SEN Sports Coach

Tradewind Recruitment LTD.; Flackwell Heath; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 20,000; Full time

Job summary

Tradewind Recruitment LTD. is seeking a SEN Sports Coach for an urban high school in High Wycombe. You will deliver sports and movement sessions tailored to pupils aged 7-19 with complex needs, supporting communication, wellbeing and independence.

The role requires patience, adaptability and the ability to work with a multidisciplinary team in a specialist educational setting for an entire academic year, starting October 2026. A strong sports background is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience working with SEND pupils is desirable.
• Ability to adapt activities to diverse needs and maintain calm.
• Strong interest in sport and education with a patient, flexible approach.

Responsibilities

• Deliver structured sports and physical activity sessions for pupils with additional needs.
• Adapt activities to individual physical, sensory, and cognitive needs.
• Encourage participation in movement, games and recreation.
• Support pupils to develop gross motor skills and physical confidence.
• Use sport to foster communication and positive relationships.
• Collaborate with teachers, Teaching Assistants and specialists.
• Maintain a calm and encouraging approach when additional support is needed.
• Help pupils gain independence through structured activities.
• Support wider curriculum activities including life skills and personal development.

Skills

Sports coaching

SEND experience

Relationship building

Patience

Education

PE or sports degree

Job description

SEN Sports Coach - High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Location: High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
Contract: Full academic year
Start: October 2026
Pay: 93 - 110 per day

Use sport to support learning, confidence and independence

Are you a confident sports professional, coach, PE graduate, Teaching Assistant or education professional looking to work within a specialist school environment?

A specialist education setting in High Wycombe is seeking an enthusiastic and capable SEN Sports Coach to support pupils aged 7-19 with a range of severe, complex and profound additional needs.

The provision supports pupils with complex cognitive, sensory and communication needs, including autism, physical and cognitive disabilities, sensory processing needs and significant communication difficulties. The setting places a strong emphasis on communication, wellbeing, personal development, physical development and preparing pupils for greater independence.

What you will be doing

• Delivering and supporting structured sports and physical activity sessions for pupils with additional needs.
• Adapting activities according to individual physical, sensory, communication and cognitive needs.
• Encouraging pupils to participate in movement, exercise, games and recreational activities.
• Supporting pupils to develop gross motor skills, coordination, balance and physical confidence.
• Using sport and physical activity to encourage communication, interaction and positive relationships.
• Working alongside teachers, Teaching Assistants and specialist professionals to support individual pupil outcomes.
• Maintaining a calm, consistent and encouraging approach when pupils require additional support or regulation.
• Helping pupils develop independence and confidence through appropriately structured activities.
• Supporting the wider curriculum where required, including life skills and personal development

Who we are looking for

You do not need to have previously worked in a special school to be considered.

This role could suit:

• A qualified or experienced sports coach.
• A PE graduate or sports graduate.
• A Teaching Assistant with a strong interest in sport.
• A former or current school sports professional.
• An education professional with experience supporting pupils with SEND.
• Someone with experience in youth sport, disability sport or adapted physical activity.
• A confident individual who can build positive relationships with children and young people.

Experience working with SEND pupils is desirable, but candidates with a strong sporting background and the right attitude towards specialist education are encouraged to apply.

You will need to be patient, reliable and confident adapting your approach to individual pupils. The ability to follow safeguarding procedures and work as part of a wider multidisciplinary team is essential.