Teacher of PE (maternity cover)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Teacher of PE
Full time or Part time – Fixed Term Maternity Cover
MPR/UPR Suitable for NQT
Required for April 2025
A successful, popular and highly regarded school with over 1000 students, The Hurst School combines outstanding facilities with a real commitment to excellence in teaching and learning. This is an exciting opportunity to work in a friendly and supportive school and PE department.
The facilities are extensive as we have a large leisure centre on site, with a gym, sports hall, large multi-sports halls and a dance studio. We are also in the process of having a floodlit 3G pitch installed which will be completed in the next few months.We currently run a variety of sports trips, from our popular ski trip to local sporting fixtures.
We require a PE Teacher to cover part time hours on a fixed term maternity cover contract. However, full time hours will be considered for a candidate who is willing to teach another subject. The ideal candidate will be caring, patient and self-motivated.They will be able to work from their own initiative and establish a safe, happy and inclusive school where hard work, good behaviour and excellent progress are recognised and rewarded.
What the school offers its staff
The benefits package includes an on-site gym and an on-site nursery. We are a rural school within easy driving distance of Reading, Newbury and Basingstoke.
Further details about the role
For an application pack, please email theheadteacher@hurst.hants.sch.uk or call 0118 981 7474.
Closing date: 3rd February 2025, 12pm
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.