Teacher of Physical Education and Sport and Exercise Science

Teacher of Physical Education and Sport and Exercise Science

Start date:  04 January 2027

Job type: Permanent, full-time (0.8 part-time considered)

Salary: NJC scale 1 – 9: Salary: £38,539 – £56,788

St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College is looking for an enthusiastic specialist to teach A Level PE and BTEC Level 3 Sport and Exercise Science. With a track record of outstanding student outcomes, first-class sports facilities (including a dedicated fitness suite, sports hall, and outdoor MUGA), and a thriving sports academy culture, St Francis Xavier provides an environment where great students and teachers thrive. Beyond the classroom, the department runs a vibrant, highly popular sports enrichment programme that engages students at all ability levels.

If you have a genuine passion for supporting young people to achieve great things, possess a drive for academic excellence, and a commitment to nurturing the whole person by promoting sport and physical wellbeing, we invite you to join our welcoming Sport and PE department.

We welcome applications from ECTs. 

This is a permanent, full or part-time role. The salary will be paid on the Sixth Form Colleges’ scale NJC scale 1 – 9: Salary: £38,539 – £56,788 depending on experience, inclusive of Inner London Weighting. Progression will be by one scale point each year, subject to satisfactory appraisal outcomes, until scale 9 is reached.

Rated Good with Outstanding Features by Ofsted, St. Francis Xavier Sixth Form College is a dynamic and ambitious Sixth Form College, specialising in post-16 education. We are proud to be a Catholic college for the whole community, welcoming students and staff of all faiths, no faith and everything in between.  We offer a wide range of A level and vocational courses and an unrivalled programme of enrichment activities providing our students with opportunities to learn outside of the classroom, develop new skills and realise their ambitions. We thrive on our many engagements and connections with higher education, with employers and with external agencies, and we relish the challenge of working out how best to equip our young people to compete and flourish in the future.  The College achieves excellent standards and is proud to support many young people from a range of backgrounds to successful progression to higher education and into employment.

Digital technologies are an important part of a student’s experience at St Francis Xavier College, and over the past three years we have been implementing a digital innovation strategy to incorporate technology into teaching and learning in order to raise student engagement, improve outcomes and provide learners with the digital skills necessary to enter a world of work where technology and innovation are constantly evolving.  If you are keen to help improve the digital literacy of our students, then we want to hear from you.

We offer a competitive salary, a supportive and friendly environment, and a great range of benefits including excellent training opportunities, staff wellbeing programme, free use of our fitness suite and staff fitness classes, cycle to work scheme, on-site free parking, membership of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme, and Employee Assistance Programme to name a few.

HOW TO APPLY

Click the ‘Quick apply’ button below to complete the application form. Please note, CVs will not be accepted. For more information about the College please visit https://www.sfx.ac.uk/

For more information about the role please call Anna Mason on 020 8772 6094.

CLOSING AND INTERVIEW DATES:

Completed application forms must be submitted by Monday 26th October 2026

Interviews will be held on Wednesday 28th October 2026

We reserve the right to interview successful applicants prior to the application deadline.  

Saint Francis Xavier Sixth Form College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children.

In promoting equal opportunities, we welcome applications from all sections of the community. All disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria will be shortlisted for interview.

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