Sports Coach

Badbury Park Primary School, Swindon, Wiltshire, SN3 6ER

22 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  11 May 2026

• Closing date

  18 April 2026 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  27 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £30,135.00 - £34,135.00 Annually (FTE) NJC grade M1-M9

Sports Coach job summary

Inspire, Motivate, Get Kids Moving.

Are you passionate about sport, bursting with energy, and ready to make a real impact in a primary school setting? Badbury Park Primary School is looking for a dynamic Sports Coach to join our team and help us deliver an exciting, high‑quality PE experience for every child. If you’ve got the passion, energy and commitment to help children shine through sport, we’d love to hear from you!

Our free school is part of The Blue Kite Academy Trust, a growing family of primary schools based in Swindon who offer excellent CPD and career opportunities, a competitive salary with scope for progression, a commitment to nationally agreed pay and terms, an excellent pension scheme, free car parking and free staff health and well-being support.

• What You’ll Do

• Deliver engaging, inclusive PE lessons across a wide range of sports and activities.

  Plan creative sessions that inspire confidence, team work and a love of being active.

• Lead lunchtime and playtime activities that get children moving and having fun.

• Run after‑school clubs and support school sporting events.

• Work with staff to ensure top‑quality PE provision for all pupils, including small groups, sensory circuits and SEND support.

• Champion sport, wellbeing and physical activity across the whole school.

What You’ll Bring

• A passion for working with children and helping them thrive.

• Strong behaviour management and mentoring skills.

• Great communication, organisation, flexibility and enthusiasm by the bucketload!

• Ability to deliver activities to small groups and full classes.

• Commitment to safeguarding, equality, and being a positive role model.

• Relevant coaching qualifications or experience (even better if you’re Level 3+).

  The hours of work will be Monday-Friday 09.00-16.15, term time only plus teacher training days.

  Please see job description for more information.

  We would encourage you to visit the school to see the fabulous facilities for yourself and to meet the team. Tours are available on 14th April from 3.30; please contact the school office to book. Applications should be submitted electronically by 17th April 2026, however we will review applications as they come in and may close this vacancy early, so please don’t delay your application.

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.

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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 Badbury Park Primary School

• School type: Free School, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 335 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Badbury Park Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/badbury-park-primary-school

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