Teacher of PE (Skipton Girls High School )

Our School

Skipton Girls’ High School is a thriving and successful secondary school, with sixth form, based in Skipton. Our school community of 900, includes students from the districts of Craven, Bradford, North Yorkshire, Lancashire and beyond. Students at SGHS are ambitious, kind, articulate and a lot of fun! They are open to new experiences and grab opportunities with both hands. They care about the world we live in and set high standards for living sustainably. Students make friends for life at SGHS and understand that when we support each other, there is no limit to what we can achieve.

Our staff are experts in their field who instil a love of their subject in all students. They place equal value on their own learning, staying at the forefront of their profession, through educational research and academia and are exceptional role models for our students. Our staff are our students’ greatest champions, valuing their happiness and future success.

Our setting beautifully reflects our values and ethos, with traditional buildings sitting comfortably beside our state-of-the-art STEM centre. As participants in our laptop scheme, all students at SGHS have ownership of their own device to enhance their learning and increase their digital literacy. Students and staff are inspired by the beautiful grounds that provide fertile ground for learning and space to relax, let off some steam or simply be. We are held up by the success of our history and driven forwards with innovation and tenacity.

At SGHS, we know how our students learn, think and feel and we know how to empower them so that they can continue the SGHS tradition of pioneering, trailblazing young adults, ready to take on the ever-changing world with compassion and excitement.

Why work for Northern Star Academies Trust?

We are a mission-driven Multi-Academy Trust, with an unwavering commitment to nurture learning in a sustainable environment so that our whole community can thrive, aspire and succeed. We offer access to a professional and supportive community of academies, senior leaders, and mentors to help develop and progress your career.

We can offer a commitment to your professional development, the opportunity to work in part with colleagues from primary and secondary schools across the MAT and the chance to be a part of something truly special.

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We provide an excellent and challenging education which seeks to enable all students to make maximum progress in their learning and gain a great sense of personal development and achievement. We strongly believe in personalisation and encouraging enquiring minds. The school highly values the importance of developing a community environment in which mutual respect and individual talents are nurtured.

This is an exciting opportunity for a well-qualified PE teacher. The successful candidate will be expected to play a full part in the academic, pastoral and social life of the school, to act as personal tutor and to take part in the school's programme of professional development. We offer a fantastic environment for a talented colleague to excel at the cutting edge of PE teaching. This role also includes teaching PHSE.

We have a fantastic team of staff and you will be fully supported by a Curriculum Leader and a team of PE teachers who share a vision of effective teaching and learning founded on collaborative planning, assessment and instruction, and who help each other to continually improve practice. We have an open-door culture and reflective ethos where we use lesson study to learn from each other all the time.

0.8fte.Fixed Term Contract Maternity contract. To start January 2027 - December 2027

4 days a week - Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 8.50am to 3.40pm

About You

We are seeking a well-qualified, lively, highly motivated specialist and innovative thinker to further strengthen the provision in the PE department.

You will be able to demonstrate up-to-date knowledge of teaching, learning and personalisation strategies and be responsible for maintaining the highest quality of monitoring and evaluating whilst improving the standard of achievement for all students. You will be confident in your abilities to teach effectively up to KS4 and a specialism in PE is essential. You will be adept in creating a supportive, encouraging and safe learning environment for students of all diverse backgrounds.

We can offer a commitment to your professional development, the opportunity to work in part with colleagues from primary and secondary schools across the MAT and the chance to be a part of something truly special. If you want to make a difference and are committed to improving life changes for children, we would love to meet you and show you around our fantastic school, please contact Christine Simmonite, Headteacher’s PA, Sign in to view email to arrange a visit.

Further information and an application form are available from the school website www.sghs.org.uk Please note CVs will not be accepted.

Benefits

• Employee Assistance Programme
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Excellent CPD opportunities
• Maternity, Shared Parental, Paternity, and Adoption pay.
• A huge range of discounts to help you save money across hundreds of the UK’s favourite high-street and online retailers through our lifestyle benefits provider Vivup.

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