Sports Teaching Assistant

REESON Education; Greater London; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Job summary

REESON Education is seeking a dedicated Sports Teaching Assistant for an Islington school. You will support PE lessons, work with secondary pupils, and adapt activities for learners with special needs.

The role requires energy, positivity, and the ability to build rapport with pupils and staff. Prior experience in coaching or sport science is welcomed, and you will contribute to inclusive physical education in a busy environment.

Qualifications

• Are you a graduate in Sport Science? Perhaps you are a talented Sports Coach?
• Support learning in Sports and PE for learners with special needs.
• You will be a positive and energetic leader, engaging with children and forming rapport.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support on PE lessons for secondary pupils.
• Adapt lessons for students with barriers to learning and complex needs.
• Encourage teamwork and discipline to support wider learning outcomes.

Skills

Sports coaching

Teaching support

Teamwork

Discipline

Education

Sport Science degree

Job description

Sports Teaching Assistant - Islington

Sports Teaching Assistant required

Islington School

Support delivery of PE and Sports

Secondary

ADHD, Behaviour and mental health needs

Pay negotiable

Are you a graduate in Sport Science? Perhaps you are a talented Sports Coach?

Do you have the ability to support learning in Sports and PE for Special Needs?

If you answered yes to the above, then this is the role for you!

Sports Teaching Assistant - Islington / The Role:

The TA for Sports will lead and support on PE lessons. You will teach a wide range of learning needs throughout the School taking Classes of Secondary aged pupils. Pupils have special needs so a talented coach is required to adapt lessons, be flexible and creative in their lesson plans for Physical education. You will be teaching Sports, Movement and Physical Education Curriculum designed to students who have barriers to learning and many of whom may have been excluded from their previous school for poo behaviour. You will encoruage students to explore their sporting skills whilst also putting enphasis on soft skills in Sports such as Team Work and Discipline, which could help these studenrts in their wider schooling. You must be a positive and energetic leader, able to engage with children and form positive relationships/rapport. You must be a role model who is able to provide good guidance to these young people and work towards more positive outcomes in their studies.

Sports Teaching Assistant - Islington / The School:

This School is located in Barking with excellent transport links. They provide education to children between the ages of 4 - 16 years with complex special needs including Autism, Severe Learning Difficulties and Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties. They have an amazing team who work together to provide students with a safe and secure learning environment, students behaviour is well managed and students have made above average progress in the last year. The facilities at this School are excellent including Sensory rooms, and Hydrotheraphy Swimming Pool.

Reeson Education is an Equal Opportunities employer and is committed to the highest standards of safeguarding and the promotion of the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.

Please note, where a salary or daily rate range is stated, the higher rate applies to candidates who meet the enhanced experience, training or qualification requirements specified within the advert. All daily/hourly rates quoted are inclusive of holiday pay at 12.07