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Teacher of PE

Teacher of PE in Rugby

Rugby Full-Time On-site

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Location: Houlton School, Rugby, UK

Salary: MPS / UPS

Contract Type: Permanent

Education Phases: Secondary;

Job Roles: Teacher;

Working Patterns: Full-Time;

Key Stagess: Ks3, Ks4;

Subjects: Physical education;

Application Deadline: Wednesday, 21st October 2026

Interview Date: 23 October 2026

Expected Working Start Date: January 2027 - subject to vetting

Visa Sponsorship Available: No

Is a Shared Job: No

About us

Houlton School is a dynamic and ambitious secondary school located in the heart of Rugby’s growing Houlton community. As part of the Transforming Lives Educational Trust (TLET), we are committed to delivering a high-quality, future-focused education that equips students with the knowledge, skills, and character to thrive in a rapidly changing world. Opened in 2021, Houlton School combines state-of-the-art facilities with a strong sense of tradition and community. Our stunning campus blends award-winning contemporary architecture with the iconic heritage of the former Rugby Radio Station, creating an inspiring environment for teaching and learning. With a curriculum built on academic rigour, creativity, and innovation, and a pastoral system designed to support every learner, Houlton School is an exciting place to work and grow. We are seeking passionate, forward-thinking professionals who want to be part of something truly special as we continue to shape the future of education.

Job Description

Job Purpose:

To implement and deliver an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for pupils and to support a designated curriculum area as appropriate.
To facilitate and encourage a learning experience which provides pupils with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential.
To contribute to raising standards of pupil attainment.
To share and support the school’s responsibility to provide and monitor opportunities for personal and academic growth.

Main Role and Responsibilities:

Vision and Purpose

To implement and deliver an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for pupils and to support a designated curriculum area as appropriate.
To facilitate and encourage a learning experience which provides pupils with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential.
To contribute to raising standards of pupil attainment.
To share and support the school’s responsibility to provide and monitor opportunities for personal and academic growth.

Teaching and Learning

To teach pupils according to their educational needs using responsive and adaptive teaching, including the setting and marking of work to be carried out by the pupil in school and elsewhere
To assess, record and report on the attendance, progress, development and attainment of pupils and to keep such records as are required by school and curriculum team policy.
To provide, or contribute to, oral and written assessments, reports and references relating to individual pupils and groups of pupils.
To ensure that Literacy, Numeracy and ICT are reflected in the teaching/learning experience of pupils
To undertake a designated programme of teaching.
To ensure a high-quality learning experience for pupils which meets internal and external quality standards.
To prepare and update subject materials.
To use a variety of delivery methods which will stimulate learning appropriate to pupil needs and demands of the syllabus.
To maintain discipline in accordance with the school’s procedures, and to encourage good practice with regard to punctuality, behaviour, standards of work and homework.
To undertake assessment of pupils as requested by external examination bodies, curriculum team and school procedures.
To mark, grade and give written/verbal and diagnostic feedback as required in line with both the school’s feedback policy and the policy of any curriculum team the post holder is working within.

Operational and Strategic Planning

To assist in the development and implementation of appropriate syllabuses, resources, schemes of work, marking policies and teaching strategies.
To plan and prepare lessons.

Curriculum Provision and Development

To assist the Head of Faculty to ensure that the curriculum area provides a range of teaching which complements the school’s strategic objectives.
To assist in the process of curriculum development and change so as to ensure the continued relevance to the needs of pupils, examining and awarding bodies and the school’s Strategic Objectives.

Management Information

To maintain appropriate records and to provide relevant accurate and up-to-date information for MIS, registers, etc.
To complete the relevant documentation to assist in the tracking of pupils.
To track pupil progress and use information to inform teaching and learning.

Marketing and Liaison

To take part in marketing and liaison activities such as Open Evenings, Parents Evenings, Review days and liaison events with partner schools.
To contribute to the development of effective subject links with external agencies.
To promote a positive image of the School through dealings with outside bodies.

Management of Resources

To contribute to the process of the ordering and allocation of equipment and materials.
To assist the Head of Faculty to identify resource needs and to contribute to the efficient/effective use of physical resources.
To co-operate with other staff to ensure a sharing and effective usage of resources to the benefit of the school, curriculum team and the pupils.

Pupil Achievement

To make use of assessment data at team level to set appropriate subject targets and to track and monitor the progress of pupils within the Subject team.
To implement the School Rewards, Feedback and Reporting policies, to monitor their implementation and to give feedback to pupils.
To take responsibility for the behaviour of pupils within the team and to deal with any problems in keeping with the School Positive Behaviour Policy.
To meet statutory requirements for assessment.
To prepare pupils for national assessment at the end of Key Stage 4 (and ideally Key Stage 5).
To promote co-curriculum activities beyond the taught day which give pupils the opportunity to take responsibility and to extend their learning.

Staff, Performance Management and Professional Development

We are committed to ongoing CPD and offer a variety of formal and informal support to all staff no matter what their role.

Premises and Administration

To ensure that the team’s learning environment is safe, well maintained and attractive and in keeping with the School Health and Safety policy, reporting any concerns directly to the Site Manager.

Other Specific Duties

To play a full part in the life of the school community, to support its distinctive mission and ethos and to encourage staff and pupils to follow this example.
Contribute to the wider extracurricular life of the school by delivering after-school sports clubs and supporting the organisation and supervision of fixtures and competitions.
To actively promote the school’s corporate policies.
To continue personal development as agreed.
To comply with the school’s Health and Safety Policy and undertake risk assessments as appropriate.
To undertake any other duty as specified by STPCD not mentioned in the above.

The post holder will have a shared responsibility for the safeguarding of all children and young people. The post holder has an implicit duty to promote the welfare of all staff, children and young people and to be committed to promoting diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

As an employee within the TLET family, you can expect standard contractual benefits including sick pay, holiday pay, pensions* and pay reviews in accordance with STPCD and NJC national guidelines.

In addition, we are pleased to offer the current additional benefits for our staff:

Access to the Health Assured employee assistance programme
One "Thank You Day" per annum
Eye care vouchers
A cycle to work scheme
Clothing (including coats) to be provided in accordance with PPE requirements across all sites

Where possible, we also aim to signpost opportunities for our staff to access discounts and special offers for the education sector. Recent examples have included:

Gym membership in accordance with the agreed local discount
Teacher discounts with certain retailers

Desired Criteria

Evidence of further development of PE knowledge and experience.
Experience in teaching BTEC Tech Level 2, GCSE PE
Ability to teach PE to KS5 level
Knowledge of responsive and adaptive teaching.
Evidence of understand of current research and pedagogy within PE.

Essential Criteria

Qualified Teacher Status in PE
First degree in appropriate subject
Teaching PE to KS3 / 4
Ability to develop knowledge and understanding of the key concepts in PE.
Evidence of understanding young people’s emotional and educational needs
Knowledge of behaviour management strategies
Excellent numeracy and literacy skills
Effective verbal and written communication skills
A good working knowledge of computer software packages including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook
Good time management skills
Ability to handle sensitive and confidential information and issues appropriately
Ability to work independently and as part of a team
Ability to take responsibility and work with autonomy within set boundaries
To establish good working relationships at all levels – pupils, teachers, senior management, board of trustees etc
Ability to self-evaluate learning needs and actively seek CPD
Able to monitor and evaluate teaching, learning and school policy
Able to identify the necessary resources which ensure high quality teaching and learning
Able to assess the needs of individuals to inform the targeting of individual needs
Calm
Confident
Flexible
Reliable
Professional and confident
Commitment to providing co-curriculum opportunism of pupils

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