Sports Coach

Turnham Academy, London, SE4 2HH

30 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  19 November 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  20 October 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
  • Suitable for early career teachers (534)
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Early years, Key stage 1, Key stage 2
• Working pattern: Term time, part time: 32.5 hours a week, Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: UQ1 - £29,336 pa Unqualified Pay Scale

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Be a highly motivated and enthusiastic PE and Sports Coach;

• Be passionate about working with children and as part of a team;
• Have vision and energy and be able to support change;
• Have experience of delivering a range of physical activities to young people of primary school age.

What the school offers its staff

• A dedicated leadership team, who are committed to supporting and developing colleagues;
• Excellent professional development and promotion opportunities;
• Membership to Perkbox discount scheme;
• Subsided private health care with Benenden;
• A free school lunch when working in school;
• A friendly and welcoming working environment.

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

Turnham Academy is committed to ensuring the welfare and safety of all our children in school. We believe that pupils have a right to learn in a supportive, caring and safe environment which includes the right to protection from all types of abuse; where staff are vigilant for signs of any pupil in distress and are confident about applying our safeguarding processes to avert and alleviate any such problems.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Sports Coach JD_PS 2025.pdf - 291 KB (opens in new tab)

About Turnham Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 168 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Turnham Academy website
• Email address: office@turnhamacademy.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/turnham-academy

We seek to create a nurturing academy community which places our learners at the heart of everything we do; where our children’s learning experiences are varied and inclusive, ensuring the highest standards of learning, and all are supported to be successful in reaching their full potential. Our STEP Way is driven by our core curriculum principles: COLLABORATION, CURIOSITY, COMMUNICATION; empowering our children to apply their learning in CONTEXT.

Arranging a visit to Turnham Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@turnhamacademy.org.

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