Sports Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship (Wrenn School)

Summary

We are looking for a confident and enthusiastic individual who has a passion for sport and enjoys working with young people. Are you passionate about sport, education, and learning? This is a fantastic opportunity for you to join a vibrant and supportive team in a primary school, to train with them, and further your career.

Annual wage

£13,145.60 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

£6.40 per hour for the first year. After that, it will increase to the National Minimum Wage for your age group.

Training course

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Hours

Monday to Friday (8.00am to 4.00pm, earlier finish on Fridays at 3.30pm).

39 hours a week

Possible start date

Tuesday 22 October

Duration

1 Year 4 Months

Positions available

1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Sports Teaching Assistant Apprentice to join our dynamic Physical Education (PE) department at Wrenn School. This role is ideal for someone passionate about sports and education and looking to gain hands-on experience while working towards a recognised Level 3 Teaching Assistant qualification in supporting PE in schools.

As a Sports Teaching Assistant Apprentice, you will support the PE teachers in delivering high-quality sports and physical education lessons, help manage after-school sports clubs and assist with the organisation of school sports events and competitions. You will work closely with students across various age groups and abilities, encouraging them to develop their skills, teamwork, and a love for sports.

Be able to communicate effectively with young people.
Work well within a team
Have an understanding and commitment in delivering the PE National Curriculum
Be able to demonstrate evidence of subject knowledge and expertise within sport and Physical Education
Show an understanding for skill progression
Confidence and competence to lead small groups of children during lessons and at break and lunchtimes and in clubs
Knowledge and understanding of how to safely use and maintain sporting equipment
A commitment to supporting and enhancing the school’s sporting and healthy lifestyle profile
Support positive behaviour within lessons and throughout school
Ability to demonstrate a clear understanding of good primary practice
Ability to critically self-evaluate practices as a tool for improvement
Be able to demonstrate good organisational skills
Show a good level of computer/technology literacy

Where you’ll work

wrenn school

london rd

wellingborough

NN8 2DQ

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

LET ME PLAY LIMITED

Your training course

Teaching assistant (level 3)

Equal to A level

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.

Your training plan

Teaching Assistant Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
Functional skills English or maths level 2 (if required)

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English (grade C/4)
maths (grade C/4)

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
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience
Physical fitness

Other requirements

From time to time, you may be required to work outside of school hours, particularly as this post will require travel to sporting events.

About this company

On behalf of all our students and staff, I would like to thank you for taking an interest in Wrenn School and visiting our website. With over 1300 students from ages 11-18, Wrenn School is a non-selective school predominantly serving the town of Wellingborough and surrounding areas. We are a thriving community, highly successful and committed to both individual and collective success. As part of Creative Education Trust, our aim is to enable our young people to become pro-active thinkers and to equip them fully for the challenges of the 21st century. I am very proud of our school and, most importantly, of the students and staff with whom I have the pleasure of spending each day. At Wrenn School, we believe that our first priority is to provide the best care and guidance to help our children learn. We place this at the heart of every decision we make and continually ask ourselves: will this improve student learning? The Wrenn values are central to our ethos and culture within school. In order for everyone to achieve their best, we have a constant focus on high standards from our students whether in uniform, behaviour, communication, manners or perseverance. We are relentless in our pursuit of the small things that we believe have a big impact on our school culture, environment and our students’ attitude to learning. Work hard Respect others Enjoy learning Never give up Navigate your future At Wrenn School we are proud of the progress our students make. We believe that all students can make outstanding progress and attain at the highest level, whatever their starting point. We do not make excuses for our students: we firmly believe that there are no barriers to achievement that cannot be overcome by a determined and resilient student along with a supportive school team. We specialise in establishing what each student needs in order to make this outstanding progress and ensure that no child is left behind. The bedrock on which our school community is built is the excellent relationships between staff, students, families and between students themselves. When you visit our school, you will notice the positivity and mutual respect that is shown to all members of the school community.

https://www.wrennschool.org.uk/main/wrenn/about (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Full time role considered on completion of the apprenticeship

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 VAC1000278400.

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Closes in 16 days (Sunday 20 October at 11:59pm)

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