Teacher of Physical Education
Teacher of Physical Education MPS/UPS
Required for September 2025
The opportunity has arisen for a well-qualified, enthusiastic and energetic teacher of PE join a thriving team. In addition to PE throughout KS3 and KS4, we offer GCSE PE and Sports Science Level 2.
The Grey Coat Hospital, founded in 1698, is a Church of England school for girls aged eleven to eighteen with a mixed Sixth Form. The historic foundation of the school and its current ethos are rooted in a confident and generous Christian faith and practice, which welcomes students and staff of all backgrounds and beliefs.The school is situated in the heart of central London close to excellent transport links.
Students have the opportunities to compete and excel in a variety of sporting competitions including English/London Schools Athletics, Middlesex Cricket competitions, National Trampolining events and other local competitions including Netball and Basketball.The Grey Coat Hospital Football team is part of the Inter-school League where they achieve regular success. Three of our students were recently presented to the Queen at Buckingham Palace for their work in the 'Football Goals' women's empowerment initiative.
The school has many talented individual sportswomen who we support in their quest for representational honours. Our alumni include the international cricketer Ebony Jewel-Rainford MBE; GB Heptathlete Phyllis Agbo, and current students are representing GB teams in golfing and gymnastics
The Grey Coat Hospital, when last inspected, was judged to be ‘outstanding’ by OFSTED in October 2022. In 2020, the School achieved ‘excellent’ in the Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools. We are proud of our ethos of continued self-improvement, which characterises every aspect of our culturally diverse school.The school is committed to building on our passion for excellent teaching and learning as well as continuing to place an emphasis on our language specialism and international ethos.
We are looking for someone who will:
- be an enthusiastic, inspiring and creative teacher
- have excellent subject knowledge
- be able to commit and contribute to the continuing success of the department and the school
- be able to, effectively and confidently, teach two specialisms in the subject. Experience in swimming and trampolining is strongly welcomed but not essential.
- A strong commitment to an extensive and flourishing extra-curricular sports programme is essential.
The school has an excellent programme of support for all new staff and is committed to professional development. We actively encourage teachers to explore innovative approaches to teaching and learning.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all members of staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS disclosure is required for all posts.
For further information including an advert, job description and application form, please refer to the links on our website www.gch.org.uk.
Please address any additional queries to: recruitment@gch.org.uk.Closing date for applications: Monday 19th May 2025 at 9am
Interviews week commencing Monday 19th May 2025
Applications should be sent by email directly to: recruitment@gch.org.uk
The Grey Coat Hospital reserves the right to close the application process
early if a suitable candidate has been found.
Canvassing any employee, or member of the Governing Body, directly or indirectly is prohibited and will be considered as a disqualification.