Job Description

PE TEACHER

Location: Maidenhead, Berkshire
Salary: £159 to £221 per day (long-term, depending on experience and location)
Contract: Long-term, full-time
Start: ASAP

About the role

We're recruiting an experienced PE teacher for a long-term placement at a secondary school in Maidenhead. You'll deliver high-quality PE teaching across Key Stages 3 and 4, leading engaging lessons that build pupils' physical literacy, confidence, and genuine passion for sport and movement.

As a PE teacher, you'll teach across the secondary PE curriculum with expertise and enthusiasm. You'll develop pupils' physical skills, tactical understanding, and love of sport and activity. You'll likely lead extra-curricular sports clubs, fixtures and competitions, and contribute to the school's vibrant sports programme.

Your role includes:

• Teaching PE across Key Stages 3 and 4 with breadth and depth
• Delivering engaging, inclusive lessons that build physical confidence
• Supporting pupils' progression in a range of sports and activities
• Leading extra-curricular sports clubs, teams and fixtures
• Coaching competitive sports where you hold expertise
• Behaviour management and safeguarding practice
• Building positive relationships with pupils, families and PE colleagues
• Contributing to the school's wider sports provision and ethos

About you

You're a qualified PE teacher with real experience teaching secondary pupils. You might be an established PE specialist with years of secondary experience, an early career teacher with strong PE practice, someone returning to teaching, or a teacher seeking to deepen your PE expertise in a supportive school. You bring:

• QTS qualification (or equivalent teaching qualification)
• Strong, demonstrated knowledge of secondary PE curriculum
• Proven experience teaching secondary PE learners
• Enthusiasm for sport, physical activity, and pupil development
• Coaching experience or specialism in at least one sport
• Proven classroom management and safeguarding practice
• Commitment to pupil progress and engagement
• Reliability and professionalism

About the school

The secondary school in Maidenhead is a welcoming, community-focused school with excellent sports facilities including a full PE block, sports hall, outdoor courts and playing fields. The school prioritises physical education and has a strong tradition of competitive sport, extra-curricular clubs, and supporting pupils' physical and personal development.

What we offer

• Long-term placement with a secondary school in Maidenhead
• Competitive daily rates aligned to your experience and location
• Professional support and full school integration
• Access to excellent sports facilities and equipment
• Opportunity to develop secondary PE expertise
• Access to a school team that values PE and physical activity
• Clear pathway towards permanent roles where right
• Professional development and training opportunities