PE Technician (Beacon Academy)

Hours of work: 37 Hours
Working pattern: Full-time Term-time only etc.
(As the position is term-time only the above salary will be pro rata)
Fixed term: Until 17 July 2026

Closing date: 10am Tuesday 28 April 2026

For more information and to apply for the above post please contact:

Beacon Academy
North Beeches Road
Crowborough
East Sussex
TN6 2AS

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Please note we do not accept CVs.

PE Technician
Start date: as soon as possible
Salary: Single Status Grade 4 currently between per annum full time equivalent. Actual salary - 22121
Contract: Fixed term contract until 17th July 2026 to cover the absence of a permanent member of staff. Full time term time only 37 hours per week Monday to Friday

We are seeking applications from dedicated and hardworking professionals with a desire to work in a successful thriving and supportive 11-18 Academy making a positive contribution to our Physical Education department as a Physical Education Technician. You will be required to work alongside the Physical Education team to help set-up equipment support lessons and carry out any administrative tasks required. The post will suit someone with a natural ability to engage with young people.

This role is a superb opportunity for anyone wishing to gain experience in a school environment possibly as part of their career development and provides many other opportunities such as:

Potential involvement in extracurricular activities
Progression pathways
Skill development

Benefits of working at Beacon Academy
Flexible working approach
Staff recognition initiatives
Eligibility to join the Local Government Pension Scheme/Teachers Pension Scheme
Generous annual leave entitlement (support staff)
Access to Wellbeing Support through our Employee Assistance Programme this includes free confidential telephone and face to face counselling
Opportunities to share your views through staff surveys and forums
Eligibility to access Blue Light Card and discounts
Discounted use of Gym & Exercise Classes at Uplands Academy
Free parking available onsite or within close proximity to all our schools

Beacon Academy is a split site semi-rural mixed 11-18 non-selective converter academy with approximately 1600 students including over 300 students in our Sixth Form. We are situated centrally in Crowborough on the outskirts of the Ashdown Forest an area of outstanding natural beauty. We are close to Tunbridge Wells and the south coast. The vast majority of our staff travel to Beacon from a variety of locations within the southeast including Brighton Eastbourne Lewes and Tunbridge Wells.
In September 2022 Beacon Academy together with Uplands Academy in Wadhurst became a member of the MARK Education Trust (formally Beacon Community College Academy Trust). The acronym MARK was selected because staff who work in the Trust are motivated ambitious resourceful and knowledgeable. We were pleased to expand our Trust further in September 2025 with the addition of Hailsham Academy. This continued growth reflects our shared commitment to educational excellence collaboration and supporting the success of all students across our Academies.
We work meticulously to secure a culture of unapologetically high expectations that are underpinned by our collective uncompromising belief and ambition for our students and for the experienced loyal highly skilled and highly-effective team of staff that teach them allowing teachers to teach and students to learn in a school where leadership management behaviour and welfare are all judged as outstanding. MARK Education Trust is committed to the development of both its staff and students.

For further details please contact the Human Resources department on or email . Please be advised that we do not accept curriculum vitae.

All schools within MARK Education Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to disclosure and barring service checks along with other relevant employee checks.
NB: we advise applying promptly for this post as we reserve the right to close and interview early if sufficient suitable applications have been received.