Health and Fitness Lead - Alternative School

Health and Fitness Lead

Location: South School (SE1), East School (E1) and offsite locations across London Zones 1–6

Working Pattern: Full Time

• Monday: 8.30am – 4.30pm
• Tuesday: 8.30am – 4.30pm
• Wednesday: 8.30am – 4.30pm
• Thursday: 8.30am – 6.00pm
• Friday: 8.30am – 4.00pm

Salary: Starting from £30,300

Responsible To: Teaching and Learning Officer

About TCW

We are The Complete Works (TCW), a registered charity and independent alternative provision school delivering bespoke, nurturing education to young people across London who thrive outside of mainstream settings.

Working across Key Stages 1–5, we specialise in highly personalised education, blending academic studies with creative and vocational learning. Students are taught through Learning Hubs, small group provision and one-to-one education within local communities and students’ homes. Our curriculum enables students to access GCSEs, BTECs and a broad range of qualifications while placing creativity, wellbeing and tailored support at the centre of everything we do.

Following our Outstanding Ofsted judgement in 2025, TCW continues to expand its innovative and holistic provision, with student wellbeing and engagement at the heart of our approach.

We are seeking an energetic, compassionate and motivated Health and Fitness Lead to champion physical wellbeing, movement and healthy lifestyles across all TCW settings.

About the Role

The Health & Fitness Lead will promote physical health, fitness, movement and wellbeing across TCW schools. The role combines direct delivery of Health & Fitness, PE and BTEC Sport provision with strategic whole-school planning to embed physical activity and healthy lifestyles into student provision.

You will work collaboratively with teachers, Student Welfare Officers (SWOs) and school leaders to design engaging and accessible physical activity opportunities tailored to the needs of young people within alternative provision settings.

This role includes supporting both onsite and one-to-one offsite students, developing sustainable activity programmes, increasing staff confidence in delivering movement-based activities and using sport and fitness to improve wellbeing, engagement and self-esteem.

This is a unique opportunity for someone passionate about education, wellbeing and inclusive physical activity to make a lasting impact on vulnerable young people across London.

About You

You are passionate about sport, fitness and health and understand the impact physical activity can have on young people’s confidence, engagement and mental health.

You are confident delivering engaging PE, sport and fitness sessions and can adapt your approach to meet the needs of students with SEND and SEMH in both school and offsite settings.

You build strong, positive relationships with young people and are able to motivate and support learners who may have struggled in traditional education settings. You are flexible, proactive and comfortable working independently across multiple sites.

What you will be doing

• Deliver Health & Fitness, PE and BTEC Sport & Physical Activity sessions to small groups and individual students
• Plan and deliver engaging, practical and differentiated lessons suited to students with varied educational experiences and levels of engagement
• Inspire students to understand the importance of physical activity, health, fitness and wellbeing
• Deliver agreed programmes of study and vocational qualifications including BTEC pathways
• Build positive and professional relationships with students
• Support students’ emotional regulation and engagement during physical activities
• Travel to offsite education settings to work directly with teachers and students
• Design bespoke physical activity programmes tailored to students’ interests, abilities and barriers to engagement
• Identify and develop local opportunities for students including:
• Support teachers who are less confident delivering PE or movement-based activities

What We Offer

• Competitive salary with progression opportunities
• A strong culture of promotion from within
• Ongoing professional development tailored to your ambitions and interests
• Supportive, creative and collaborative working culture
• Regular staff socials and wellbeing initiatives
• Competitive pension scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Access to wellbeing and mental health support
• Access to company discounts including gym memberships, cinema tickets and fashion
• Excellent work-life balance with school holiday periods
• The opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of vulnerable young people

Requirements:

• Legal right to work in the UK - we unfortunately cannot offer visa sponsorship
• Enhanced DBS Certificate and Overseas Police Clearances (if applicable).
• Two professional reference checks.
• Experience working with young people, ideally with SEN or SEMH
• Degree educated

Training:

• One off induction day – 9.00am – 3.45pm
• Five Tuesday afternoon induction training sessions- 4.30 – 6.00pm
• Ongoing professional development on Thursday afternoons – 4.30 – 6.00pm
• You will be teaching and training simultaneously.

TCW Values:

We believe our students deserve a broad range of role models, reflecting the diversity of our society. Therefore we welcome applications from those of all backgrounds, ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations and those with disabilities or neurodivergent conditions.

The Complete Works school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 2020. Any job offer will be conditional on the satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks, including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check and barred list check.

If you would like further information please email jobs@tcw.org.uk

Key Information

Closing Date: TBC

Salary: Starting from £30,300

How To Apply: Visit our website: https://tcw.org.uk/pages/work-with-us#section-working-for-us

Email - jobs@tcw.org.uk

Please note that we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.

Pay: From £30,300.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Company pension
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Referral programme
• Sabbatical
• Sick pay
• Store discount

Work Location: In person