Teacher of Girls PE
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Teacher of Girls PE
Haringey, North London
Are you an experienced Teacher of girls PE, looking for a new opportunity at a school where you can really make a difference in inspiring a love of sport in enthusiastic students?
Are you wanting a new challenge in a school that is in the top 10% nationally for attainment with a wonderful teaching environment and keen, respectful students who want to make sport a priority?
Tradewind Recruitment are proudly working with this excellent Haringey school to help them find an inspirational Teacher of Girls PE who will promote a love of sport across the school. This is a high performing school that have the core value of 'Success for all' at the heart of what they do. Get in touch with Tradewind today to find out more about this position and if this may be the next step for you!
**Teacher of Girls PE
**11-18 mixed comprehensive school
**Ofsted 'Outstanding' school in the top 10% nationally for attainment
**Haringey, North London
**Excellent supportive staff team and students who are keen to learn
About the School - Teacher of Girls PE - Haringey, North London
- Located in Haringey, this school sits amongst the top in the country for attainment and is amongst the top of the borough of Haringey. They have a strong sporting history, with very successful teams in a variety of different sports, high up take of P.E GCSE, and enthusiastic students who are keen to learn.
- The school has a diverse and lively intake of local students who show a real interest in sport and enjoy the subject thoroughly.
- This school has recently been part of a successful Ofsted in which it was given an 'Outstanding' grade in all categories.
- Offering excellent CPD, there is always a real chance for progression and career opportunity for those who show excellence.
About the Role - Teacher of Girls PE - Haringey, North London
- You will be hugely influential in the uptake, and commitment to sport for girls across the school. This is a school with a very successful and inclusive PE Team that benefit from excellent grounds and facilities onsite.
- The school is looking for a teacher who is confident in their ability to teach 'good' or 'outstanding' lessons on a consistent basis.
- The role should appeal to P.E Teachers who are willing to go the extra mile and get involved with the subject and sports teams at every opportunity.
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Application advice
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⭐ Highlight your QTS and any specialist PE qualifications at the top of your CV — the advert explicitly seeks a confident, credentialled Girls PE Teacher.
📊 Quantify your impact on student engagement: e.g. 'Increased GCSE PE uptake from 18 to 34 students over 2 years by launching lunchtime taster sessions'.
🎯 Reference your experience coaching girls' sports teams specifically, as the advert emphasises promoting sport among female students across an 11-18 cohort.
🏅 Mention any Ofsted lesson observations rated 'Good' or 'Outstanding' — the school explicitly requires teachers who deliver at that standard consistently.
🤝 Include extracurricular contributions (fixtures, tournaments, sports days) as the advert stresses going 'the extra mile' beyond classroom teaching.
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- •Delivered KS3–KS4 Girls PE across 6 year groups at a 1,200-pupil comprehensive, achieving Outstanding in 3 consecutive Ofsted lesson observations over 2 academic years.
- •Grew GCSE PE female enrolment by 28% over 2 years by launching after-school taster sessions and a girls-only fitness club attracting 45 regular participants.
- •Managed fixtures and training schedules for 4 girls' sports teams (netball, athletics, football, rounders), reaching borough finals in 2 disciplines in the 2023–24 season.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Haringey's Ofsted Outstanding school — ranked in the top 10% nationally for attainment — represents precisely the environment where I want to develop my career as a Teacher of Girls PE. Having delivered GCSE PE and led extracurricular girls' sports teams, I understand the commitment required to inspire genuine enthusiasm for sport and sustain high uptake across an 11-18 cohort.
My background in Physical Education teaching spans KS3 through KS5, where I have consistently achieved Good and Outstanding lesson observation grades. I have coordinated girls' fixtures across multiple sports, introduced lunchtime taster sessions that raised GCSE PE uptake by 30%, and engaged actively with CPD to refine my assessment and curriculum planning practice.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How do you structure a GCSE PE scheme of work to maximise both theoretical understanding and practical performance?
- ›What strategies do you use to differentiate PE lessons for students with varying physical abilities across KS3 and KS4?
- ›How do you assess and track student progress in practical PE in line with current GCSE assessment objectives?
- ›Describe your approach to planning and running an extracurricular girls' sports team, including fixture management.
- ›How do you incorporate health and wellbeing outcomes into your PE curriculum to increase long-term engagement in sport?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you successfully increased student participation in a sport or physical activity among girls who were initially disengaged.
- ›Describe a situation where you delivered a lesson that was graded 'Outstanding' — what specifically made it stand out?
- ›Give an example of how you have contributed to a school's sporting culture beyond your timetabled lessons.
- ›Tell me about a time you had to manage challenging behaviour during a PE lesson and how you resolved it.
- ›Describe a time you used CPD or professional development to improve your teaching practice and the impact it had on your students.
STAR answer examples
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Tell me about a time you successfully increased student participation in a sport or physical activity among girls who were initially disengaged.
Describe a situation where you delivered a lesson that was graded 'Outstanding' — what specifically made it stand out?