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Overview
Physical education teacher secondary school work is about planning and teaching sport and movement lessons for secondary students, then assessing knowledge, performance, safety and progress through practical activities.
In job descriptions, look for lesson planning, course material, sports rules, equipment use, student assessment, feedback, safe movement, risk management, discipline, teamwork and cooperation with other educational staff.
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Open in Job ExplorerWork context
Secondary school physical education teachers plan lessons where movement, sport rules, equipment use, safety and assessment all meet in the same session. Work happens in gyms, sports fields and classrooms, with attention to different student abilities, discipline, feedback and coordination with other school staff.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include adapting teaching, demonstrating exercises, correcting harmful movements, applying risk management, assessing students and using sports equipment safely. Specializations may involve team sports, fitness training, inclusive PE, extracurricular competitions, youth development or links between sport, health and anatomy.
Salary context
Salary context is shaped by teaching responsibility, school level, extra duties and the balance between classroom planning and practical sport supervision. Roles that include curriculum development, event organisation, student support meetings, extracurricular teams or department coordination carry broader responsibility than lesson delivery alone.
Career paths
Experience can lead toward subject leadership, curriculum coordination, school sport coordination, pastoral or student-support roles, teacher mentoring, inclusive education work or broader health and physical activity projects. Strong records of safe lessons, fair assessment and student progress support those moves.
Good to know
Read adverts for the school stage, facilities and expected activities. Some roles emphasise regular PE classes, while others include competitions, field trips, equipment management, playground supervision or support for students with learning difficulties or physical development needs.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 2
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
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Alternative labels
physical education teacher
secondary school physical education tutor
secondary school teacher of physical education
high school physical education teacher
PE teacher in secondary school
physical education teacher high school
high school PE teacher
teacher of physical education in secondary schools
physical education tutor secondary school
PE teacher
Occupation group
secondary school teacher (2330.1)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/a10849c1-f0d8-4600-bca6-9549c2517650 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 2330.1.15 |
| ISCO group | 2330 |
| Concept type | Occupation |