Teacher of Girls Physical education
Required from: September 2026 ( 1 Year Fixed Term Contract to cover Maternity)
Shevington High School is a successful and popular 11-16 community school, built upon our core values of respect, inclusion, aspiration, and kindness. We are seeking to appoint a full‑time Teacher of Girls’ Physical Education. This post offers a fantastic opportunity for an ECT or an experienced teacher. (If you are interested in a part‑time role, please indicate this on your application.)
The successful candidate will work within our dynamic and dedicated PE Department, a team committed to promoting physical literacy, sporting excellence and healthy, active lifestyles for all pupils. The department is highly supportive and collaborative, ensuring students receive high‑quality teaching across a broad, engaging and inclusive PE curriculum.
At Shevington High School, our aim in Physical Education is to create young people who develop a love for sport and physical activity which they can take into their future lives. We strive to provide an environment where students feel safe, have fun and are challenged to learn through the medium of PE and Sport.
The school reserves the right to interview and appoint this position ahead of any advised application closing date should an appropriate candidate be found. Therefore, it is advisable to submit applications as early as possible.
As part of the shortlisting process we will carry out an online/social media search as part of our due diligence on the shortlisted candidates as per guidance from Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025.
Personal attributes
Learning is centred around four key elements:
- Skill and Performance
- Key Knowledge Development
- Personal, Social and Emotional Development
- Analysis of Performance
Through a balanced and varied curriculum — including invasion games, net and wall games, physical fitness, dance, outdoor activities and athletics — students develop confidence, resilience and a lifelong appreciation of healthy, active living. Many of our pupils continue to study in the field of Sport and PE post-16.
The successful candidate will:
- Demonstrate excellent subject knowledge and passion for Physical Education.
- Inspire and motivate students to enjoy sport, physical activity and personal challenge.
- Deliver high‑quality lessons using adaptive teaching to meet the needs of all learners.
- Contribute to our extra‑curricular sports programme, fixtures and school competitions.
- Uphold our school values of respect, inclusion, aspiration and kindness.
Facilities include sports fields, sports hall, gymnasium, hard court areas and we will soon have our own 3G pitch.
This an exciting development for our team, and we look forward to hearing from applicants who feel they can complement and enhance the learning experiences that we currently offer, while embodying our school values in their approach to teaching and supporting students. The successful candidate will play a vital role in supporting our pupils to lead active, healthy lives and develop lifelong participation in physical activity.
Salary & Benefits
Salary & Benefits
- M1 – UPS3 FTE £32,916 - £51,048 per annum
- Children of staff are included as one of the priorities on our admissions criteria for those wishing to support an application for their child to the school.
- CPD including access to NPQs, specialist knowledge development courses and access to StepLab
- Enhanced Induction for all new staff
- Comprehensive ECT Scheme including ongoing coaching and mentoring for all teachers
- Commitment to employee Health and Wellbeing including dedicated Employee Assistance Programme
- Rewards and Recognition Scheme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Dedicated Staff Wellbeing team and School Workload Charter
Location
Shevington High School
Shevington Lane
Shevington
Wigan
WN6 8AB
Supporting documents
Application pack - Teacher of Girls PE
Privacy Notice for Job Applicants
Deadline and how to apply
Closing date: Friday 13th June 12 noon
Interviews: TBC
Application forms to be returned to Mrs L Thompson lthompson@shevingtonhigh.org.uk
The school reserves the right to interview and appoint this position ahead of any advised application closing date should an appropriate candidate be found. Therefore, it is advisable to submit applications as early as possible.
As part of the shortlisting process we will carry out an online/social media search as part of our due diligence on the shortlisted candidates as per guidance from Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025.