Teacher of PE ( Maternity Cover)
| Posting date: | 24 January 2026 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 03 February 2026 |
| Location: | Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN4 9SH |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 61f8589c-7f9f-4e8d-b71a-0f6f382b75b0 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Teacher PE (Maternity Cover)
April 2026 to April 2027
Salary: commensurate with experience
This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious teacher of physical education, to join the highly collaborative PE team in this exceptionally successful school. We are interested in applications from teachers with commitment to teaching physical education up to A Level and an interest in developing their career, including NQTs. An ability to teach Level 3 Health and Social Care would also be desirable. The school places a very high value on co-curricular sport, with ambitious programmes for competitive sport, particularly in netball and rugby. This has led to the development of facilities include, a state of the art 3G pitch.
Bennett students are highly motivated and enthusiastic about learning and taking part in the huge range of enrichment activities that we offer.
We welcome pre-application visits to the school.
Our staff are highly committed and we have a strong and positive school ethos.
Thank you for your interest. Should you wish to visit the school informally or to discuss any aspect of the advertised post before applying, please email: recruitment@bennett.kent.sch.uk
Closing date: 9.00 am on 3rd February 2026
Interview date: 9th February 2026
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive sufficient applications
For application form, please visit our website: www.bennettmemorial.co.uk and follow ‘Tenax Jobs link to job vacancies.
Completed Application Forms should be sent to recruitment@bennett.kent.sch.uk by the closing date. CVs will not be accepted.
Bennett Memorial Diocesan School is part of the Tenax Schools Trust. The Tenax Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and proactively model the school’s values. All posts are subject to vetting checks and a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
What the school offers its staff
Situated in Tunbridge Wells, with excellent transport links to London, Bennett is a popular and over-subscribed academy with an enviable record of outstanding academic achievement over many years.
A Church of England co-educational school with independent academy status
• 1,913 on roll including 412 in the Sixth Form
• Judged Outstanding in every area by Ofsted in 2023
• World Class School Quality Mark in 2021
• Outstanding GCSE and A Level results
• Excellent reputation; oversubscribed
Priority places at the school are available for children of staff.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Tenax Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and proactively model the school’s values. All posts are subject to vetting checks and a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
Teacher PE (Maternity Cover)
April 2026 to April 2027
Salary: commensurate with experience
This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious teacher of physical education, to join the highly collaborative PE team in this exceptionally successful school. We are interested in applications from teachers with commitment to teaching physical education up to A Level and an interest in developing their career, including NQTs. An ability to teach Level 3 Health and Social Care would also be desirable. The school places a very high value on co-curricular sport, with ambitious programmes for competitive sport, particularly in netball and rugby. This has led to the development of facilities include, a state of the art 3G pitch.
Bennett students are highly motivated and enthusiastic about learning and taking part in the huge range of enrichment activities that we offer.
We welcome pre-application visits to the school.
Our staff are highly committed and we have a strong and positive school ethos.
Thank you for your interest. Should you wish to visit the school informally or to discuss any aspect of the advertised post before applying, please email: recruitment@bennett.kent.sch.uk
Closing date: 9.00 am on 3rd February 2026
Interview date: 9th February 2026
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive sufficient applications
For application form, please visit our website: www.bennettmemorial.co.uk and follow ‘Tenax Jobs link to job vacancies.
Completed Application Forms should be sent to recruitment@bennett.kent.sch.uk by the closing date. CVs will not be accepted.
Bennett Memorial Diocesan School is part of the Tenax Schools Trust. The Tenax Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and proactively model the school’s values. All posts are subject to vetting checks and a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
What the school offers its staff
Situated in Tunbridge Wells, with excellent transport links to London, Bennett is a popular and over-subscribed academy with an enviable record of outstanding academic achievement over many years.
A Church of England co-educational school with independent academy status
• 1,913 on roll including 412 in the Sixth Form
• Judged Outstanding in every area by Ofsted in 2023
• World Class School Quality Mark in 2021
• Outstanding GCSE and A Level results
• Excellent reputation; oversubscribed
Priority places at the school are available for children of staff.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Tenax Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and proactively model the school’s values. All posts are subject to vetting checks and a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.