Teacher of PE

Part of the St John the Baptist MAT

Email: sstevenson@ndhs.org.uk

• Salary – MPS/UPS
• Maternity Cover
• Part Time
• 60% FTE
• Required for December 2024

Notre Dame High School is an 11-18 highly successful and oversubscribed Roman Catholic school with Academy status. We are part of the St John the Baptist Catholic MAT. We are a 2024 Ofsted rated ‘Good with Outstanding features’ school, one of only 37 EEF Research Schools nationally, and one of the 87 designated Teaching School Hubs nationally.

We are seeking an enthusiastic and committed Teacher of Physical Education (PE), following a maternity leave of an existing member of the PE department. Notre Dame is proud of our support for physical activity, which has seen a growth in the number of pupils participating in sport as well as excelling in regional and national competitions. Sports are also central to the ethos of our school, and the successful applicant with play a role in furthering this. Examples include our vibrant Fixture programme.

Join us at Notre Dame and benefit from:

• a culture which values respect, honesty and kindness;
• great training, leading to great professional development and career progression;
• an outstanding quality of relationship between pupils and staff, and between pupils themselves;
• a driven focus on reducing teacher workload.

Preliminary discussions regarding the post are welcome by arrangement with Head of PE, Andy Clitheroe, aclitheroe@ndhs.org.uk

How to apply

For this vacancy, if you click the ‘Apply for Job’ button, you will be redirected to our recruitment website for further information and to apply online.

We reserve the right to close advertisement early. Advertisements will therefore close the day the decision has been taken to close the advertisement early.

Closing date:    6 September 2024, 9am

Interview date:  TBC

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Successful applicants will be required to provide references and undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and comply with the Safeguarding Policy and Child Protections practices of the Trust.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.