Gateway Academy: Full Time Basketball Coach
The Gateway Academy, Grays, Essex, RM16 4LU16 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
10 July 2026 at 12am (midnight)
Date listed
24 June 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 2, Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Salary negotiable, dependent on experience
Gateway Academy: Full Time Basketball Coach job summary
Full Time Basketball Coach
GLC Academy: Gateway Academy
Salary: Negotiable, dependent on experience
Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: 37 hours per week, Term time only plus 20 days holiday working
Closing Date: 10th July 2026 at Midday
The Gateway Academy is part of the Gateway Learning Community [GLC] which is a partnership of one secondary academy and four primary academies located within Tilbury and Chadwell St Mary in the borough of Thurrock, to the east of London. We are a vibrant, innovative and highly successful organisation: the place of choice to work and learn. Across the 5 academies of the GLC, we celebrate differences and pledge that everyone enjoys an equality of opportunity and is not discriminated against in any way.
The Gateway Academy is seeking to appoint an exceptional, full time Basketball Coach to lead and further develop our thriving basketball programme. Now entering its fourth year, the programme has already established itself as one of the most successful school basketball initiatives in the region, achieving remarkable success in a short period of time.
In just three years, our teams have:
These achievements represent only the beginning of our journey. Our ambition is to establish The Gateway Academy as a nationally recognised basketball programme and a leading basketball hub for the East of England, creating opportunities for young people across our community while developing pathways that allow talented players to reach their full potential.
With strong foundations already in place, we are looking for a committed and ambitious individual who will become an integral part of our school community and lead the next phase of this exciting development.
This role offers a unique opportunity to lead an established and successful programme while shaping the future of basketball across the Gateway Learning Community (GLC). The successful candidate will work across The Gateway Academy and our four linked primary schools, helping to create a clear and sustainable basketball pathway from primary through to secondary education.
Working closely with pupils from an early age, the successful candidate will play a key role in increasing participation, identifying talent and ensuring a seamless transition into our academy programme. They will help develop a basketball culture that spans the entire GLC, creating opportunities for students at every stage of their educational journey.
The successful candidate will also build upon our existing partnership with Barking Abbey School, while developing further relationships and opportunities that ensure our students have access to the very best pathways during their time at The Gateway Academy and beyond Post 16 education. We want every student who commits to the programme to have access to outstanding opportunities, whether that be within education, elite basketball environments or wider sporting pathways.
This is a rare opportunity for an ambitious coach to influence basketball development across an entire school community and play a leading role in building one of the premier school basketball programmes in the country.
What We Are Looking For
We are seeking a coach who is:
The successful candidate will share our vision of using basketball as a vehicle for personal growth, academic success and wider life opportunities for students across the Gateway Learning Community.
Key Responsibilities
Why Join Us?
This is an incredible opportunity for a dedicated and inspirational coach to take ownership of a flourishing programme with a proven track record of success. You will inherit a programme that is already winning trophies, competing nationally and inspiring young people across our community.
For the right candidate, this role offers the chance to build something truly special, creating a lasting legacy within the Gateway Learning Community while helping establish The Gateway Academy as one of the leading school basketball programmes in the country.
Watch our video for an insight in to our academy:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDFOVP3_K7w
You can read our latest Ofsted Report here:https://www.theglc.org.uk/page/?title=Ofsted+Reports&pid=21
Additional Benefits for Working for the GLC:
Staff well-being programme: Including access to Westfield Health Insurance
Salary Sacrifice Schemes including Cycle to work Scheme
Long service awards after: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and years of service
State of the art facilities and access to high quality resources to support learning
A paid 'My Day' each year
Excellent career development and training
2 week October half term break
A supportive central team [reprographics, ICT, HR, Finance] which enables teachers to focus on teaching
Subsidised holiday provision for children of staff
Free Access to the Fitness Suite at the Gateway Academy
GLC Staff Nursery [Competitive rates and term time only]
The GLC embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
We warmly welcome applicants who are interested in this position to visit our school prior to making an application. Please contact Katie.Creighton@theglc.org.uk to arrange a visit.
If you would like to apply for this position, please complete an online application form.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About The Gateway Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1033 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Gateway Academy website
School location
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