Sports Coach

Leigh Primary School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B8 2YH

Deadline is today

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  1 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  10 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: Grade 3 - SCP 9-22

Sports Coach job summary

We would like our newly appointed sports coach to raise the profile of PE, cover PPA PE lessons, attend external sports competitions/ residentials, support teachers with delivering high quality PE lessons and lead breakfast/lunchtime and after school clubs. The role will involve working co-operatively with the Trust Sports Lead, challenging and encouraging children to interact and engage in all activities, promoting inclusion and the benefits that physical activity has on wellbeing.

We are looking for someone who:

Has paid experience of teaching Physical Education in a primary school.

Has a good working knowledge of the primary PE National Curriculum.

Has excellent organisational and communication skills.

Has experience of inclusion within the mainstream setting.

Can deliver a range of extracurricular sports activities.

Understands the individual needs of children and can develop and inspire young people to become and stay involved in sport and physical activity.

Aware of the PE, School Sport and Physical Activity funding requirements and can record impact statements on to the report

Has experience in classroom management.

Can communicate with children, parents and staff effectively.

Is caring, fun, creative and inspiring

Has a passion to ensure the very best for our children.

Is available to work before and after school hours

To lead/deliver after school clubs for our children

Qualifications

Essential:

Level 2 NGB Qualification in more than one sport

BTEC or A Level P.E

Level 3 qualification in PESS

Level 2 Literacy and Numeracy or GCSEs grade 5/C and above

Desirable:

HNC in Sport /HND in Sport /Sports degree

First Aid

Equal Opportunities, Safeguarding & Child Protection

Leigh Primary believes that its workforce should reflect the local community and that all groups within the community should have equal access to the Trust’s employment opportunities. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

Leigh Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks including: Enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.

All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2023. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

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 Leigh Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 385 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Leigh Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/leigh-primary-school-birmingham

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