Key Role Information

Salary
£32,916 - £45,352pa
Job type
Full Time
Contract type
Permanent
Closing
15/05/2026 09:00
Interview
To be confirmed
Start
1 September 2026
Contract term
TTO - Term time only
Pay grade
Main | M1 - M6
Department
PE
Key stage
Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4
Hours per week
32.44
Weeks per year
52.000
Visa sponsorship
No

Your Role

*Please note this is a full/part time role, and you will be paid all year round as per STPCD (School Teacher’s Pay and Conditions Document). Please disregard the fields 'contract term' and 'hours per year'.  


We are seeking to appoint from September 2026, an enthusiastic and versatile Teacher of PE to join our successful PE team. First and foremost we are looking for someone who loves their subject and is passionate, proactive and innovative. You will be a specialist in Physical Education and will be required to teach PE across all key stages. You must also have the ability to teach Health and Social Care to KS4. Physical Education is a popular subject in school, which enjoys a reputation for excellence in a range of sporting activities including significant success at regional and national levels. This post offers a superb opportunity for a teacher with excellent skills to develop further within an experienced and dynamic department. This role is suitable for ECT’s.


WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

· An outstanding practitioner with a passion for PE

· The ability to work effectively within a supportive team environment

· A passion for providing students with extracurricular opportunities

· An ability to teach examination classes

· A commitment to fresh and exciting methods of delivering the curriculum

· A relentless drive to secure the best possible outcomes for students of all abilities

· Excellent communication and ICT skills

· An interest and commitment to the whole school community

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This role is suitable for ECT’s. 

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

  • A competitive salary - as an accredited Living Wage Employer, you’re guaranteed a wage that meets, and often exceeds, the real cost of living.
  • Generous annual leave 
  • Benefits including; excellent pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, free on-site parking
  • An opportunity to work with highly-skilled professionals 
  • Enthusiastic and motivated students 
  • An exciting and extensive commitment to professional development 
  • A school with its community at heart 
  • An exciting programme of staff wellbeing activities 
  • Wider career development opportunities to be involved across Gosforth Group

If you would like to discuss this vacancy further, or you are unable to complete the online application form and require this in another format please contact us by email: recruitment@gosforthgroup.org.uk or telephone: 0191 429 9797, option 4.

Applications are shortlisted for interview as they are received, and so early application is encouraged. We reserve the right to commence the interview process and close the vacancy prior to this date. 

The Trust is committed to equality, inclusion and diversity and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

Qualifications

Qualified Teacher Statusessential
Degree in a relevant subjectessential

Skills

Abilities, Skills and Knowledge

Excellent classroom practitioneressential
Good communication skillsessential
Ability to relate well to students in both teaching and pastoral rolesessential
A good team workeressential
Good organisational skillsessential
Ability to motivate studentsessential
Prepared to accept responsibility and take initiative essential
Creative interest in developing the use of ICT in the teaching of the curriculum

CPD / Training

Evidence of working as a reflective practitioner, using a variety of approaches to secure ongoing professional development.

Experience

Good track record of teaching at secondary level (for an ECT demonstrated through ITT teaching)essential

Personal Attributes

Well motivated and enthusiastic essential
Commitment to success in educationessential
Ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with studentsessential
A commitment to child protection and safeguardingessential
An interest and commitment to the whole school community

About Us

We are a new secondary school that opened in September 2021. At Great Park Academy, our principal aim is to provide outstanding education for students from Years 5 to 11. We are a popular academy with a reputation in the local community for providing a safe, positive, caring and nurturing environment where children can thrive as learners. With high expectations and standards of achievement, both academic and personal, we encourage students to make excellent progress and to achieve their goals and aspirations. We offer learning experiences that support personal development and our staff promotes a love of learning which will be with our students throughout their lives. Great Park Academy is one of two new schools within Gosforth Group multi-academy trust. Our new school building, located in Great Park, opened in 2025 will service 1,200 students from Year 5 to Year 11. This is an exciting time to join our team, our growing academy provides great opportunities for professional development and career progression, as well as the chance to support us in shaping the future of Great Park Academy.  

Great Park Academy

People & Culture

people@greatparkacademy.org.uk

Primrose Lane

Great Park
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE13 9FR

Safeguarding Information

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.  This means certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide and you can view our Policy on the Employment of Ex-offenders on our website within Trust Policies.    

Gosforth Group are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. References will be requested prior to interview for those candidates shortlisted. The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, along with other relevant pre-employment checks.