Apprentice - Sports Teaching Assistant

Apprentice Sports Teaching Assistant

Thomas Hickman School is gearing up for an exciting new chapter. As we look ahead to 2026, we are becoming Stronger, Sharper, Taller and Louder…and we’d love you to be part of it.

Are you passionate about sport and keen to inspire primary pupils to get active?

Would you like to start your career in education, sport, or youth work, gaining hands‑on experience and a nationally recognised qualification?

• Support delivery of engaging PE lessons and school sporting activities
• Assist teachers with classroom and pastoral support
• Supervise and encourage children during breaktime, lunchtime, and after-school sports clubs
• Support SEND and small‑group interventions, helping every child to succeed
• Take part in school events, sports festivals and competitions

You’ll receive full training as part of your apprenticeship, and have the opportunity to work towards a recognised qualification.

• Enthusiastic about working with children and sport
• Committed to safeguarding, inclusion and teamwork
• Organised, reliable and eager to learn
• Has good time‑management and communication skills
• Can work independently and as part of a team
• Is committed to safeguarding and the school environment
• Is keen to learn and undertake training

9am-5pm, Monday to Thursday.

9am to 4.30pm Friday.

Lunch - 30 minutes unpaid, daily.

Term-time, plus 1 week.

Come and visit me, Mark Lambert, Sports Lead, and the team, find out more about what makes THS a fabulous place to be?
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We are committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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).

We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so please be advised to submit your application as early as possible.