Teacher of PE (Maternity Cover)

South Hampstead High School has an exciting opportunity for a dynamic, energetic and inspiring full-time PE Teacher to join our hugely successful PE Department on a maternity cover basis.

As a Teacher of PE, you will deliver high-quality Physical Education lessons to highly motivated and talented pupils from EYFS through to the Upper Sixth.

This role will involve teaching and developing a wide range of sports and activities within the curriculum, which includes netball, football, dance, gymnastics, athletics, cross-country and cricket, as well as contributing to our extensive extra-curricular programme.

We are seeking an experienced teacher with a proven track record of excellent PE teaching, or a well-qualified graduate or ECT with a passion for sport who is looking to begin a rewarding career in teaching.

The PE Department

There are currently 7 full-time and 4 part-time staff and around 8 external instructors in the Physical Education Department. Each member of the department is expected to teach all areas of the curriculum as well as teaching both Junior and Senior School PE (EYFS to Sixth Form).

This, along with our excellent facilities, enables the school to offer a wide variety of opportunities for all pupils from Reception to the Sixth Form, which helps to pursue our aim of sport for all. We also aim to pursue excellence and girls compete at a high standard in a variety of sports. To further enrich the experiences of our pupils, we run several weekend trips, as well as short and long-haul tours. Recent trips have included netball tournament weekends in Shropshire, an athletics weekend in Nottingham and a sports tour to Spain.

About the School

Working at South Hampstead is stimulating, challenging and fun. Located in leafy Hampstead, with the buzz of central London's cultural life close at hand, the school is very well served by public transport and there are excellent local amenities nearby.

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

• Competitive salaries and pay progression
• Access to extensive professional development opportunities
• Training grants for qualifications
• Generous pension schemes
• Free life assurance benefit
• Interest free loans for training, computer purchase loans and travel season ticket loans
• A Cycle to Work scheme
• Competitive terms and conditions of employment
• A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools

For further details and to apply please click the apply button.

Closing date is Monday 23rd February 2026 at 9am.

The school may also conduct online searches (including publicly available social media searches) as part of our recruitment processes.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and suitable candidates may be invited to interview before the published interview date.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the position or if an offer is made and accepted.

We recommend that applications are submitted early to avoid disappointment.

The GDST is committed to diversity, inclusion and real change: a family where every individual is valued, respected and included.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and child protection screening will apply to this post.