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TREETOPS HOUSE

Part-Time PE Specialist Teacher

“Together we nurture potential, build independence and create brighter futures.”

Contract

Part-time, permanent; subject to DfE registration/opening and satisfactory safer-recruitment checks

Working pattern

Approximately 2 days per week; fixed day(s) to be confirmed through the final timetable

Salary - without QTS/QTLS

Treetops Unqualified Teacher Scale THU1-THU6: £29,336-£42,429 FTE, pro rata

Salary - with QTS/QTLS

Treetops Qualified Teacher Scale TH1-TH6: £41,729-£54,131 FTE, pro rata

Salary placement

Dependent on teaching status, relevant qualifications, successful experience, subject expertise, SEND expertise and internal pay equity

Reporting to

Headteacher / delegated Curriculum Lead

Location

Hammersmith, London

Proposed start

1 December 2026, subject to DfE registration and confirmed opening arrangements

Closing date

Friday 16 October 2026

Interview date

To be confirmed

About Treetops House

Treetops House is a proposed independent day special school in Hammersmith for pupils aged 8-16 (Years 4-11), with a planned capacity of up to 20 pupils across four small classes. Our ethos is calm, nurturing and ambitious. We want every pupil to feel known, valued and safe while developing communication, confidence, independence and preparation for adulthood. Our values - Respect, Excellence, Integrity and Positivity - shape how we work with pupils, families, colleagues and professionals.

The role

Lead high-quality PE, movement and physical development across KS2, KS3 and KS4, adapting activity to pupils’ abilities, communication, sensory, medical and regulation needs.

The specialist teacher will teach across the relevant classes on their contracted day(s), work collaboratively with class teachers and Teaching Assistants, and contribute to the wider life of the school. The role includes participation in break and lunch supervision, safe transitions and other reasonable pupil-duty arrangements on working days, according to the school duty rota.

Our ethos and values

RESPECT EXCELLENCE INTEGRITY POSITIVITY

· Respect - value ourselves and others, communicate safely and protect dignity.

· Excellence - aim high, teach ambitiously and celebrate progress from each pupil’s starting point.

· Integrity - act transparently, use evidence responsibly and keep pupils’ best interests central.

· Positivity - focus on strengths, possibilities, progress and next steps.

Key responsibilities

· Plan and deliver a sequenced PE curriculum across the age range, with clear progression in motor competence, rules, tactics, fitness, teamwork, leadership and safe participation.

· Assess pupils’ starting points and record progress concisely, using the school’s assessment framework and relevant EHCP outcomes where appropriate.

· Make reasonable adjustments for SEND, communication, sensory, mobility and medical needs without unnecessarily lowering curriculum ambition.

· Maintain subject-specific health, safety, equipment and risk-assessment controls, including safe spaces, surfaces, clothing/footwear, emergency medication and supervision.

· Work closely with class teachers and Teaching Assistants so specialist PE connects to pupils’ wider learning, regulation plans and pastoral needs.

· Support inclusive clubs, sports days, outdoor learning, community opportunities and appropriate external partnerships.

· Participate in break and lunch supervision, arrival/departure or other pupil-duty arrangements on contracted working days as reasonably allocated, maintaining safe supervision and supporting regulation and positive behaviour.

· Act as part of the wider safeguarding team: recognise concerns, record/report them promptly, follow DSL/DDSL procedures, maintain professional boundaries and contribute to a strong safeguarding culture.

· Contribute to curriculum review, quality assurance, moderation, resource planning and professional development relevant to the subject.

Subject development, enrichment and whole-school quality priorities

The successful candidate will be expected to help develop selected subject-enrichment opportunities and contribute evidence towards relevant whole-school quality standards. The school will decide which awards/accreditations are actively pursued; the postholder will not be expected to secure every item listed below.

· Contribute to the school’s selected physical-activity quality standards and enrichment priorities, which may include the School Games Mark and Active School Planner status.

· Help develop inclusive intra-school physical challenges, multi-sports clubs and pupil leadership opportunities.

· Support curriculum-linked visits and enrichment such as stadium/sports-facility visits, outdoor/adventure team-building and School Games opportunities.

· Help build partnerships with local coaches, athlete mentors, Paralympians/inspiring athletes and other appropriate sports professionals.

· Contribute evidence for national/cultural events such as National Fitness Day, Outdoor Classroom Day and School Games festivals.

Essential

· Strong PE/sport teaching or coaching expertise and successful experience with children or young people.

· Ability to plan, teach and assess progressive PE for mixed-age/mixed-attainment groups.

· Ability to adapt PE for pupils with SEND and to work safely with medical, sensory and regulation needs.

· Secure knowledge of safe practice, equipment checks and activity-specific risk assessment.

· Strong safeguarding awareness, professional judgement and willingness to work as part of the wider safeguarding team.

Desirable

· QTS/QTLS or a recognised teaching/coaching qualification.

· SEND/special-school experience.

· First-aid qualification.

· GCSE/Entry Level PE, Sports Leadership or relevant accreditation experience.

Why join Treetops House?

· Very small classes of up to five pupils, allowing staff to know pupils exceptionally well.

· A new-school environment where staff can help shape routines, curriculum resources, enrichment and culture from the outset.

· A strong focus on safeguarding, SEND induction, professional development and reflective practice.

· Close working with families, local authorities, care/social-care colleagues and other professionals.

· Opportunities to contribute to subject development, enrichment, community learning and preparation for adulthood.

Application and safeguarding

Applicants must complete the Treetops House/TES application form in full. CVs will not be accepted as a substitute for the application form. Applicants should provide a continuous employment and education history from leaving school to the present, explain any gaps clearly and use the supporting statement to show how they meet the person specification.

Treetops House is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The role involves regulated activity with children. Appointment will be subject to safer-recruitment checks appropriate to the role, including identity, right-to-work, references, enhanced DBS and children’s barred-list checks where applicable, prohibition checks where relevant, overseas checks where required, and other statutory checks. Shortlisted candidates may be subject to an online search of publicly available information as part of due diligence.

Equal opportunities

Treetops House is committed to equality of opportunity and welcomes applications from suitably experienced candidates from a wide range of backgrounds. Recruitment decisions will be based on the requirements of the role, safeguarding suitability, qualifications/experience and the ability to contribute to positive outcomes for pupils.

Important status information

Treetops House remains a proposed independent special school and the DfE registration application is pending. No appointment or start date should be interpreted as confirmation of registration. Appointment and commencement remain subject to registration, satisfactory safer-recruitment checks and confirmed opening arrangements.

Pay: £29,336.00-£42,429.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Sick pay

Work Location: In person