L2 Community Activator Coach Apprentice
Wellesbourne Primary & Nursery School
Apprenticeship summary
This apprenticeship involves working in schools where you will champion physical activity, sport and health, organise and lead safe and enjoyable activities at playtimes, lunchtimes, after school and support teachers to deliver PE lessons using the skills you have developed.
Closing date: July 10, 2026
Intermediate
- Be a physical activity role model for children in your school.
- Support teachers whilst they deliver PE lessons.
- Lead and support physical activities and sports activities in the enrichment programme, including breakfast clubs, playtimes and after-school hours.
- Support the PE School Lead/ Headteacher with day-to-day management tasks. E.g., administrative, noticeboards, equipment, and management of teams at competitions on and off the school site.
- Lead and support other physical activity projects (as identified by the school) to encourage more children to be physically active. E.g. delivery of targeted activities, parental engagement projects, developing young people as leaders, developing school to community links, personal challenge activities and organising & delivering playground activities.
- Working alongside national and local sporting initiatives.
- Provide other support in a classroom setting.
LSSP works with Educational & Sporting Futures to equip coaches and development workers with the latest place-based approaches and behaviour change insights. Through our apprenticeship training, we will offer;
- The Level 2 Community Activator Coach qualification which will enable the Apprentice to lead sessions and understand participants, preparing them to work in the physical activity & community sport sector.
- Opportunities to gain National Governing Body Coaching Awards and other accredited qualifications.
Training is delivered by LSSP weekly and is face-to-face.
This role would be ideal for someone who either wanted to move into sports coaching / development with children and young people or who wants to work in education. It will provide a basis for other apprenticeships including teaching assistant roles and as a route towards teacher training or into other physical activity &/or sport careers.
Employer
Wellesbourne Primary & Nursery School
Wellesbourne School will employ the apprentice and the training will be through LSSP. LSSP is a partnership for schools that works strategically with others to promote, develop and enhance PE, school sport and physical activity for the young people of Liverpool to be happy, healthy and active.
Training
SPORTING FUTURES TRAINING (UK) LTD
Apprenticeship standard:Community activator coach (level 2)