Teacher of PE - ARB18243 in Rothesay

Rothesay Joint Campus is located in Argyll and Bute, one of Scotland’s most stunning areas. We are seeking a dynamic and enthusiastic Teacher of Physical Education and Outdoor Learning to join our joint campus on the beautiful island of Bute. The successful candidate should be passionate about promoting physical activity, wellbeing, and outdoor education, delivering creative and engaging learning experiences for children and young people across our campus community. They should demonstrate a commitment to collaborative practice and teamwork, with a strong relational, nurturing, and inclusive approach essential to supporting all our learners to belong, learn, and thrive.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan, deliver, and assess high-quality learning experiences in line with Curriculum for Excellence.
• Teach Physical Education across the Broad General Education and Senior Phase.
• Deliver engaging Outdoor Learning experiences that support wellbeing, personal achievement, environmental awareness, and interdisciplinary learning.
• Develop and lead outdoor learning opportunities including adventurous activities, team-building, environmental education, and wider achievement programmes.
• Support Duke of Edinburgh or equivalent programmes where applicable.
• Promote sustainability, risk awareness, resilience, and responsible citizenship through physical education and outdoor learning.
• Differentiating learning to meet the needs of all learners, including those requiring additional support and challenge.
• Use a range of assessment approaches to monitor, track, and report on learner progress.
• Maintain high expectations for learner participation, positive relationships, achievement, and inclusion.
• Contribute to whole-campus health and wellbeing initiatives.
• Build positive partnerships with families, community organisations, sports clubs, and outdoor learning providers.

Person Specification:

• Essential Qualifications and Registration:
• Degree qualification relevant to Physical Education.
• Full registration (or eligibility for registration) with the General Teaching Council for Scotland in Physical Education.
• Current knowledge of Curriculum for Excellence and Getting it Right for Every Child (GIRFEC).
• Essential Skills and Experience:
• Experience of delivering high-quality PE learning and teaching.
• Knowledge and understanding of Outdoor Learning approaches and pedagogy.
• Strong classroom management skills.
• Ability to motivate and engage young people across a range of ages and abilities.
• Excellent communication, organisational, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team and across different stages of education.
• Commitment to inclusion, wellbeing, and child-centred practice.
• Desirable:
• Experience working across primary and secondary stages.
• Qualifications or experience in outdoor education, adventure activities, forest school, expedition leadership, or coaching awards.
• Experience leading extracurricular sports and outdoor programmes.
• First Aid qualification and relevant outdoor activity certifications.
• Experience supporting wider achievement awards such as Duke of Edinburgh.

We offer various benefits to support you, such as a competitive salary, pension scheme, generous leave entitlement, cycle to work scheme, discounts on gym memberships and leisure centres, wellbeing initiatives, and opportunities for learning and career growth. We also embrace a modern approach to work, offering a flexible first approach where possible to requests from our employees regarding how they work.

This post requires Protection of Vulnerable Group (PVG) Membership in relation to working with children. The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013, as amended, applies to this post.

We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice, championing diversity, inclusion, and wellbeing, and aiming to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and a sense of belonging.