Job Description

St Mary Magdalene Academy

Islington

Salary:

London Living Wage - age appropriate

Job type:

Full Time, Fixed Term

Start date:

29 September 2025

Apply by:

19 September 2025

Job overview

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Join our team and make a real difference! Are you ready to take a break from academics and gain valuable life skills? We're offering a paid gap year position working alongside a supportive team. Whether you're considering a career in teaching or sports coaching, this is a brilliant opportunity to gain hands-on experience in a supportive and dynamic school environment. You'll work with pupils from our Primary School and Secondary School delivering high-quality coaching, supporting lessons and clubs, and helping to foster a love of sport and physical activity.

The Role:

Complete daily tasks to support the PE Department including organising equipment, checking of equipment, preparation of spare kit. Prepare kits for use for fixtures Support in the changing rooms and lesson changeover. Lead and assist with fixtures across a range of sports including Basketball, Football, Cricket, Athletics. Lead in after school clubs. Maintenance of equipment and PE teaching spaces. Support in timetabled lessons across both Primary and Secondary Schools.
A suitable role for someone who is looking to explore a career in education. A Sport enthusiast. Highly diligent and organised Punctual and professional Opportunity to take on officiating and coaching qualifications for development A school who work closely with professional sport organisations such as Arsenal FC A school who compete in high level school sport competitions such as the London Cup, Football, Middlesex Cricket and English Schools Athletics. An energetic work environment.

Send your completed Application Form to - kim.turner-wood@smmacademy.org by Friday 19 September 2025.

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About

St Mary Magdalene Academy

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St Mary Magdalene Academy

Liverpool Road
London
N7 8PG
United Kingdom

+44 20 7697 0123

St Mary Magdalene Academy is a Church of England all-through Academy which opened in September 2007 in purpose-built accommodation.



The Academy specialism is Humanities and Global Citizenship and the creation of well-rounded young people, able to take their place in the local, national and international community is at the heart of all we do. The focus on happy, successful children influences the way that we approach education.

Academy Headteacher

Victoria Linsley

Vision and values

St Mary Magdalene Academy aims to ensure every individual is valued and cared for, and to help children become responsible citizens of the future. The school strives to provide a varied and stimulating curriculum that caters to every student. The motto is, "Show by a good life that your works are done by gentleness born of wisdom" (James 3:13).



The school specialises in the humanities and global citizenship, but also concentrates on RE, geography, maths and science. Enrichment activities such as the Duke of Edinburgh Award, sports, music, drama, chess, debating and Latin are all available to foster greater talents in each child.

Ofsted 2023

'Pupils are very proud of their school. they describe it as a kind and welcoming place that promotes a ken sense of family, community and inclusion. Pupils and adults share a mutual respect.



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