Organisation Ignite Sport & Physical Education Limited Salary £26k - £28k (FTE) Location Schools in Bath and North East Somerset, Greater Bristol, and Wiltshire Contract type Permanent (Part time) Closing date 20 November 2025 Interview date 24 November 2025 Job Description Welcome to Ignite Sport & Physical Education Limited.
Thank you for your interest in joining Ignite Sport in the role of Gymnastics Coach.
Through positive experiences of PE, sport and physical activity, Ignite Sport aims to engage and inspire as many children as possible to be active, healthy and fulfilled for life.
As our Gymnastics Coach, you will design and deliver outstanding Gymnastics PE lessons and engaging sports sessions at our partner schools and community settings.
We are looking for outstanding individuals who are curious, compassionate and conscientious professionals. With a strong background in coaching Gymnastics, you will be highly motivated by the opportunity to both develop your career and help shape the growth of an ambitious new company.
Ignite Sport’s services
Ignite Sport provides outstanding physical education, sport, physical activity and pupil mentoring for schools.
We offer a flexible service to meet the individual requirements and context of each partner school. Our provision includes PPA cover, staff CPD training, pupil mentoring, active breakfast clubs, lunch clubs, after school sports clubs, and holiday sports camps.
We work closely with our partner schools, their PE leads and senior leaders, to help embed movement and physical activity across the school day, develop a progressive and inclusive PE curriculum and to ensure that our clubs and holiday sports camps are accessible for all, especially the most disadvantaged. Our coaches are flexible and conscientious. They support with additional aspects of PE, such as intra-school and inter-school tournaments and sports days.
Our philosophy
At Ignite Sport we believe that high quality physical education, sport, and physical activity can elevate every child’s life, and that there is at least one sport/activity for every child.
With the first eleven years of a child’s life playing a critical role in shaping their interests, habits, and attitudes towards physical activity, and sport, our overarching aim is to develop every child’s physical literacy because active children are healthier, can concentrate for longer, are more resilient and are more likely to be happy.
We achieve this by creating learning and sporting environments that celebrate effort over ability, enable all participants to feel confident and safe, respected and trusted, and which foster positive self-reflection and self-worth.
The opportunity
I founded Ignite Sport in November 2024 following a 22-year career in the education, sports coaching, and charity sectors. From September 2014 to October 2024, I designed, launched, built and directed Bristol Sport Foundation’s Forever Sport programme from a team of two to a team of over 50 who last year coached over 8,500 children in nearly 50 school and community settings every week.
As Ignite Sport’s first Gymnastics Coach you will be part of a small, ambitious, and forward-thinking team. You will have the opportunity to co-design aspects of your role to ensure that you are happy, inspired, and motivated.
Within the fields of fitness, health, education, sport and physical activity, there is no ceiling to how Ignite Sport evolves or to who or what we deliver. I am looking for individuals who visualise being part of this exciting journey for years to come.
Role description
Ignite Sport’s Gymnastics Coach will lead and support in the following key areas:
- Sports coach - plan and deliver outstanding Gymnastics PE lessons and sports coaching sessions in our partner schools and community settings
- CPD - plan and deliver engaging and impactful continuing professional development for school staff
- Relationships - build meaningful relationships with people to gain trust & confidence quickly, and to influence positive outcomes for all stakeholders
- Product lead - take a lead role in driving the delivery and quality of Ignite Sport’s Gymnastics provision
- Business development - work closely with Operations Manager and the Managing Director to identify and execute opportunities to improve, broaden, and expand our provision
Key responsibilities:
- Teach Gymnastics in PE lessons in primary schools, after school sports club and holiday sports club settings; focusing on safety, engagement, effort, sporting behaviours, and self-efficacy
- Plan and create high quality Gymnastics lesson plans
- Signpost children who show the desire and required aptitude to community Gymnastics clubs
- Work with school staff to build their competence, confidence and motivation to deliver outstanding Gymnastics PE lessons through workshops, inset days, and team-teaching
- Help shape and cultivate a positive culture whereby the Ignite Sport team feel valued, supported, and empowered to perform at their best
- Maintain a safe and supportive environment for all participants, ensuring that all activities are fun, engaging and inclusive
- Help to plan and co-ordinate holiday sports camps, sports events and competitions
Qualifications, skills and experience required:
- Hold a minimum Level 2 British Gymnastics coaching qualification
- A minimum of two years experience teaching/coaching primary school-aged children
- A full, clean driving licence, and your own transport
- The right to work in the UK
- A child-centred approach to coaching which prioritises safety, enjoyment, and inclusivity
- Strong interpersonal skills to build successful relationships with participants, school staff, parents, and colleagues
- Excellent time management, organisational, and administrative skills
- Proactive, flexible, and solution focused
- Consistent and relentless in the pursuit of success
- Proficient in Microsoft MS Office: Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
Please note - as this role involves working with children, the successful candidate will require an Enhanced DBS check, a signed self-declaration form, and a signed disqualification by association form.
Salary and benefits
0.7 part-time employed (26.25hrs per week) or self-employed
Start date Monday, January 5, 2026
Annual salary - £26k-£28k (FTE - employed) or £27.50 per delivery hour (self-employed)
4% company pension contribution + 4% personal contribution*
25 days annual leave (FTE)*
45p business mileage rate*
Free coaching clothing
*only applicable if employed rather than self-employed
What success will look like
- The Ignite Sport team feel motivated, respected, and valued
- All contracted sessions in our partner schools are delivered
- Our partner schools - the children, the staff, and the wider school community are very satisfied with the service provided
- Through accurate pricing and a child-centred approach, our active breakfast clubs, after school sports clubs and holiday sports camps are highly subscribed
- By listening to our partner schools and recognising new business opportunities we achieve a sustainable P&L
- Staff retention is high because the team have autonomy, a sense of belonging and feel competent in their roles
- The Ignite Sport team is growing due to the quality of our services and the reputation we establish
- Due to hard work, commitment and impact, the team achieve career progression
- We double the number of partner schools for the start of year two