The Gryphon School · Sherborne, South West
Salary : Main Pay Range Teachers Pay - M1-M6 Contract : Full-Time, Permanent We are seeking to appoint two enthusiastic and dedicated Teachers' of PE to join our team. This is an exciting opportunity for passionate practitioners to inspire students and promote a lifelong love of physical activity, health, and wellbeing. The successful candidates will deliver high-quality PE lessons across Key Stages 3, 4 and 5, supporting students of all abilities to achieve their full potential. You will be part of a supportive department committed to excellence in teaching, learning, and extracurricular sport. The successful candidate will: Have a passion for PE, recreation and sport Have excellent communication skills and the ability to celebrate and promote high quality teaching and learning Have the ability to embrace and contribute to the vision of the Department and school Be able to build relationships quickly Have a positive approach Have a real interest in educational issues, approaches and alternatives from around the world Be proactive and confident Use resources, intellect, creativity and innovation to be successful Have the ability to support, challenge and inspire our students, encouraging them to achieve the best they can through the promotion of outstanding teaching and learning Have the ability to be a team player who will go the extra mile to support students and who will enjoy the opportunities of this role We can provide you: Supportive, experienced school team of staff and academy committee representatives Great leadership opportunities to develop your career The chance to make a difference and contribute to the school’s future development Training and leadership development The opportunity to work within SAST, a forward-thinking and growing multi-academy trust Support and collaboration with other schools across the Trust. To find out more about the benefits of working for SAST, click here For more information about our school, please click here to view our careers page. We warmly welcome visits to the School. If you would like to arrange a tour, please contact Caroline Rabbetts, Office Manager, at CMR@gryphon.dorset.sch.uk or by phone at 01935 810101, who will be happy to assist you. SAST will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. In line with KCSIE guidance, this will be part of safer recruitment checks, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not be on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern. Safeguarding responsibilities associated with this role may include engagement in regulatory activity, such as administering first aid or supporting an upset child. It will have contact with young people on a day-to-day basis. SAST i