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Recruiting Coaches into Schools

Draft templates to help schools with every step of the coach recruitment process

Job Description

Sets out the expectations of the coaching role, outlining specific responsibilities and tasks

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Person Specification

Outlines the ‘essential’ and ‘desirable’ knowledge, skills and attributes the coach needs for the role

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Application Form

Helps to assess a coach’s suitability for a post, allowing an employee to shortlist who they want to interview for the role

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Shortlisting Form Matrix

Your written record of how the decision was reached on whether to invite a coach to interview or not

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Interview Questions

Should be tailored according to the role you are recruiting for, but we have provided some as an example

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Coach Observation Form

Generic form that can be used to score a coach’s ability against a coaching task

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Reference Request Form

Template should you wish to obtain coaching-specific references

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UK Coaching was formerly known as Sports Coach UK. We changed our name after expanding our support as an organisation. We’re now taking it wider than traditional sports because great coaching goes much, much further.

Coaching in Primary Schools Toolkit

This resource is part of a series aimed at primary schools in the UK developed by a range of national organisations.

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Download 'Job Description Template'

Download 'Person Specification Template'

Download 'Application Form Template'

Download 'Shortlisting Form Matrix'

Download 'Example Interview Questions'

Download 'Coach Observation Form'

Download 'Coaching Ability Reference Request Form'

UK Coaching and Schools Toolkit Partners

About the Author: Through our commitment to people, passion and progress, UK Coaching is taking the lead in coaching excellence. We have collaborated with our national partners – Sport England, the association for Physical Education (afPE), Youth Sport Trust (YST), CSP Network and ukactive Kids – to develop the set of resources that make up the Coaching in Primary Schools Toolkit.

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