• About The Role

  • Salary: Grade 5, £27,715 - £28,912 per annum, pro rata. Approximately £13,003 - £13,565 per annum (0.46917 FTE)
     
    Please Note: This is a part time, fixed-term position: 22 hours per week, 9.30 - 4.30 (3 days). 12.30 - 4.30pm (1 day). The contract will end in August 2026. This position will be based at both Avanti Meadows and Avanti Brook Primary School. 
     
    Are you passionate about inspiring young minds and fostering a love for physical education and sports? We are seeking an enthusiastic Sports Coach to join our team, helping to deliver a high-quality, broad, and balanced PE curriculum that encourages all pupils to reach their full potential. This role offers the chance to make a meaningful impact by promoting the importance of health, fitness, and teamwork while shaping the personal development of our pupils.
     
    As a Sports Coach, you will play a key role in planning and delivering engaging PE lessons, mentoring pupils, and preparing them for internal and external sports competitions. You will be instrumental in encouraging participation and promoting an active and healthy lifestyle for all pupils, both within the classroom and through extracurricular activities. From leading inter-school tournaments to supporting the organisation of exciting events like Sports Day, you’ll have the opportunity to create memorable experiences and instil a lifelong love of sports in our students.
     
    We are looking for a positive role model who can inspire pupils, provide a supportive learning environment, and work collaboratively with staff to ensure high standards of teaching and behaviour. 
     
    Safeguarding the welfare of all pupils will be at the heart of everything you do, and you’ll play an active role in implementing school policies to ensure a safe and inclusive environment.
     
    If you are a motivated, team-oriented individual with a passion for sports and a commitment to nurturing young learners, we’d love to hear from you. Join us in shaping the next generation of active, confident, and successful individuals!
     
    Please note that we may close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, we'd encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.
     
    School visits are welcomed and encouraged. Please contact the school to arrange a suitable time.
    What will you do?
    • Support in the planning and delivery of schemes of work and lessons that meet the requirements of the National Curriculum. 
    • To monitor and evaluate the assessment and feedback to pupils in line with whole school policy.
    • Support the setting of expectations for staff and pupils in relation to standards of achievement and the quality of learning and teaching. 
    • Support the PE/Sports leader to ensure that PE equipment is appropriate and available in order to deliver high quality PE.

  • About Us

  • Why should you apply 

    You will be working in a fantastic environment. 

    Avanti exists to help each person become a well-rounded human being through intellectual, moral and spiritual growth, and so make the world a better place. 

    We offer a range of staff benefits including professional development opportunities, retail discounts, flexible working options, well-being programs, and more; further details at the bottom of the page

    What are we looking for?
    • Diploma in Higher Education in Sports Management and Coaching Studies
    • Other qualifications such as: Level 1 Gymnastics, BTEC national award in sports, NVQ Level 3 in sports coaching etc.
    • The ability to effectively deliver high quality PE lessons to pupils of all ages and abilities including those with physical disabilities.
    • Experience of teaching pupils in groups of mixed ability and age (preferably primary).
    • Experience of teaching pupils with a range of additional needs, e.g. physical, SEN, EAL, SEMH
    • Commitment to the safeguarding and welfare of all students
    Please view the full Job Description for more information on the responsibilities and essential criteria required for this role.
     
    Further information
     
    Pre-employment checks
    Avanti Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates are required to have an Enhanced DBS check unless internally appointed and still within the cycle of DBS re-checks.
    Any appointment subsequently made will be subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.

    Diversity and Inclusion
    We want to make sure we are attracting the widest possible range of people and ensure that they are accepted, understood and treated equally when they work here. This means we will work hard to understand that each employee is unique and ensuring that individuals or groups are not treated differently or less favourably on the basis of specific characteristics. 
    Such characteristics include (but are not limited to) age, disability, gender including transgender, race, religion, sexual orientation, marital status, and how the school supports pregnant women and new parents.
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About our School

Avanti Meadows is a brand-new primary school in Bishop’s Stortford. Surrounded by fields and new housing estates, the school is a centre for the new community developing in the north of Bishop’s Stortford. The school is rated “good” with “outstanding” in personal development.

Avanti Meadows is a non-faith, community school that embraces inclusion and diversity. “From the very start, pupils develop the deep consideration for others, self-reflection and kind relationships that are at the heart of this school.” Avanti Meadows Ofsted Inspection Report, March 2024

Our school is a vibrant, exciting place to be that is open to big ideas and creativity, all with a genuine focus on pupil and staff wellbeing.

“Through our yoga sessions, children are learning to self-regulate, they are learning that they have the ability to control themselves, to try and calm themselves down and to be in the moment” - Sara Thompson, Yoga Teacher

Our staff are inspired and passionate about their roles, the vision of the school, and providing the most fulfilling learning experience for pupils. Learning is a quest to discover each student’s unique gifts and potential, and to lay the foundation for their lifelong journey of learning.

“We have the most amazing staff members; it’s really evident that the team are very close to one another, and there is a real synergy in their approach to children’s learning.” - Sally Allan, Executive Principal