Sports Coach Apprentice – Preston Park Primary School
INSPIRE ATA LIMITED
Wembley (HA9 8RJ)
Closes in 16 days (Monday 1 June 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 15 May 2026
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Summary
Preston Park Primary School, a vibrant and inclusive educational community in Wembley, is offering an exciting opportunity for a motivated individual to join us as a Sports Coach Apprentice.
- Wage
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£12,480 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Teaching assistant (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 3.30pm
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 7 September 2026
- Duration
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1 year 6 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
Main Duties:
- Support school staff in delivering high-quality PE and school sports sessions
- Help develop and lead school sports teams
- Assist with preparing for and attending school sports competitions and fixtures
- Support sports days, competitions, and other sporting events
- Help identify and support talented individuals within lessons
- Promote and celebrate sporting achievements across the school
- Provide one-to-one support for pupils with SEN or disabilities where appropriate and under supervision
- Support joint working with external organisations and partners
- Assist with setting up, taking down, and storing sports equipment
- Complete and maintain appropriate data and administrative tasks associated with the role
- Promote health and wellbeing through physical activity
- Support equality, diversity, and inclusive participation in PE and school sport
- Undertake training and duties required to complete the apprenticeship programme
- Act as a strong, positive role model for pupils and staff
- Support pupils during lunchtimes and breaktimes
- Follow safeguarding, health and safety, confidentiality, and data protection procedures
- Support the wider aims, values, and ethos of Preston Park Primary School
- Undertake any other duties appropriate to the role
Where you'll work
College Road
Wembley
HA9 8RJ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
LET ME PLAY LIMITED
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.
Training schedule
During your apprenticeship, you will receive:
- Formal study towards a Level 3 Teaching Assistant – Sports Pathway standard qualification
- On-the-job training from experienced school staff
- Regular reviews to support your progress and development
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade A*-C/9-4 or Level 2 equivalent)
- Maths (grade A*-C/9-4 or Level 2 equivalent)
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Communication skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
Pre-employment checks: Please be aware that the successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check with child and adult barred list checks. The school will also complete all relevant safeguarding and safer recruitment checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education
About this employer
Inspire ATA is an official Flexi-Job Apprenticeship Agency, licenced by the Department for Education. Currently ranked 1st in the Rate My Apprenticeship Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers in the UK Award 2024-2025. Inspire ATA specialises in creating apprenticeship opportunities, where we recruit and employ the apprentice on behalf of our host clients, enabling us to offer additional support and a better experience for both the apprentice and the client as the experts in the industry. We arrange the most suitable and appropriate apprenticeship training from one of our partnered training providers. If you are successful in securing an apprenticeship with Inspire ATA, it is important to understand that Inspire ATA will be your employer and the apprenticeship placement will be a separate organisation that simply hosts you as an apprentice. As a Flexi-Job Apprenticeship Agency, Inspire ATA performs an important role in developing the UK labour market and it is our responsibility to ensure that talent is recognised, developed, and matched with business needs, whatever the background of the individual, irrespective of gender, race, disability, age, religion or belief, relationship orientation, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity and gender reassignment. We are proud of the diverse nature of our business and work with clients to ensure that all candidates are treated with courtesy and respect.
After this apprenticeship
- For the right candidate, there may be opportunities for continued employment within the school or progression into sports coaching, teaching assistant roles, or further study in sport and education
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LET ME PLAY LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000032097.
Apply now
Closes in 16 days (Monday 1 June 2026 at 11:59pm)