Teacher - Physical Education
Posted date [2026-07-08]
(ID: 47620)
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Aldar Education is a leading education provider in the UAE, delivering inclusive, sustainable, and innovative learning experiences that inspire students and support community development. The organization offers a diverse portfolio of educational brands, covering all stages from early years to adult learning, with a wide range of curricula across multiple locations in Abu Dhabi and beyond. With a mix of owned and managed schools, Aldar Education ensures high standards in teaching, modern facilities, and a supportive environment for students, educators, and staff, maintaining a strong commitment to quality education and continuous improvement.... |
Job Description and Requirements
Teacher - Physical EducationJob Snapshot
Role: Teacher - Physical Education
Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Industry: Education Management
Function: Classroom Teaching
Experience: Relevant teaching experience required
Job Type: Full-time
Position Overview
Teacher - Physical Education in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates is an Education Management opportunity for a female PE teacher who can deliver engaging physical education lessons, promote student wellbeing, support healthy active lifestyles, and contribute to the growth of a high-performing British curriculum school. This role is suited to an energetic and student-focused educator who can inspire learners across primary and lower secondary year groups while supporting the wider sports, enrichment, and pastoral life of the school.
Job Details
Country: United Arab Emirates
City: Abu Dhabi
Industry: Education Management
Function: Classroom Teaching
Salary: 11000-17000
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employer.
Gender: Female
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
The Teacher - Physical Education will support the delivery of high-quality PE provision within a growing school environment, helping students develop physical confidence, teamwork, resilience, discipline, and lifelong fitness habits. The role requires strong classroom and practical lesson management, safe use of sports facilities, inclusive teaching strategies, and the ability to adapt activities for different ages, abilities, and learning needs. As the school expands its year groups, the teacher will also contribute to sports development, school events, student participation, and a positive culture of achievement.
Key Responsibilities
* Plan and deliver engaging Physical Education lessons that support student progress, participation, fitness, skill development, and enjoyment of sport.
* Teach PE across relevant year groups, using age-appropriate activities that promote coordination, movement, teamwork, sportsmanship, and confidence.
* Support the delivery of a broad and balanced PE curriculum aligned with British curriculum expectations and the school’s learning standards.
* Create an inclusive learning environment where students of different abilities feel encouraged, safe, respected, and motivated to participate.
* Assess student progress in physical education and use evidence from lessons, practical performance, and participation to guide improvement.
* Maintain high expectations for behaviour, safety, effort, kit standards, punctuality, and student engagement during indoor and outdoor PE sessions.
* Promote healthy lifestyles, wellbeing, personal fitness, resilience, and positive attitudes toward physical activity across the school community.
* Organize equipment, resources, spaces, and lesson routines to ensure practical sessions run safely and efficiently.
* Support extracurricular sports, enrichment activities, school competitions, fixtures, sports days, and community events where required.
* Work collaboratively with teaching colleagues, phase leaders, pastoral staff, and school leadership to support student development.
* Communicate professionally with parents when needed regarding student progress, participation, behaviour, or wellbeing in PE.
* Apply safeguarding procedures, health and safety expectations, and risk management practices during all physical education activities.
* Differentiate activities for students with varying abilities, confidence levels, learning needs, and physical development stages.
* Encourage leadership, teamwork, fair play, respect, and confidence through individual and group sporting activities.
* Support the school’s wider ethos by contributing to assemblies, enrichment programmes, cross-curricular initiatives, and student wellbeing activities.
* Maintain accurate teaching records, assessment information, attendance notes, and curriculum documentation as required.
* Participate in professional development, coaching, training, and school improvement activities to strengthen teaching practice.
* Contribute positively to the growth of the PE department as the school expands its provision toward higher year groups.
Ideal Profile
* Female teacher required due to operational requirements.
* Bachelor’s degree in Physical Education, Sports Science, Education, or a closely related field.
* Recognized teaching qualification such as PGCE, QTS, B.Ed., or equivalent.
* Experience teaching Physical Education in a school environment.
* Strong understanding of British curriculum PE expectations is highly desirable.
* Experience teaching primary, upper primary, or lower secondary students is valuable.
* Ability to plan practical, safe, active, and differentiated PE lessons for mixed-ability groups.
* Strong classroom and behaviour management skills in sports halls, outdoor fields, courts, and practical learning spaces.
* Confident communication skills with students, parents, colleagues, and school leaders.
* Commitment to safeguarding, student wellbeing, inclusion, and respectful school culture.
* Positive, energetic, and motivational teaching style with a genuine passion for sport and physical development.
* Ability to support fixtures, sports events, extracurricular clubs, and wider school activities.
* Experience in an international school or UAE education setting is an advantage.
* Knowledge of ADEK expectations, school inspection standards, or British school quality frameworks is beneficial.
* Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage equipment, lesson planning, assessment records, and event support.
Skills Set
* Physical Education teaching
* Classroom Teaching
* British curriculum PE
* Sports coaching
* Student fitness development
* Movement skills
* Team sports
* Athletics
* Gymnastics
* Swimming awareness
* Health and wellbeing education
* Lesson planning
* Practical assessment
* Behaviour management
* Safeguarding
* Inclusion
* Student engagement
* Sports event coordination
* Extracurricular sports
* Fixture support
* Differentiated instruction
* Risk assessment
* Equipment management
* Parent communication
* Primary PE
* Lower secondary PE
* International school teaching
* ADEK awareness
Why Join Us
This Teacher - Physical Education role offers a rewarding opportunity to join a respected school group during an exciting stage of growth in Abu Dhabi’s Education Management sector. The successful candidate will work in a modern learning environment with strong facilities, a supportive school community, professional development opportunities, and the chance to help shape an expanding PE and sports programme. It is an excellent fit for a teacher who wants to inspire active learners, contribute to student wellbeing, and grow within a forward-looking British curriculum school.
