Sports Graduates into Teaching

Are you a Sports Graduate, Sports Coach, Personal Trainer or someone with a passion for developing young people?

Protocol Education is looking for energetic and motivated Sports Graduates to work as Teaching Assistants across Primary, Secondary and SEND schools throughout Durham and the surrounding areas.

If you're considering a career in teaching, coaching, youth work, PE, educational psychology or behaviour support, this role provides valuable hands‑on experience within educational settings.

Your ability to motivate, inspire and build positive relationships is highly valued in education.

Schools are looking for individuals who can:

• Lead by example
• Build student confidence
• Promote teamwork and resilience
• Support positive behaviour
• Engage reluctant learners
• Act as positive role models

• Supporting pupils in and outside the classroom
• Delivering small group interventions
• Supporting PE and enrichment activities
• Encouraging engagement and participation
• Assisting students with SEND and SEMH needs
• Promoting positive behaviour and wellbeing

• Sports Science Graduates
• Sports Coaching Graduates
• PE Graduates
• Personal Trainers
• Sports Coaches
• Athletes looking to transition into education

• Competitive weekly pay
• Flexible work opportunities
• Free CPD and training
• Pathways into Teaching and Education
• Dedicated consultant support

Start making a difference while building an exciting career in education.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.

All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.

Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance 'Keeping Children Safe in Education', this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.
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