PE Teacher in Stockport

Role: Day-to-day and long-term opportunities

Cover People are currently recruiting enthusiastic and motivated PE Teachers to work across secondary schools in Stockport.

We have a mixture of day-to-day supply bookings and longer-term teaching opportunities available, offering flexibility for teachers seeking regular supply work as well as those looking for a more consistent placement.

These opportunities would suit teachers who enjoy delivering practical lessons, encouraging participation and helping young people develop their sporting abilities, confidence and understanding of physical activity.

The school provides a supportive and inclusive secondary learning environment, with an emphasis on high expectations, positive relationships and personal development. Pupils are encouraged to participate in a range of activities and develop their individual strengths, while staff work together to create opportunities for students to achieve both academically and personally.

Depending on the placement, you will be responsible for delivering PE lessons and supporting the wider physical education programme.

Responsibilities

• Teaching PE across KS3 and KS4.
• Teaching PE across KS3 and KS4.
• Delivering practical lessons covering a variety of sports and physical activities.
• Delivering practical lessons covering a variety of sports and physical activities.
• Planning and adapting lessons to suit different abilities.
• Planning and adapting lessons to suit different abilities.
• Encouraging participation, teamwork and positive sporting attitudes.
• Encouraging participation, teamwork and positive sporting attitudes.
• Developing pupils' practical skills, fitness and confidence.
• Developing pupils' practical skills, fitness and confidence.
• Managing behaviour and maintaining clear expectations during lessons.
• Managing behaviour and maintaining clear expectations during lessons.
• Organising sporting activities, drills and team-based exercises.
• Organising sporting activities, drills and team-based exercises.
• Promoting healthy lifestyles and the benefits of physical activity.
• Promoting healthy lifestyles and the benefits of physical activity.
• Monitoring pupil progress and providing feedback.
• Monitoring pupil progress and providing feedback.
• Supporting extracurricular sporting activities where required.
• Supporting extracurricular sporting activities where required.
• Working alongside other members of the PE department.
• Working alongside other members of the PE department.

Requirements

• QTS or an appropriate recognised teaching qualification.
• QTS or an appropriate recognised teaching qualification.
• Experience teaching PE at secondary level.
• Experience teaching PE at secondary level.
• Strong knowledge of a range of sports and physical activities.
• Strong knowledge of a range of sports and physical activities.
• Confidence teaching across KS3 and KS4.
• Confidence teaching across KS3 and KS4.
• Effective classroom and behaviour-management skills.
• Effective classroom and behaviour-management skills.
• The ability to organise and deliver safe, engaging practical lessons.
• The ability to organise and deliver safe, engaging practical lessons.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• A flexible and professional approach to teaching.
• A flexible and professional approach to teaching.

Both Early Career Teachers and experienced PE Teachers are encouraged to apply.

What we offer

• A mixture of day-to-day and long-term teaching opportunities.
• A mixture of day-to-day and long-term teaching opportunities.
• Secondary schools across Stockport.
• Secondary schools across Stockport.
• Flexibility to suit your availability and preferred assignments.
• Flexibility to suit your availability and preferred assignments.
• Opportunities to build consistent relationships with local schools.
• Opportunities to build consistent relationships with local schools.
• Dedicated support from your Cover People consultant.
• Dedicated support from your Cover People consultant.

All pay rates include 12.07% statutory holiday pay where applicable.

Cover People are acting as an employment business on behalf of these schools. Successful applicants will be subject to safeguarding and vetting procedures in line with statutory guidance, including an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

Cover People is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.