Sports Graduate

Location: Wakefield
Job Type: Contract
Reference: 311027144
Salary: £93 - £119/day + CPD & PAYE
Job Published: 20 March 2026

🏅 Sports Graduate Teaching Assistant
🎓 Turn your passion for sport into real impact
📍 Wakefield | 💷 £93–£119 per day | 📅 Immediate start

Love sport? Want to actually use your degree?

Not every win is a goal or a medal.

Sometimes it’s a student joining in for the first time.
Sometimes it’s building confidence.
Sometimes it’s just getting through the day 💙

If that hits home, keep reading 👇

⚽ What’s the role?

We’re working with a SEND specialist school in Wakey looking for a Sports Graduate Teaching Assistant to support pupils through PE, movement, and structured activities.

You’ll be using sport as a tool to:

  • Build confidence 🙌

  • Encourage teamwork 🤝

  • Support behaviour in a positive way

  • Help students feel included and capable

🧠 What you’ll be doing day-to-day

  • Supporting students with SEND in PE lessons and activities

  • Helping deliver KS3 & KS4 PE sessions

  • Adapting games so everyone can take part

  • Being that positive, encouraging presence students rely on

  • Turning small wins into big progress 💥

🎓 Perfect for grads in:

  • Sports Science

  • Physical Education

  • Sports Coaching

  • Or anyone thinking about working in education or SEND

👀 You’ll fit right in if you’re:

  • Energetic and up for getting stuck in 💪

  • Patient and understanding

  • A team player

  • Interested in working with young people who need extra support

🚀 Why this role is a great first step

This isn’t just a job—it’s a launchpad.

Many of our grads go on to careers in:

  • Teaching 👩‍🏫

  • Educational Psychology 🧠

  • Youth Work

  • SEND & Behaviour Support

You’ll get real, hands-on experience that actually counts.

⭐ What you’ll get

  • Weekly PAYE pay (no umbrella faff) 💷

  • FREE CPD + training (including SEND & behaviour support)

  • A friendly consultant who actually listens (no ghosting 👀)

  • Roles that fit you—not just what’s available

➕ Extra bonus

Not Thrive trained yet?

No stress—we’ll sort that for you. It’s something schools love and makes a real difference to pupils every day 🌱

📋 You’ll need

  • A relevant degree (or graduating soon!) 🎓

  • Right to work in the UK

  • DBS (or happy to apply)

  • A CV with your recent experience

🔥 Ready to get started?

If you want a role where you’ll stay active, build experience, and actually make a difference—this is it.

👉 Apply now or drop us a message for a quick, no-pressure chat

Let’s turn your love of sport into something bigger 🙌