PE Teacher

Job description / Role

Job overview

Established in 2005, Gulf British Academy is a BSO-accredited school seeking a qualified and skilled female PE teacher to join our team of specialists across Key Stages 2/3 and 4.

In return for your service, we offer an excellent package for overseas, qualified employees that includes:

• A generous tax-free salary
• Annual flight allowance to and from your home country
• Furnished air-conditioned accommodation or housing allowance
• End-of-service indemnity

What you offer

The successful candidate will have a thorough understanding of the PE English National Curriculum and is able to teach the subject across Key Stages 2/3 and 4. The successful candidate would reflect upon and adapt practice to raise attainment while instilling confidence and independence into our pupils. The successful candidate would also commit to the successful and extensive after-school programme on offer at GBA.

We follow a safer recruitment policy and procedures. Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our children. All members of our staff are trained in child protection and safeguarding.

Essential requirements

• Qualified Teacher Status: A degree qualification in teaching (e.g. PGCE or Bacheloru2019s in Education) with evidence of teaching Physical Education or sports science.
• Expert knowledge of your subject area as evidenced by your passion and CPD for various pitch and court focused sports and activities.
• Recent UK teaching experience or international experience within a British curriculum-based, BSO-accredited school.
• Fluent in spoken and written English.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills to inspire and build good relationships with pupils, parents and colleagues.
• A clean enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and/or police check.
• Comfortable using Google Workspace (Gmail, shared drives, forms, etc).

Desirable

• Your degree subject is in Physical Education.
• Swimming teaching experience to assist the Swimming Instructor as and when required.
• Familiarity with initiatives such as Philosophy for Children and Growth Mindset.
• Experience in leading netball and volleyball teams.

Applications are considered upon receipt. We reserve the right to interview at any point during the recruitment process so early applications are positively encouraged.

Interviews will be conducted by video conference or in person if you are already based in Kuwait.

If you do not hear back from us after 5 working days, you should presume that you have not been successful on this occasion.

Gulf British Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils and expects all staff to share this commitment. All new staff will be subject to enhanced pre-employment clearance including identity checks, criminal background checks, qualification checks and employment checks. This includes an exploration of any gaps in employment and two satisfactory professional references which will be verified.