Teacher of PE

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* Job Title:

** Teacher of Girls PE
** Full Time Salary:** £34,069 - £52,835
** Contract Type:
** Fixed-Term, Maternity Cover
** Contract Length:
** Fixed until 04/01/2028 on upon return of the postholder
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* Hours:

** Full-time, 32.5 hours per week
** Provisional

Start Date:

** January 2026     **(This position requires a candidate of a specific gender due to the following reason:  Student Comfort and Privacy:
Ensuring students feel comfortable and secure during physical education classes is paramount. Having a teacher of the same gender can help maintain privacy and foster a supportive environment.)
** Your opportunity to deliver outstanding PE lessons and inspire the next generation of students.

We are looking for an inspirational teacher with a passion for delivering excellent educational experiences for our students. You will have the opportunity to use your talents to play a key role in championing the success and life chances of all children in our trust.

Our commitment to high expectations and standards, a joy-filled contemporary curriculum and excellent teaching means that we can create more opportunities for the lifelong success of our pupils as they become young adults.
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* About you:

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* You will be:

*** a qualified teacher or hold an equivalent teaching qualification.
* able to deliver the curriculum in your chosen area and consistently teach high-quality lessons across relevant key stages.
* able to meet the needs of learners from key identified groups, including pupil premium, looked after children, SEND and High Attaining students.
* a strong communicator with the ability to embrace change, motivate colleagues and build positive relationships with students, staff and parents.
* able to recognise, value and support the delivery of opportunities which extend beyond the confines of classroom delivery and seek to enrich and add value to the students experience & learning.
* empowered to develop your own expert practice and support the development of others.
* highly competent in all elements of the Teachers’ Standards and your achievements and contribution will be substantial and sustained as an Upper Pay Scale teacher.

Applicants are advised to refer to the full requirements of the role in the attached job description and person specification, prior to submitting an application.
** About Bristol Metropolitan Academy:
** Bristol Metropolitan Academy (Bristol Met) is an over-subscribed secondary school based in Fishponds, Bristol. It is characterised by energy, enthusiasm and a strong sense of community. The years at school are few and precious, and it is important that students at Bristol Met have a strong sense of belonging and a belief in their right and their ability to achieve highly.

We celebrate the fact that, as a new provision, our culture, ethos and values have been ours to define from the beginning, and we are able to decide what is important to take with us into the future as we grow.

Bristol Met was rated “Good” with Outstanding features by Ofsted in 2022. In Summer 2019 the Academy secured attainment that exceeded national average for the first time, with the best results the Academy has ever had. We also secured our best ever Progress 8 score at over +0.5. Despite the pandemic, Summer 2022 saw this level of performance being achieved again with a Progress 8 score of in excess of +0.5 with the highest attainment results in the history of the Academy.

A similar level of performance was maintained in Summer 2023 and, looking forward to Summer 2024, we are striving for even better. We therefore have a proven track record of performance over time for our community.

The students are excited to learn and are real ambassadors for our diverse community. 60% of our students come from minority…