In partnership with the Department for Education (DfE), Inspire ATA help recruit and employ apprentices on behalf of schools and trusts. We offer a range of roles to support educational settings gain qualified teaching and support staff.
What is the PE and Sports premium
Most primary schools in England are eligible to receive a PE and Sports premium. This is a grant that aims to help schools make improvements to their PE and sports provision. The goal of this grant is to encourage pupils to develop a health, active lifestyle. In total the PE and Sports premium makes up £320 million of government funding that is available to schools. This funding is used by schools to hire external sports coaches for a short period of time, however, there may be a more efficient way to utilise this funding.
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Making the most of the PE and Sports Premium
While this funding cannot be used to employ a teaching assistant directly, through Inspire ATA’s hosting model, schools are able to secure teaching assistants using their PE and Sports Premium.
Inspire ATA’s unique model allows schools to host teaching assistant apprentices while Inspire ATA acts as the employer. Not only does this help schools hire without impacting budgets, reduce admin cost and paperwork, but it also means that these teaching assistants now count as external contractors similar to hiring external sports coaches.
Short term engagement
The Inspire ATA model also allows schools to hire apprentices for short term engagements (minimum 3 months) so schools can hire teaching assistants based on their needs whether it’s hiring for term time only or for the full length of the apprenticeship programme.
Long term engagement
For schools that require a more permanent solution, recruiting through Inspire ATA’s unique staffing solution will allow you to use your sports premium for the recruitment of the apprentice fort the length of their programme (typically 12-18 months).
Inspire ATA’s sports and PE programmes
Inspire ATA provide a specific Level 3 Teaching Assistant programme that can include a focus on PE and Sports education, as well as a Level 4 Sports Coach qualification to support the need for qualified PE professionals.
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