Sports Coach
Gladstone Primary Academy, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE1 2BZ18 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
9 January 2026 at 9am
Date listed
22 December 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £22,865 – £24,384 per annum (FTE £27,254 - £29,064)
Additional allowances
£22,865 – £24,384 per annum (FTE £27,254 - £29,064)
Sports Coach job summary
Sports Coach
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 36.25 hours, 39 weeks (term time plus one week)
Working pattern: 8:40am - 4:30pm Mon - Thurs, 8:40am - 4.05pm on Friday
Salary: Pathway 3, £22,865 - £24,384 per annum (FTE £27,254 - £29,064)
Site: Gladstone Primary Academy
Closing date: 9am on Friday 9th January
Start date: ASAP
Please note the trust may decide to withdraw the advert before the closing date or interview suitable candidates prior to the advert closing.
Do you believe every child deserves the chance to grow through sport?
Are you ready to inspire perseverance and help young learners reach their aspirations?
If so, Gladstone Primary Academy would love to hear from you!
Your role:
As our Sports Coach, you’ll deliver high-quality PE across Key Stage 2 and beyond, working closely with our Sports Premium Coordinator and colleagues across the Thomas Deacon Education Trust. You’ll plan, deliver, and assess engaging physical activities, from games and gymnastics to athletics and outdoor adventures, while leading after-school clubs and supporting sports days. You’ll also play a key role in raising the profile of sport across our academies.
We’re looking for someone with a sports-related qualification, strong coaching experience, and the ability to inspire and motivate children. You’ll need excellent communication skills, a collaborative approach, and a genuine passion for helping every child enjoy and succeed in sport. A full driving licence is essential, as you’ll work across multiple sites.
Fluency Duty: As this role involves direct interaction with the public, it is essential that the candidate meets the Fluency Duty requirements as outlined in the Immigration Act 2016. The successful candidate must demonstrate fluency in English to ensure effective communication with our staff, parents and pupils.
About us:
At Gladstone Primary Academy, you’ll be part of a welcoming, multicultural school where every child matters. You’ll enjoy:
- - Professional growth through collaboration with a network of schools in TDET.
- - A supportive team culture where your ideas and expertise are valued.
- - The chance to shape young lives, fostering confidence, teamwork, and a lifelong love of physical activity.
This is more than a job, it’s an opportunity to make a lasting impact while working in an environment that champions growth, perseverance, and aspiration.
Why work for us?:
Join Thomas Deacon Education Trust and be part of a dedicated team committed to "working together to transform lives through education.” To learn more about the benefits we have on offer, check out our video here: Employee Benefits
At TDET, 95% of our new employees highly rate our induction programme. Benefit from the unwavering support of our dedicated staff, ensuring you feel welcomed and well-prepared from day one. According to our 2025 staff survey, 91% of staff are proud to work for TDET!
Ready to transform lives through education? Apply now and make a difference!
TDET - Working together to transform lives through education
Thomas Deacon Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Academy will require the successful candidate to provide satisfactory references and undertake an Enhanced Check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.
At Thomas Deacon Education Trust, we are committed to equality of opportunity for all. We welcome applications from everyone, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. Join us in fostering an inclusive and supportive environment where all contributions are valued.
If you have any questions regarding this post, please contact the HR Team on e-mail at hrteam@tdet.education
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 Gladstone Primary Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 519 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Gladstone Primary Academy website
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