PE and Sports Teaching Assistant - Fixed Term

Garlinge Primary School and Nursery, Margate

• Ref:KCC886-3917-399S
• Posted:01/07/2026
• Pay:KSA
• Start Date:September 2026
• App Close Date:09/07/2026 at 23:45
• Interviews:W/C Monday 13th July 2026

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Are you passionate about inspiring children to be active and reach their full potential? Do you want to make a real difference through PE and sport?

We are looking for an enthusiastic PE and Sports Teaching Assistant to join our school's PE department.

At Garlinge we pride ourselves on our commitment to PE and school sport and offer all our children fantastic resources and opportunities to engage in a rich and varied PE curriculum. As we are an inclusive school this role may involve working with children with physical disabilities, challenging behaviour, SEMH needs and complex barriers to learning.

The successful candidate will have excellent sports and PE knowledge, ideally with a minimum Level 1 qualification in Sport. You will ideally have experience of the PE / Sports curriculum within a school setting and experience of working with complex barriers to learning is desirable.

We require a good standard of general education and GCSEs or equivalent in English and Maths at Grade C/4 or above are desirable. 

The hours are 26 hours per week, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 6.5 hours per day. Whilst the core working hours will be between 8.15am and 4.15pm each day there will be a degree of flexibility required depending on clubs and fixtures and so working times may vary.

The role is term-time only (38 weeks per year). This is a fixed term contract until 31 August 2027.

The pay scale is set at KSA (which is £24,513 for a full time position) which equates to approximately £14,629 per annum pro rata. 

A formal 30 minute interview will take place with a panel comprising of members of the Leadership Team. Candidates will be required to plan and deliver a PE/Sport activity to a small group of children which will be observed by a member of the management team.

Verification of qualifications will be required before employment can commence so please do not declare any qualifications unless you can produce the original certificate.

CVs will not be accepted. Please complete your application form in full explaining how your skills / experience make you a suitable candidate for the role.

If you have not been contacted within 2 weeks of the closing date then you have not been shortlisted on this occasion.

It is an offence to apply for this role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

Garlinge Primary School and Nursery is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Our Safeguarding Policy is available on the school website.

Shortlisted candidates will be subject to online checks following Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025. Interviewees will also be asked questions relating to the safeguarding of children.

We are also committed to championing staff wellbeing and all employees can access free counselling, occupational health support and supervision sessions.

This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service and a check against the ISA Barred List for Children, two satisfactory references and right to work in the UK documentation. All new employees to the school, including those with previous local government service, shall be subject to a 6-month probationary period.

Information about the school

Garlinge Primary School and Nursery continues to be a ‘Good’ school with an ‘Outstanding’ judgement in Personal Development, as recognised in our latest Ofsted inspection (November 2023). The inspection found that, ‘pupils behave and concentrate very well in this warm and inclusive school’ and that, ‘the school carefully considers staff workload and well-being.’

We are a large four form entry school to the west of Margate with approximately 720 pupils. We aim to provide a caring, exciting and inclusive learning environment where every child and family really matters with a focus on raising standards alongside the development of the whole child. The school’s values are Perseverance, Aspiration, Respect and Teamwork and all children are familiar with these.

We are a school with a Specialist Resource Provision (SRP) for Physically Disabled pupils, a KS1 and KS2 satellite class from Foreland Fields School and a further SRP for pupils with Autism.

We are a part of an established Cooperative Trust (Thanet Endeavour Learning Trust), working with Bromstone Primary School, Parkside Community Foundation Primary School and St Mildred’s Primary Infant School. We work closely within our Trust to improve all aspects of our practice, including CPD and support for ECTs.

Our large site comprises of a KS2 and a KS1 building, three large playgrounds and a school field and we continue to invest heavily in our outdoor learning environment which includes an inclusive play area and sports courts.

We inspire, respect and celebrate achievement and diversity.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Charlotte Musselwhite (HR Officer)
• Address:Westfield Road, Margate, Kent, CT9 5PA
• Telephone: 01843 221877
• Email: hr@garlinge.kent.sch.uk

Fax: 01843 298648

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Recruitment Policy
• Employment of Ex-Offenders Policy
• Child Protection Policy
• Staff Benefits at GPSN
• Job Description
• Person Specification