ABBEY HILL ACADEMY
Ketton Road,
Stockton on Tees
TS19 8BU
Teacher of PE required for 2nd March 2026 - 1-year temporary maternity cover
MPS/UPS £32,916 to £51,048 + SEN 1 Allowance £2,787
Horizons Specialist Academy Trust consists of 8 Academies, Abbey Hill, Westlands, Green Gates, Hollis, Archway, Woodlands, The Meadows and Mo Mowlam. The academies serve a population in excess of 1000 students aged 5 to 18 with a broad range of learning difficulties.
Abbey Hill Academy & Sixth Form provides for approximately 360 young people and we are at the forefront of current developments in the education of young people with special needs. We specialise in meeting the needs of students aged 11 to 18 who have a full range of learning difficulties as well as other physical and social needs.
The academy is seeking to recruit a teacher of PE to cover a maternity leave. The post is to teach students aged 11-16 with a broad range of special educational needs. The successful candidate will need to have excellent subject knowledge and be able to deliver the PE curriculum to students with a wide range of ability levels. The post will involve teaching students working academically between the EYFS curriculum and Year 6 expectations. The right candidate will need to be an enthusiastic and inspirational teacher, with high expectations of our children and themselves and have the ability, perseverance and resilience to be an outstanding practitioner. Experience of delivering rebound therapy would be a bonus, but training can be provided in this area.
The successful candidate will be joining a Multi Academy Trust that is moving forwards and is striving for excellence. We offer a collaborative and supportive environment where staff are valued and nurtured.
Applications are welcomed from newly qualified or experienced teachers from a primary or secondary background. As well as excellent curriculum knowledge, good communication and interpersonal skills, the successful candidate will have proven ability to work as part of a team of teachers and support staff. Previous experience of working with students with SEN would be desirable but not essential.
Visits to the academy are welcomed. To arrange this please email HSATHR@horizonstrust.org.uk
An application form and further information is available to download from the Horizons Trust website https://www.horizonstrust.org.uk/jobs or by emailing HSATHR@horizonstrust.org.uk
Completed application forms should be returned by 12 noon on Friday, 9th January, 2026 to: HR Department, Horizons Specialist Academy Trust, c/o Abbey Hill Academy, Ketton Road, Stockton-on-Tees. TS19 8BU or by email to HSATHR@horizonstrust.org.uk. Interviews will be arranged for week beginning 12th January, 2026.
Horizons Specialist Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. As part of our recruitment process online searches may conducted. Any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check and appropriate references and checks.
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