Junior School Teacher of PE Job at London, England, United Kingdom Full Time

Posted 21st May 2026 Start Date 1st September 2026 Expires 3rd June 2026 09:00 AM Contract Type Permanent Start Date 1st September 2026 Job ID 1554689 Suitable for ECT (NQT) Graduates Job Reference PUT-JSPE

Start Date 1st September 2026

• Contract Type :Permanent
• Suitable for: ECT (NQT) Graduates
• Job ID: 1554689
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Salary: GDST Teachers’ scale (£41,730 – £64,068 per annum). Dependent on experience and scale subject to 26.27 annual pay award.

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full Time

Required: September 2026

Putney High School is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Junior School Teacher of PE to join us on a full-time permanent basis. You will participate fully in school life, contributing to our school’s continuing success and happy atmosphere. Putney High School is ranked one of the best girls school for sport in the country. To continue this success, we are looking for an enthusiastic, experienced, and well-qualified Teacher of PE to help build upon the very high standards of our lively, inclusive, and highly successful PE Department.

You will teach and promote the subject across the whole junior school, inspiring our pupils to discover and develop a huge range of skills and techniques in a variety of team and individual sports. Experience of teaching and coaching a variety of sports is therefore essential.

At all levels and in a whole range of sports, our pupils love being physically active, championing each other and developing their skills and abilities as young sportswomen; this is evident through our achievements and results.

The Junior School is a warm, vibrant, and down-to-earth community in which pupils are curious and collaborative and develop a love of learning. It is proud of its exceptional academic results and strong pastoral care.

About The School

As one of the UK’s leading schools, Putney High School is rightly proud of its exceptional academic results and pastoral care. A spirit of intellectual agility and engagement is at the heart of the school’s ethos, with pupils stretched, challenged, and supported inside the classroom and beyond.

The school is set in leafy, tranquil grounds close to the heart of Putney and to the River Thames.

Benefits

The school is part of the GDST, the UK’s leading network of independent girls’ schools. We can offer a variety of benefits, such as:

• Competitive salaries and pay progression
• Competitive terms and conditions of employment
• Generous pension scheme
• Free life assurance benefit
• A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools
• Access to extensive professional development opportunities
• Training grants for qualifications
• Interest free loans for training, computer purchase loans and season ticket loans
• A Cycle to Work scheme
• Retail and lifestyle discounts
• Financial guidance and support
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme

For further about the school, role and person, please refer to the Candidate Brief.

To apply for this exciting opportunity please click apply.

Applications must be received by 03 June at 9am 2026.

Interview date: Weeks commencing 08 and 15 June 2026.

Putney High School and the GDST are committed to diversity, inclusion and real change: a family where every individual is valued, respected and included.

Putney High School and the GDST are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including online checks, checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Junior Teacher of PE Candidate Brief

Safeguarding Statement

The Girls’ Day School Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection checks appropriate to the post, including online searches and checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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