PE & Sports Enrichment Coordinator

St Matthew's Primary School, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 2LD

10 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2027

• Closing date

  19 November 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  9 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £30,000.00 - £33,000.00 Annually (FTE)

PE & Sports Enrichment Coordinator job summary

Permanent | 5 days per week | 38 weeks (term time only)

Pay scale: NJC Scale Point 18-22 | £30,000-£33,000 FTE

Inspire, Lead and Transform Sport Across Our School

Are you passionate about helping children develop confidence, resilience and a lifelong love of physical activity?

At St Matthew's Primary School, we believe that sport and physical education play a vital role in every child's development. We are seeking an enthusiastic, motivated and highly organised PE & Sports Enrichment Coordinator to join our team and lead our ambitious sporting and enrichment programme.

This is an exciting opportunity for an individual who wants to make a lasting impact on children's lives through high-quality PE, competitive sport, enrichment opportunities and pupil leadership. The successful candidate will play a key role in developing and coordinating sport across the school, ensuring every child has the opportunity to participate, succeed and thrive.

The Role

You will:

• Deliver high-quality PE lessons across the school.
• Support high-quality teaching and learning in physical education.
• Lead and develop our programme of sporting enrichment opportunities.
• Organise school teams, competitions and participation in local sporting events.
• Coordinate Sports Day and wider sporting activities throughout the year.
• Develop leadership opportunities through Young Sports Leaders and our School Sports Council.
• Support the strategic use of PE & Sport Premium funding.
• Monitor participation and ensure opportunities are inclusive and accessible for all pupils.
• Work alongside school leaders to further enhance our sporting offer.

We Are Looking For Someone Who:

• Has experience working with primary-aged children.
• Has experience delivering PE, coaching sport or leading physical activity programmes.
• Can inspire and motivate children of all abilities.
• Has excellent organisational and communication skills.
• Is passionate about promoting healthy lifestyles and physical wellbeing.
• Is committed to inclusion and ensuring all children can participate successfully.
• Will make a positive contribution to the wider life of the school.

After-School Clubs and Enrichment

We are proud of the extensive enrichment opportunities we provide for our pupils and would welcome applicants who are keen to lead, develop and expand our after-school sports clubs and competitive opportunities.

However, we recognise that candidates bring different strengths and experiences. We are therefore open to discussion regarding the extent and nature of after-school club provision within the role and would encourage applicants to discuss this further with the Headteacher.

We Offer:

• Enthusiastic and well-behaved pupils who enjoy being active.
• A supportive, welcoming and dedicated staff team.
• Strong leadership and professional support.
• Excellent opportunities for professional development and training.
• The opportunity to shape and develop sport, competition and enrichment across the whole school.
• A school community that values physical activity, personal development and wellbeing.

Visits Welcome

We warmly encourage prospective applicants to visit the school and see our vibrant community in action.

To arrange a visit or request an application pack, please contact the school office.

Closing Date: 19th November 2026
Interview Date: 24th November 2026
Start Date: 1st January 2027

Safeguarding

St Matthew's Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All appointments are subject to enhanced DBS clearance, satisfactory references and safer recruitment checks.

Yours sincerely,

Dean Beaumont

Head Teacher

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.

About St Matthew's Primary School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 628 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: St Matthew's Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-matthew-s-primary-school

St. Matthew’s is an exciting place to work. Situated in the centre of Cambridge, just off East Road near the Grafton Centre, we are a community primary school (not affiliated to any church, despite our name) serving a very diverse community with over 37 different languages spoken by the children. Our children achieve highly and make excellent progress in St Matthew’s, but we know this is just one aspect of school life. One of our school aims is for St Matthew’s to be “inspiring, challenging and fun”, for the children and for the staff. We are all very proud of our strong, our inclusive ethos, the excellent pastoral care we offer and our sense of innovation and adventure. These characteristics are highly valued by our staff team, our children and our supportive parents.

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