13 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    October 2026

  • Closing date

    7 July 2026 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    24 June 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Teaching assistant

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£29,922.00 Annually (Actual)

HLTA PE coach job summary

HLTA -PE Coach

Apply by: 3rd July 2026

Start Date: 0ctober 2026

Scale-6, Point 18

Starting Actual Salary: £29,922

Hours: 35 hours per week, to be worked from Monday to Friday between 8.30am-4.00pm.

Location: Pathways School, New Road, Dagenham, RM9 6PH

Contract type: Permanent/ Full-time

Pathways School is a specialist Social, Emotional and Mental Health school from Years 1 to 11. Pupils receive a sector leading education with access to the full national curriculum made accessible through the delivery of specialist adaptations. If you have an interest in learning how to lead and deliver an adapted and inclusive physical education and sports programme for pupils with SEMH needs. , then we’d be interested in your application.

This role is based at Pathways School, New Road, Dagenham, RM9 6PH

Main purpose

  • The HLTA Sports Coach will support the development of physical skills, wellbeing, and social interaction, while integrating therapy targets and curriculum objectives.

  • The role includes leading school sports initiatives and developing student confidence and skill in delivering adapted physical education.

We would like to hear from you if

  • You have good numeracy, literacy, and ICT skills (GCSE Level 4 or equivalent in English and Maths is desirable)

  • You have the ability to work with a range of children and young people with additional and complex needs

  • You are a team player who can build good working relationships with colleagues. You are flexible, enthusiastic, and resilient, with a good sense of humour

  • You are committed to ongoing personal development.

  • You have high aspirations in teaching and learning for all children and young people.

This is an opportunity to contribute to a Trust that is deliberate about how it improves practice and outcomes.


Compass Eko Trust is a family of 28 schools working as one system to improve outcomes for every child. We are united by a clear commitment: every child achieving, without exception.

Through a knowledge-rich curriculum, strong professional collaboration and a shared commitment to excellence, we support our schools to deliver high-quality education in their communities.

Our schools sit at the heart of everything we do. The Trust exists to bring clarity, consistency and support so leaders can focus on what matters most - teaching and learning.

Are you an enthusiastic and resilient leader, with the initiative and commitment necessary to ensure good practice is embedded throughout our school? Do you have the ability to think and plan strategically to promote the school’s and Trust’s vision, ethos and values? If this sounds like you, we would love to hear from you.

As part of our Trust, you will be part of a professional community where:

Schools work together, sharing expertise and improving practice

Staff benefit from strong professional networks and collaboration across schools

Development is supported through coaching, CPD and leadership pathways

You are not working in isolation - you are part of a wider system

Our offer:

Competitive pay and conditions aligned to national frameworks

Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS)

Access to a structured programme of professional development

Opportunities to work across schools and develop your career

Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 confidential support

Access to staff benefits and discount schemes

Family-friendly policies and flexible working options where possible

Visits are welcomed. Please contact pathwaysinfo@ekotrust.org.uk to arrange this or for any further information.

To apply, please visit ‘My new term’ https://mynewterm.com/jobs/147189/EDV-2026-PS-99772


Compass Eko Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to appropriate pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check.

Closing date for applications: 03rd July 2026.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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.

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About Pathways School

School type
Free School, ages 6 to 19
School size
73 pupils enrolled
Age range
6 to 19
Ofsted report
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Pathways is a new all-through special school for pupils with severe Social Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) difficulties, who, for a variety of reasons find mainstream school challenging to manage. The school is part of the Eko Trust family of schools. As an Eko School there is a focus on innovating practice and inspiring teachers and support staff by collaborating with staff from other schools. Eko Trust is now a group of 6 schools, 2 of which are SEMH settings.

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