Sports Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship - Wrenn School

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

• Full-time role considered on completion of the apprenticeship

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.