About the Company
Aldar Education is a leading education group in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, supporting a strong network of owned, operated, and managed schools across the UAE. The organization is known for inclusive, child-centred, and innovative learning environments that support academic achievement, personal development, safeguarding, and staff growth. Through its expanding schools and commitment to high-quality education, Aldar Education offers meaningful career opportunities for teachers who want to contribute to the future of learning in Abu Dhabi.
Gender: Female
Candidate Nationality: Any
Job Type: Full-time
Role Context
The Teacher - Physical Education will support the delivery of high-quality PE provision within a growing school environment, helping students develop physical confidence, teamwork, resilience, discipline, and lifelong fitness habits. The role requires strong classroom and practical lesson management, safe use of sports facilities, inclusive teaching strategies, and the ability to adapt activities for different ages, abilities, and learning needs. As the school expands its year groups, the teacher will also contribute to sports development, school events, student participation, and a positive culture of achievement.
Key Responsibilities
* Plan and deliver engaging Physical Education lessons that support student progress, participation, fitness, skill development, and enjoyment of sport.
* Teach PE across relevant year groups, using age-appropriate activities that promote coordination, movement, teamwork, sportsmanship, and confidence.
* Support the delivery of a broad and balanced PE curriculum aligned with British curriculum expectations and the school’s learning standards.
* Create an inclusive learning environment where students of different abilities feel encouraged, safe, respected, and motivated to participate.
* Assess student progress in physical education and use evidence from lessons, practical performance, and participation to guide improvement.
* Maintain high expectations for behaviour, safety, effort, kit standards, punctuality, and student engagement during indoor and outdoor PE sessions.
* Promote healthy lifestyles, wellbeing, personal fitness, resilience, and positive attitudes toward physical activity across the school community.
* Organize equipment, resources, spaces, and lesson routines to ensure practical sessions run safely and efficiently.
* Support extracurricular sports, enrichment activities, school competitions, fixtures, sports days, and community events where required.
* Work collaboratively with teaching colleagues, phase leaders, pastoral staff, and school leadership to support student development.
* Communicate professionally with parents when needed regarding student progress, participation, behaviour, or wellbeing in PE.
* Apply safeguarding procedures, health and safety expectations, and risk management practices during all physical education activities.
* Differentiate activities for students with varying abilities, confidence levels, learning needs, and physical development stages.
* Encourage leadership, teamwork, fair play, respect, and confidence through individual and group sporting activities.
* Support the school’s wider ethos by contributing to assemblies, enrichment programmes, cross-curricular initiatives, and student wellbeing activities.
* Maintain accurate teaching records, assessment information, attendance notes, and curriculum documentation as required.
* Participate in professional development, coaching, training, and school improvement activities to strengthen teaching practice.
* Contribute positively to the growth of the PE department as the school expands its provision toward higher year groups.
Ideal Profile
* Female teacher required due to operational requirements.
* Bachelor’s degree in Physical Education, Sports Science, Education, or a closely related field.
* Recognized teaching qualification such as PGCE, QTS, B.Ed., or equivalent.
* Experience teaching Physical Education in a school environment.
* Strong understanding of British curriculum PE expectations is highly desirable.
* Experience teaching primary, upper primary, or lower secondary students is valuable.
* Ability to plan practical, safe, active, and differentiated PE lessons for mixed-ability groups.
* Strong classroom and behaviour management skills in sports halls, outdoor fields, courts, and practical learning spaces.
* Confident communication skills with students, parents, colleagues, and school leaders.
* Commitment to safeguarding, student wellbeing, inclusion, and respectful school culture.
* Positive, energetic, and motivational teaching style with a genuine passion for sport and physical development.
* Ability to support fixtures, sports events, extracurricular clubs, and wider school activities.
* Experience in an international school or UAE education setting is an advantage.
* Knowledge of ADEK expectations, school inspection standards, or British school quality frameworks is beneficial.
* Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage equipment, lesson planning, assessment records, and event support.
Skills Set
* Physical Education teaching
* Classroom Teaching
* British curriculum PE
* Sports coaching
* Student fitness development
* Movement skills
* Team sports
* Athletics
* Gymnastics
* Swimming awareness
* Health and wellbeing education
* Lesson planning
* Practical assessment
* Behaviour management
* Safeguarding
* Inclusion
* Student engagement
* Sports event coordination
* Extracurricular sports
* Fixture support
* Differentiated instruction
* Risk assessment
* Equipment management
* Parent communication
* Primary PE
* Lower secondary PE
* International school teaching
* ADEK awareness
Why Join Us
This Teacher - Physical Education role offers a rewarding opportunity to join a respected school group during an exciting stage of growth in Abu Dhabi’s Education Management sector. The successful candidate will work in a modern learning environment with strong facilities, a supportive school community, professional development opportunities, and the chance to help shape an expanding PE and sports programme. It is an excellent fit for a teacher who wants to inspire active learners, contribute to student wellbeing, and grow within a forward-looking British curriculum school.
About the Company
Aldar Education is a leading education group in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, supporting a strong network of owned, operated, and managed schools across the UAE. The organization is known for inclusive, child-centred, and innovative learning environments that support academic achievement, personal development, safeguarding, and staff growth. Through its expanding schools and commitment to high-quality education, Aldar Education offers meaningful career opportunities for teachers who want to contribute to the future of learning in Abu Dhabi.
