PE Secondary Teacher

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Job Description • Plan and deliver engaging, challenging and differentiated PE lessons for Secondary boys, in accordance with the school’s curriculum and National Curriculum for England requirements. • Develop students’ physical skills, tactical understanding, fitness, confidence and enjoyment of sport. • Provide appropriate challenge and support for students of different abilities, including students with additional learning and physical needs. • Establish high expectations for participation, behaviour, effort and achievement. • Use a range of teaching, coaching and assessment strategies to maximise student progress. • Promote teamwork, leadership, resilience, discipline, sportsmanship and respect through PE and sport. • Create a positive, inclusive and safe learning environment. • Plan and maintain schemes of work, lesson plans and learning resources in line with departmental and school expectations. • Ensure appropriate progression of knowledge, skills and physical development across the Secondary phase. • Contribute to curriculum review and development within the PE department. • Conduct examinations • Keep up to date with developments in PE pedagogy, sport and curriculum requirements. • Assess, record and monitor student attainment and progress in accordance with school assessment policies. • Provide students with constructive and timely feedback to support improvement. • Use assessment information and student performance data to identify strengths, gaps and areas requiring intervention. • Contribute to reporting, moderation and departmental assessment processes. • Support students in setting appropriate personal and sporting development targets. • Contribute actively to the school’s extracurricular and competitive sports programme. • Promote a culture of excellence, participation and healthy competition. • Support school sporting events and activities outside normal lesson time where required. • Coach and develop school teams and support students in preparation for inter-school competitions and tournaments. • Organise and supervise fixtures, tournaments, sporting events and training sessions as required. • Ensure the safety and wellbeing of students during all PE lessons, activities, fixtures and events. • Conduct appropriate safety checks of facilities and equipment before use. • Follow all school safeguarding, health and safety, risk assessment and emergency procedures. • Ensure appropriate supervision of students at all times. • Report accidents, injuries, safeguarding concerns and other incidents promptly through the appropriate school procedures. • Promote healthy lifestyles, physical wellbeing and positive attitudes towards exercise. • Ensure PE equipment is used safely, appropriately and responsibly. • Monitor the condition of equipment and report maintenance or replacement requirements. • Support the effective organisation, storage and inventory of PE resources. • Work collaboratively with pastoral teams and other departments to support students’ wider development. • Participate in departmental meetings, professional development and school improvement activities. • Undertake other duties as directed by the Line manager/Head of Section. • Comply with all GEMS policies, UAE regulations and professional requirements.