Sports Coach - William Harding School

Buckinghamshire Council; Aylesbury; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Onsite staff counsellor

EAP & OH support

CPD opportunities

Wellbeing focus in training

Job summary

William Harding School in Buckinghamshire is seeking a dedicated Sports Coach to contribute to our commitment to excellence in PE and school sport. The role focuses on delivering high-quality PE lessons across a four-form entry primary school, with opportunities to extend activities beyond the curriculum.

We value inclusion, teamwork and staff wellbeing, backed by a strong CPD program and support from a dedicated leadership team. Interviews will be scheduled as applications are received.

Qualifications

• Commitment to delivering high-quality PE lessons and school sport across the school within and beyond the curriculum.
• The ability to promote PE, school sport and physical activity to raise attainment.
• A commitment to inclusion, high expectations and helping all pupils succeed.
• The ability to build positive relationships and work collaboratively with pupils, staff, families and external professionals.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high-quality PE lessons and school sport across the school.
• Promote PE and physical activity to raise attainment and participation.

Skills

PE delivery

School sport

Inclusion

Collaboration

Job description

This is an exciting opportunity to work with a hard-working and dedicated staff and wonderful children who live our school motto of; Aim high… Work hard… Be kind… William Harding School is a four-form entry primary school, but we pride ourselves on maintaining a small school feel within each year group.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, skilled and committed Sports Coach to be part of our commitment to achieving excellence. We are a four form entry primary school with a pre-school. William Harding is resourced well to drive forward teaching and learning.

Why Work at William Harding?

The devolved leadership structure of the Extended Leadership Team, which includes the SLT, AHTs and the Business Support Manager, means that working in teams for support and workload is paramount. As a four-form entry school, all of our teachers work in teams of four teachers, one of whom is the Year Lead who works to support all teachers. Our Curriculum is also supported by schemes to reduce workload. As a year group, the team share workload to support wellbeing, in areas such as shared planning, extra-curricular activities, resources, displays and other tasks.

We offer a wide ranging internal CPD program for all staff and have a SEND and FLO team who can also support with bespoke CPD for SEND and Pastoral needs.

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full time

Interviews: will be scheduled according to applications that are received.

About us

We are a welcoming, inclusive community with a diverse mix of pupils which includes an Additional Resourced Provision for pupils with Speech and Language needs and Physical Disabilities. Our students enjoy strong, meaningful relationships with each other and the staff, making it an exceptional place to work.

William Harding has a clear vision led by an experienced and ambitious leadership team. Staff are committed to raising standards and there is a strong emphasis on staff wellbeing and teamwork. We have well behaved children who are keen to learn. We are looking for enthusiastic, ambitious and skilled teachers to be part of our commitment to achieving excellence. William Harding is resourced well to drive forward teaching and learning.

Workload and wellbeing at William Harding

The SLT take wellbeing and workload very seriously and this is clear in the work we do towards supporting staff. More information can be found here www.williamhardingschool.co.uk under the Wellbeing tab.

We pride ourselves on our wellbeing offer at William Harding and it is our mission to support the workload and wellbeing of all staff.

Some of the things we offer include:

• Workload and wellbeing committee to raise and discuss wellbeing ideas
• Workload and wellbeing trials to test ideas before rolling out across the school
• Open door policy with line managers, ELT and SLT
• Onsite staff counsellor
• External support including EAP and OH
• Wellbeing focus and opportunities in training and staff meetings
• Wellbeing focus as part of staff appraisals
• The FLO (Family Liaison Officer) team are around tosupportwith children's pastoral needs as well as our School Counsellor
• The SEND team offer support and guidance and work with pupils
• The ELT (Extended Leadership Team) work across Year groups to support behaviour, parents and events

Please see attached Job description for further information.

About you

The successful applicant will demonstrate:

• A commitment to delivering high-quality PE lessons and school sport across the school within and beyond the curriculum.
• The ability to promote PE, school sport and physical activity to raise attainment.
• A commitment to inclusion, high expectations and helping all pupils succeed
• The ability to build positive relationships and work collaboratively with pupils, staff, families and external professionals

We would also suggest that you look at our website for information about our school.

William Harding School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its pupils and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to a disclosure of criminal records at an enhanced level. Any offer of employment, or agreement to volunteer, is subject to receipt of satisfactory references and DBS checks. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2026, online searches will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates. The search is not part of the shortlisting process itself, and candidates will have a chance to address any issues of concern that come up during the search at interview.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).
It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.