Specialist Teaching Assistant - PE

Specialist Teaching Assistant - PE

The British International School Abu Dhabi is looking to appoint an outstanding Specialist Teaching Assistant to join a well-established, supportive PE department in a highly successful and expanding school.

The closing date for applications is 18th May 2025. 

About You

You will be an energetic, enthusiastic individual with a genuine passion for sport and physical education. You thrive on helping young people develop confidence, teamwork, and resilience through physical activity. With experience in coaching and working with children or young people, you bring a proactive and supportive approach to everything you do. You're highly organised, dependable, and confident leading groups and managing sports teams. Whether setting up a lesson, leading a warm-up, or cheering on students at competitions, you take pride in fostering a positive, inclusive sporting culture. You’re also adaptable, self-motivated, and eager to grow as part of a dynamic PE department in a forward-thinking international school.

About the Role

As a Specialist Teaching Assistant in PE, you will play a key role in supporting the delivery of our high-quality Physical Education curriculum across all key stages (FS to KS4) and in coaching a wide range of competitive and co-curricular sports. This role is ideal for someone with a strong coaching background, great organisational skills, and a love for working with young people.

Key Responsibilities

• Support PE lessons and provide targeted assistance to individuals and small groups

• Coach school sports teams and deliver engaging before- and after-school sessions

• Accompany students to sports competitions and events

• Assist with equipment management and the organisation of internal and external fixtures

• Promote sportsmanship, wellbeing, and inclusion throughout all activities

• Contribute to department planning, administration, and performance tracking

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About Our School

The British International School Abu Dhabi is a highly successful, growing school with a committed and inspirational team of teaching professionals at its heart.  Our close-knit, supportive team is honoured to be at the centre of our community, educating students aged 3-18, from more than 90 nationalities. The school was originally opened in 2009 and is widely recognised as one of the leading schools in the Middle East. To learn more about our school, please visit http://www.nordangliaeducation.com/our-schools/abu-dhabi

About Nord Anglia Education

Nord Anglia Education is the world’s leading premium schools organisation, with more than 88 schools located across over 33 countries in the Americas, Europe, China, Southeast Asia, India and the Middle East. Together, our schools educate over 88,000 students from kindergarten through to the end of secondary school.

Our philosophy for education rests on our four pillars of creativity, wellbeing, excellent academic outcomes, and global connectedness. These are delivered through innovative use of educational technology to create a personalised 21st century learning experience for all students.

Every parent wants the best for their child — so do we. Nord Anglia schools deliver high quality, transformational education and ensure excellent academic outcomes by going beyond traditional learning. Our global scale enables us to recruit and retain world-leading teachers and to offer unforgettable experiences through global and regional events, while our engaging learning environments ensure all of our students love coming to school.

https://www.nordangliaeducation.com/careers/working-for-us

Selection Process

Applicants should submit a CV, letter of application and the details of two professional referees, one of which should be you current Head Teacher/Principal.

The start date is mid-August 2025.

Safeguarding

At Nord Anglia Education we are committed to providing a world-class, safe, happy environment in which children and young people are able to thrive and learn. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our pupils irrespective of race, ability, religion, gender or culture. All post holders having regular unsupervised contact with children are subject to appropriate national and international vetting procedures including satisfactory criminal record checks from both Country of residence/birth and any Country of residence within the last 10 years