Overview
Job Title: PE Instructor
Location: Orchards Manor, Near Kings Lynn, Downham Market, PE34 3HT
Salary: Up to £27,000 per annum (not pro rata)
Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Contract: Permanent, Term Time Only
Start: October 2025
UK applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.
About The Role
We are looking for a passionate and proactive PE Instructor to join our founding team and lead the delivery of high-quality physical education across all key stages. As PE Instructor, you will take a lead role in designing, delivering, and reviewing an inclusive and engaging physical education curriculum. You will promote physical activity and wellbeing across the whole school, inspiring a love of movement, sport, and fitness in our pupils through creative and differentiated approaches. Working under the guidance of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT), you will contribute to raising standards in PE and play a key role in supporting whole-school health and wellbeing.
Key Responsibilities
* Plan and deliver high-quality PE lessons tailored to meet the needs of all learners.
* Support pupil progress and attainment in PE through ongoing monitoring and adaptation.
* Implement, review and evaluate the school’s PE provision under the direction of SLT.
* Ensure that all physical education aligns with the school’s curriculum pathways and is appropriately challenging and accessible.
* Introduce vocational and enrichment opportunities through physical education and sport.
* Organise and lead extra-curricular activities and sporting events that promote inclusion, confidence and teamwork.
* Collaborate with the Senior Leadership Team to evaluate the impact of PE on the overall pupil experience.
* Promote a whole-school approach to health, fitness, and wellbeing.
* Maintain high professional standards in line with the Professional Standards for Teachers.
What We\'re Looking For
* A strong understanding of how to deliver differentiated PE for pupils with a range of needs, including those with Autism and associated challenges.
* A positive, enthusiastic, and energetic approach to teaching.
* Experience working in a school or educational setting (ideally with SEND).
* The ability to engage and motivate learners through sport and movement.
* A commitment to inclusion, personal development, and whole-child education.
* High professional standards and a team-focused mindset.
About Us
Orchards Manor School, part of Options Autism, is a brand-new specialist school opening near King\u2019s Lynn in Downham Market. The school will cater for up to 72 pupils aged 5 to 16 with a variety of complex needs, including Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC).
Orchards Manor is an independent specialist school where the curriculum is thoughtfully designed around the specific needs of autistic learners and those with related needs. Education is supported by a fully integrated on-site clinical team, ensuring a holistic, person-centred approach to learning and wellbeing.
We are committed to creating a nurturing, inclusive environment where every pupil is supported to achieve their full potential. Options Autism has provided care and education to pupils and young people for over 16 years. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes. In 2024, Outcomes First Group were certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.
Why join Options Autism?
We place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults at the heart of everything we do, so you\u2019ll wake every day knowing your role will have a significant positive impact on lives. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils. All applicants will be subject to enhanced DBS.
Benefits
Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional rewards package including:
* Life Assurance
* Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
* “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to mental health support services and physical health checks
And a Market-leading Benefit Offering Through Our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, including:
* A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
* Discount options
* Cycle to Work Schemes
* Electric Car Purchase Scheme
* Critical illness cover
* Family Growth Support – enhanced maternity/paternity leave and paid fertility treatment support
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
* You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay; 4DWW is subject to probation and is not a contractual benefit
Outcomes First Group is committed to safeguarding requirements; recruitment checks will be conducted
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