Teacher of Physical Education

Overview

An opportunity has arisen for a highly effective and inspirational Teacher of PE to join our team. John Hanson Community School is a successful, over-subscribed 11-16 community school, rated Good by OFSTED. We have a strong tradition of offering our students opportunities beyond the classroom/sports fields with fixtures and sports trips to enhance our students’ experiences. The examination results in PE have consistently been well above the national average.

Our vision is to inspire and empower our students, within a culture of care and belonging, to embrace opportunities to learn, succeed and become the best versions of themselves. This is underpinned by our strapline: Inspire. Care. Succeed.

“A very happy and inclusive school because staff have successfully created a caring and aspirational culture. They share a genuine belief that all pupils can fulfil their potential.” (Ofsted March 2024)

Personal attributes

The successful candidate will have excellent subject knowledge, a passion for learning, and the ability to engage and enthuse our students to reach their academic and personal potential. In return, we offer a dynamic place in which to work, where the potential of all members of our school community is valued.

“The school is very mindful of staff workload and of creating a positive and supportive working environment which puts pupils first. Staff recognise this and are proud to work at the school”

(Ofsted March 2024)

The successful candidate will:

• Specialise in either Football or Rugby

• Have strong subject knowledge of BTEC Tech award in Sport

• Need to commit to extra-curricular activities

• Be keen to take part in sports tours

• Enjoy working as part of a vibrant team, have good organisation and communication skills

• Embrace school life and nurture a sense of belonging to the school community

• Ability to teach second subject desirable

We offer:

• A highly supportive environment with opportunities to develop;

• Professional development of the highest standard including a coaching system with the use of IRIS Connect rather than formal observations and the use of BlueSky for Performance Management;

• A highly professional and collaborative working environment focused on developing a love of learning;

• An enthusiastic and driven team of teachers, leaders and support staff;

• Trained Mental Health First Aiders (MHFA), a Staff Well-Being Action Group (SWAGs) and Mental Health Leads; we are proud signatories of the DfE well-being Charter;

• Confidential support through various stages of colleagues’ life, including with pregnancy and maternity, menopause and with Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI);

If you are an ECT, we have a successful ECT induction program and work closely with HISP teaching hub.

Salary and benefits

Main Pay Range / Upper Pay Range / suitable for ECTs

Location

John Hanson Community School
Floral Way
Andover
South East
SP10 3PB

We welcome informal conversations with a member of our Senior Leadership Team, and encourage you to come and visit our school to meet our staff and students. If you wish to do so, please email recruit@jhanson.hants.sch.uk to arrange a date and time.

Supporting documents

Deadline and start date

Closing date for applications: 0900am Friday 25th April 2025

Start date: September 2025

We reserve the right to interview and appoint candidates before the closing date/scheduled interviews where applicable.

Equal opportunities

John Hanson Community School and Hampshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.

John Hanson Community School is an equal opportunities employer, and no candidate will be disadvantaged because of race, gender, sexuality, disability, or any other protected characteristic. All shortlisting exercises are completed by evaluating a candidate’s suitability in terms of the person specification and job description for the role in question.

Job reference: EPSEDJOBS/1582/4786