*Please note you will be paid all year round as per STPCD (School Teacher’s Pay and Conditions Document) and not TTO/39 weeks as highlighted above.  

ABOUT THE ACADEMY

Jesmond Park Academy is a thriving and fully subscribed comprehensive school servicing around 2,100 students from Year 7 to Sixth Form. Our academy has a real sense of community, occupying an iconic site and building equipped with exceptional resources. Our staff have a real passion for education in its broadest sense and we are committed to achieving the best for all of the students in our care, enabling them to make excellent progress and achieve their goals and dreams. Part of Gosforth Group, our academy has undergone a rapid period of change and improvement and continues striving to become one of Newcastle’s leading academies. We offer a positive working experience with an enthusiastic staff team focused on delivering our goals. If you genuinely desire to do the best for our students, want to be part of an already successful team and support us on our journey to becoming an outstanding academy - we want to hear from you.

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are seeking to appoint from September 2025, an enthusiastic and versatile teacher of PE to join our successful PE team. First and foremost we are looking for someone who loves their subject and is passionate, proactive and innovative. You will be a specialist in Physical Education and will be required to teach PE across all key stages. You must also have the ability to teach Health and Social Care to Ks4. Physical Education is a popular subject in school, which enjoys a reputation for excellence in a range of sporting activities including significant success at regional and national levels. This post offers a superb opportunity for a teacher with excellent skills to develop further within an experienced and dynamic department. This role is suitable for ECT’s. 

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

· An outstanding practitioner with a passion for PE

· The ability to work effectively within a supportive team environment

· A passion for providing students with extracurricular opportunities

· An ability to teach examination classes

· A commitment to fresh and exciting methods of delivering the curriculum

· A relentless drive to secure the best possible outcomes for students of all abilities

· Excellent communication and ICT skills

· An interest and commitment to the whole school community

WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU

• A competitive salary 
• Generous annual leave 
• Benefits including; excellent pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, free on-site parking
• An opportunity to work with highly-skilled professionals 
• Enthusiastic and motivated students 
• An exciting and extensive commitment to professional development 
• A school with its community at heart 
• An exciting programme of staff well-being activities 
• Wider career development opportunities to be involved across the Gosforth Group

If you would like to discuss this vacancy further, or you are unable to complete the online application form and require this in another format please contact us by email: recruitment@gosforthgroup.org.uk or telephone: 0191 281 8486.

Applications are shortlisted for interview as they are received, and so early application is encouraged. We reserve the right to commence the interview process and close the vacancy prior to this date. 

Following the shortlisting process, where applicable, candidates who attend interview will be reimbursed reasonable expenses for travel and accommodation. 

The Trust is committed to equality, inclusion and diversity and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

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