Passionate about inspiring young people? Join us in inspiring the lively little learners at Harris Primary Academy Philip Lane as a Unqualified PE Teacher.

Our dedicated team provides a supportive network both onsite as well as support across the Federation to ensure all our staff feel encouraged to do their best. You will be part of a community of dedicated, friendly staff standing by and upholding its mission in creating and maintaining a supportive and thriving learning environment.

Harris Primary Academy Philip Lane opened in September 2012. If you visit you will find a happy, caring and supportive environment focused on achieving the best possible outcomes for our children. Our provision places a strong emphasis on arts education in addition to teaching our pupils key skills in reading, writing and mathematics. We monitor all our pupils learning and progress very closely, in all subjects.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Planning and preparing PE courses and lessons, including dance and gymnastics, alongside CPD lessons, PPA cover, extra-curricular sessions and enrichment activities to enhance the school's PE and Sporting culture
• Ensuring all equipment associated with the PE session is correctly set up, maintained, stored and returned on completion
• Ensuring children identified for support are given every opportunity to access the curriculum and engage wtih the learning objectives
• Monitoring students in lessons and providing on participation and progress
• Completing summative assessments for all the classes taught
• Using behaviour management strategies to contribute to a purposeful learning environment
• Maintaining records of students' progress in relation to their targets.
• Contributing to evaluation, review and target setting of provision maps
• Leadership of PE and the organisation of resources linked to the curriculum team
• Supervising children as part of playground duties
• Assessing, recording and reporting on the development, progress and attainment of pupils
• Promoting the general progress and well-being of individual children and groups assigned to you
• Providing guidance and advice to children on educational and social matters and, where appropriate, about sources of more expert advice on specific questions
• Recording and reporting the personal and social needs of children
• Communicating and consulting with parents and external agencies
• Providing or contributing to oral and written assessments, reports and references relating to individual and groups of children

We would like to hear from you if you have:

• A proven track record of recent and successful PE teaching in mixed ability classes of primary age
• Knowledge of the PE National Curriculum and ability to deliver the curriculum through sport
• Successful experience of teaching the PE primary curriculum
• Good understanding of current theory and best practice in teaching and learning, particularly as it relates to achieving high rates of progress of children of primary age
• Good subject knowledge of core National Curriculum
• Good understanding of child development and progression and how this impacts on planning
• An understanding of effective strategies for managing behaviour within the classroom and in accordance with the school's policy
• An understanding of equal opportunity issues and how they can be addressed in schools
• Excellent written and oral communication skills

For a full job description and person specification, please download the Job Pack.

If you have any questions about this opportunity, please send us an email, or call to arrange a conversation.

Before applying, please download the Job Pack for full details on the job responsibilities and person specification. This will be helpful for you when completing your application, and throughout the recruitment process.

We encourage you to apply as soon as possible as we may interview and offer to a candidate before the closing date. Please note that we only accept applications submitted before the closing date via our careers website.

Our people are at the heart of our success. We have developed a strong culture of collaboration and best practice, with professional development and career planning at its centre. We invest in our staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality training programmes delivered at every level.

In addition to the opportunities for career development and progression, we also offer a competitive rewards and benefits package which includes our Harris Allowance for teachers on MPS/UPS, a Performance and Loyalty Bonus, Pension Scheme with generous employer contributions, a Wellbeing Cash Plan and many other benefits. Learn more about our benefits on our website.

The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, references, an online search, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.

The Harris Federation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

We value the diversity of our staff and students, and everyone at the Harris Federation is equally valued and respected. We aim to be an inclusive employer that reflects the communities we serve. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment.