Sports Coach
Greenwood Primary and Nursery School, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG17 8FX7 days remaining to apply
Job start date
3 November 2025
Closing date
7 October 2025 at 12:59am
Date listed
9 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £30,024.00 - £33,699.00 Annually (FTE) Grade 5- 27.5 hrs per week, term time only.
Sports Coach job summary
About Us:
At Greenwood Primary and Nursery School we are dedicated to fostering a dynamic and supportive learning environment where both our pupils and staff can thrive. As part of the Flying High Partnership, we believe in delivering an exceptional education that empowers children to reach their full potential. Our school is a place where creativity, collaboration, and commitment come together to create a learning experience that makes every day count. Our most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2025 recognised our OUTSTANDING Early Years Provision, personal development of pupils and leadership and management. They also praised the exceptional behaviour of pupils across school.
We are excited to invite applications for the position of Sports Coach.
Our dedicated staff team works collaboratively to create an environment where curiosity is encouraged, individuality is celebrated, and learning is brought to life through a rich, broad, and balanced curriculum. We place high importance on wellbeing, both for our children and our staff, and are committed to nurturing a positive, purposeful culture in which everyone can thrive.
About Flying High:
Flying High Partnership is a thriving multi-academy trust of 35 primary schools across Derbyshire, Nottingham City, and Nottinghamshire. We are driven by a shared vision to be unique, exceptional, and sustainable. Founded in 2012, we believe in the power of meaningful collaboration to help schools reach their full potential while supporting others along the way.
Our Partnership celebrates individuality, champions continuous improvement, and ensures every child thrives. With a strong focus on school-led professional development and leadership, we’re committed to growing exceptional teachers and inspirational leaders.
Together, we make every day count.
About the Role
Coach PE to children aged 3-11 each week, providing PPA cover for teachers across the school.
Coach children in timetabled lunchtime and after-school clubs.
Work alongside our School PE Lead to:
Plan and deliver competitions.
Welcome visiting coaches across a wide range of sports.
Lead school sports opportunities in collaboration with other schools.
- Provide cover for teaching staff, including leading classes, PPA cover.
- Plan, prepare, and deliver PE sessions using School scheme.
- Assess and report on pupil progress in PE.
- Build positive relationships with pupils to support their learning, wellbeing, and personal development.
- Work collaboratively with class teachers, support staff, and families to create a nurturing and inclusive environment.
- Maintain confidentiality, uphold safeguarding procedures, and model the school’s values in all interactions.
- A highly skilled and confident practitioner, ideally with Coaching and or Teaching qualifications.
- Someone with experience delivering whole-class teaching, including for PPA and short-term cover.
- A professional who can plan and assess effectively.
- A positive role model with the ability to direct other support staff effectively.
- A strong communicator who collaborates effectively with teaching teams, parents, and external professionals.
- A committed, resilient individual who values inclusion, upholds safeguarding duties, and contributes to the wider school life.
- A commitment to people across our partnership, underpinned by our people principles: adaptability, wellness, recognising achievement, employee voice and engagement, professional development and growth, inclusivity, and collaboration.
- Access to extensive, high-quality CPL at every stage of your career, including opportunities to grow as a leader.
- The opportunity to progress across the partnership, realising your career ambitions.
- Access to an employee assistance programme that offers specialist support, including counselling, financial support, and legal advice.
- A fantastic working environment, with a team that works together for the benefit of the children in our schools.
- The opportunity to make a genuine difference to the lives of children every day
As this is a teaching-focused role, it carries a Grade 5 TA salary. We welcome applicants with relevant experience and qualifications who are excited by this unique opportunity.
We Are Looking For
Job Purpose:
To deliver the National Curriculum PE Curriculum as appropriate.
To manage, organise and lead a wide range of sporting clubs and events in collaboration with PE Leaders and Headteacher. To monitor and support the overall progress and development of children before, during and after school hours. To offer a safe and caring environment.
To work in partnership with pupils, parents, governors, other staff and external agencies.
To have due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and to follow the Local Safeguarding Board child protection procedures and the school’s safeguarding policy.
Main Duties
1) The PE coach is to deliver a PE curriculum and extra-curricular sports clubs which:
offers all pupils equality of opportunity in line with the policies of the school
ensures continuity and progression as the children move through Key Stage 2
2) The PE coach needs to build positive relationship with the children in their care to:
plan lessons, teach and assess pupils in all subjects/developmental areas
use observations and assessment to both monitor progress and to inform planning and teaching
provide oral and written feedback to pupils on the processes and outcomes of their learning
identify and respond appropriately to relevant individual differences between pupils
organise and run a range of extra - curricular sporting clubs
3) The PE coach is to use a wide range of teaching strategies to:
support pupils development and be aware of the various factors which may affect the learning process
set appropriate and challenging expectations of pupils
establish clear expectations of pupil behaviour
present learning tasks in a clear and stimulating manner
- communicate clearly and effectively with pupils through questioning, instructing, explaining and feedback
manage effectively and economically their own and their pupils’ time
support pupils in developing individual and collaborative study skills necessary for effective learning
ensure pupils are offered equality of opportunity
Grade 5:
We Can Offer You:
Application Details
Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. To arrange a visit or find out more, please contact the school office.
Early application is advised, as we may interview and appoint before the closing date.
Flying High Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. We welcome applications from all sections of the community. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.
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 Greenwood Primary and Nursery School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 435 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Greenwood Primary and Nursery School website
School location
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