Sports Coach Unqualified Teacher

The Oval School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B33 8JG

20 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  27 November 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  7 November 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: £22,601.00 - £35,259.00 Annually (Actual) UQT 1 to 6

Sports Coach Unqualified Teacher job summary

You will join our existing school team and be an integral part of delivering high-quality sport, play and physical education across the school day. Working alongside teachers and support staff, you will lead engaging PE lessons, promote active play at lunchtimes and after school, and support pupils to develop positive attitudes to teamwork and physical wellbeing. You will also take responsibility for the use and care of PE equipment and lead our Forest Schools provision, making creative use of our outdoor spaces to enhance learning.

Main Purpose of the Job

To be responsible for working alongside the teachers, teaching assistants and midday supervisors to provide high quality sport and play activities across the timetable and beyond the school day.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Working with whole classes to deliver engaging and inclusive high-quality physical education, physical activity and sport to EYFS, KS1 and KS2
• To assist with planning and preparation of lessons in line with the National Curriculum
• Promote children’s physical wellbeing and development through structured PE sessions
• Enhance children’s learning using outdoor space creatively and effectively
• To produce and run a programme of sports, games and activities at lunchtime times and after school
• To actively support pupils in the playground by teaching them to play co-operatively, introduce them to a range of playtime games and activities
• Monitor and record student activities as appropriate writing records and reports as required
• To be responsible for looking after PE equipment and advise when resources are needed
• Help children develop positive attitudes to learning through support and mentoring both inside and outside the classroom
• To play an active role in our relational approach
• Interact with parents, external sports providers and develop community links
• To lead on Forest Schools

The DRB Ignite Multi Academy Trust is committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants, and the applicant will need to meet the requirements of the person specification to be offered the post.

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 The Oval School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 645 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Oval School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-oval-school

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