Sports Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship - St Michael's Church of England
THE DIOCESE OF COVENTRY MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
Bedworth (CV12 9DA)
Closes in 18 days (Sunday 1 June 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 13 May 2025
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Summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic and hard working individual to join St Michael’s team. As a Sports Teaching Assistant Apprentice you will gain many new skills to help you develop throughout the apprenticeship. If you are looking to start or develop your career apply here now!
- Wage
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£12,955.80 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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£7.55 per hour. This role is term-time only.
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Thursday, 9.00am - 4.00pm and Friday, 8.30am - 3.15pm
32 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Saturday 6 September 2025
- Duration
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1 year 4 months
- Positions available
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1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
The Trust is looking to appoint an inspirational and highly effective Sports Teaching Assistant who is committed to supporting St Michaels to educational excellence and further developing the distinctive Christian character of educational provision and the school community.
Duties will include:
- Support PE teacher to ensure safety in all sports activities
- Set up, maintain, clean, and store equipment and facilities
- Prepare and clean kits; manage stock, first aid supplies, and orders
- Arrange sports fixtures, transport, and administer sportswear
- Assist in lessons, demonstrate techniques, and act as coach/referee/scorer
- Provide clerical support: record-keeping, payments, displays, photocopying
- Supervise and support pupils during lessons, activities, and trips
- Encourage inclusion, manage behavior, and promote self-esteem
- Monitor and report pupil progress and behavior to teachers
- Assist in planning and running events and inter-school competitions
- Follow safeguarding, health & safety, and data protection policies
- Engage in ongoing professional development and performance review
- Work collaboratively with staff, parents, community, and trust partners
- We will provide a full list of responsibilities during the screening process
Where you'll work
Hazel Grove,
Bedworth
CV12 9DA
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
LET ME PLAY LIMITED
Your training course
Teaching assistant (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Apply strategies to support and encourage the development of independent learners.
- Adapt communication strategies for the audience and context.
- Apply behaviour management strategies in line with organisational policy.
- Adapt resources to support all learners.
- Communicate with teachers to ensure clarity of the TA’s role.
- Apply teaching strategies to deliver learning activities or interventions.
- Build relationships with learners, teachers, other professionals and stakeholders.
- Comply with legislation, guidance, and procedures for Prevent, safeguarding and health & safety.
- Support the well-being and mental health of learners.
- Observe, record, and report on learners in line with organisational procedures.
- Apply methods of formative assessment.
- Use up to date technology safely, to support learning.
- Encourage safe use of technology by learners.
- Adapt teaching strategies to support all learners (for example, scaffolding, open questioning).
- Identify and respond to pastoral and academic behaviours in learners.
- Provide feedback to learners.
- Apply strategies to support and encourage the development of independent learners.
- Adapt communication strategies for the audience and context.
- Apply behaviour management strategies in line with organisational policy.
- Adapt resources to support all learners.
- Communicate with teachers to ensure clarity of the TA’s role.
- Apply teaching strategies to deliver learning activities or interventions.
- Build relationships with learners, teachers, other professionals and stakeholders.
- Comply with legislation, guidance, and procedures for Prevent, safeguarding and health & safety.
- Support the well-being and mental health of learners.
- Observe, record, and report on learners in line with organisational procedures.
- Apply methods of formative assessment.
- Use up to date technology safely, to support learning.
- Encourage safe use of technology by learners.
- Adapt teaching strategies to support all learners (for example, scaffolding, open questioning).
- Identify and respond to pastoral and academic behaviours in learners.
- Provide feedback to learners.
Your training plan
- Apprenticeship Details - 16 months expected duration to complete, working towards your Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification. (All learning is delivered online/ remote)
- Training Provider: LMP Education (rated 1st best UK training provider)
More training information
No classroom or college days
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4 or above (Level 2))
- Maths (grade 4 or above (Level 2))
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this company
The Diocese of Coventry Multi Academy Trust is on an aspirational journey to achieve educational excellence for all. The Trust seeks to build a better future for all within our academies who in turn will positively impact their communities. People within the Trust work as part of the broader Trust family, benefitting from peer support and wide opportunities for personal development.
After this apprenticeship
- Completion of the level 3 qualification and potentially a permanent position
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LET ME PLAY LIMITED
Horiya
horiya.haji@lmpeducation.org
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000320131.
Apply now
Closes in 18 days (Sunday 1 June 2025 at 11:59pm)
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