports of hockey, netball, rounders, swimming, tennis and athletics. We also have a wide choice of co-curricular sports supported by specialist coaches offering girls the opportunity to try something new and discover fresh interests and talents. We are looking forward to sports tours once more being a highlight of the sports calendar.

The school also has use of excellent local sports facilities including co-ownership of a multi-use games area of four floodlit courts, access to a synthetic turf pitch for hockey and football as well as a grass athletics track. The school site hosts several netball / tennis courts and a large sports hall.

The school:

Portsmouth High School has been educating girls since 1882. The school is located in Southsea, an attractive region on the south coast which has retained much of its original Georgian character. Notably, two of the school buildings were designed by architect Thomas Ellis Owen who was instrumental in shaping development of the local area.

We are a welcoming and caring community, committed to staff well-being. The school offers a range of career opportunities both internally and more widely throughout the GDST network.

As part of the GDST, the UK's leading network of independent girls' schools, we can offer a variety of benefits, such as:

• Competitive salaries and pay progression
• Access to extensive professional development opportunities
• Training grants for qualifications
• Generous pension schemes
• Free life assurance benefit
• A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools
• Interest free loans for training, computer purchase loans and travel season ticket loans
• A Cycle to Work scheme
• Competitive terms and conditions of employment

For further details and to apply please click the apply button. 

Applications should be accompanied by a letter addressed to the Headmistress outlining why you would be suitable for the post, plus the academic qualifications form.

If you have any queries, please email hr@por.gdst.net or telephone 023 9282 6714.

The closing date for applications is midday on Friday 18 February 2022.

Interview date: Monday 28 February 2022 tbc.

The GDST is committed to diversity, inclusion and real change: a family where every individual is valued, respected and included

The GDST 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.

This role will involve daily contact with children teaching lessons and as form tutor. The Teacher of PE will therefore be engaging in regulated activity and an Enhanced DBS with Barred List checks, Childcare disqualification declaration, and Prohibition from Teaching checks will be required. All school staff have a responsibility to work in accordance with statutory requirements and GDST Safeguarding and Child Protection policy and procedures. The school’s Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy and Procedures can be found here: https://www.portsmouthhigh.co.uk/policies