Teacher of Girls PE

About the role

Teacher of Girls PE

Rickmansworth School

About the role

Location: Croxley Green, Rickmansworth

Contract type: Full-Time, Permanent

Salary: MPS/UPS incl. Fringe

Start Date: September 2025

Rickmansworth School is seeking a passionate and dedicated Girls’ PE Teacher to join our committed and supportive team. This is an excellent opportunity to inspire and motivate students through physical education, encouraging them to lead active and healthy lifestyles while achieving their full potential.

As a Girls’ PE Teacher at Rickmansworth School, you will be responsible for delivering high-quality lessons across Key Stages 3 and 4, with the potential to teach at Key Stage 5. You will play a key role in the success of the department and contribute to the ongoing development of our PE curriculum. A commitment to extracurricular sport and enrichment activities is essential.

If you are dedicated to promoting physical fitness, personal development, teamwork and to creating an inclusive and inspiring learning environment we would be delighted to hear from you. The School’s admissions criteria gives preference to staff members’ children (as there is a demonstrable skill shortage for this post, the successful candidate could apply for a priority admission place for their own child).

The role also has the potential to include Head of Year responsibilities, with an additional TLR available for the right candidate. If you are interested in this aspect of the position, please request further details when applying.

About the PE Department

The PE Department is at the heart of school life at Rickmansworth School and is highly respected by students, parents and staff.

The department is very successful within the School and community, winning the Hertfordshire Service to Sport ‘Secondary School PE department of the Year’ for three consecutive years. We are also proud to hold the School Games Platinum Award. The PE department has state of the art sports facilities. The sports hall has five cricket nets, six badminton courts, two volleyball courts and ten basketball rings. Completing the sports hall is a gym and fitness suite and a dance studio. The department also has a recently refurbished swimming pool, astroturf multi-use games area and extensive playing fields.

Extra-curricular sport plays an important role in the ethos of the department. We run an extensive programme, including providing opportunities before school, at lunch times, after school and on Saturday mornings. Our aim is to offer a wide variety of activities so that as many students as possible can take part and enjoy physical activity and have the opportunity to represent the school.

The department runs a number of sports tours and trips to further enhance opportunities for our students. We currently organise and run an annual ski trip as well as Football and Netball trips, with a long haul trip to South Africa planned for 2026.

The department currently consists of seven teaching members of staff and a PE apprentice. We work closely with the Three Rivers and Watford School Sports Partnership that we are proud to host at Rickmansworth School.

Applications from ECT’s are welcome.

In return, we will offer you

• Outstanding CPD opportunities to support your professional growth

• A school with exemplary student behaviour, where learning is valued

• A collaborative working environment where teamwork is at the heart of everything we do

• Highly skilled and supportive staff, working together to make a difference

• A comprehensive wellbeing programme to ensure you feel valued and supported

Rickmansworth School is an outstanding, highly sought-after 11-18 co-educational academy, consistently achieving excellent academic results. With around 1560 students, soon to grow to 1575, we provide a nurturing and dynamic environment for ambitious young people. Our strong academic track record at both GCSE and A-Level ensures that the vast majority of our students go on to their first-choice universities.

Further information is available from our website - https://www.rickmansworth.herts.sch.uk

We encourage potential candidates to contact Rickmansworth School for an informal discussion about the role or to arrange a visit to the School, please contact the School on 01923 773296 or email applications@rickmansworth.herts.sch.uk.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and are an equal opportunities employer who has a zero tolerance to bullying and all types of harassment. Applicants must declare any criminal convictions and submit to a check with the Disclosing and Barring Service as the post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Applications Process

Deadline for applications: 08:00 Monday 19 May 2025

Interviews: Wednesday 21 May 2025

Please apply as soon as possible as shortlisting/interviews will progress up until the closing date. Should a suitable candidate be appointed, we reserved the right to close the advert early.

Due to the volume of application we receive if you do not hear from us within 4 weeks of the closing date, please assume we will not be progressing your application further on this occasion.

Selection Process:

We are required for only shortlisted candidates to conduct online searches about an applicant as part of our shortlisting process in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance 2024 in order to identify any incidents or concerns which are publicly available online. On signing the declaration on application you will be agreeing to the acknowledgement that such searches will be conducted as part of the shortlisting process.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to the school where there will be a number of related tasks, details of which will be discussed on the day. Interviews will be held with the Headteacher and possibly another member of SLT. There will also be a tour of the school estate and this may be conducted by other members of the school community.