Apprenticeships
Our Apprenticeship Case studies showcase the achievements of our apprentices and the impact they have contributed to both schools and as individuals. Discover how the apprenticeship experience has supported our learners.
Thank you to all our Educational and Sporting Futures apprentices who have participated and shared their learning journey.
Teach in Herts support and promote apprenticeship roles across Hertfordshire including teaching and sporting apprenticeships available from Educational and Sporting Futures apprenticeship training – you can explore these here.
Case Studies
Feedback from schools
Meet Helen Smith
Headteacher
Manorfields Primary School
Meet Steve Mills
Headteacher
Whitehill Junior School
Meet Sim Bains
Headteacher
Knebworth Primary School
Our apprentice feedback
Meet Katie
Katie tried university but it wasn’t the right fit for her so she switched to a PE Teaching Assistant apprenticeship with Educational and Sporting Futures as an alternative pathway to start her career in education and she hasn’t looked back!
Meet Josh
Josh was inspired to embark on a PE Teaching Assistant apprenticeship through a previous student who studied the apprenticeship at his school. On completion of his Level 3, he would like to study the Level 4 Sports Coach apprenticeship.
Meet James
James began his apprenticeship journey with Educational and Sporting Futures when he started as a Level 2 Community Activiator at Essenden Primary School. He has embraced apprenticeships and is now completing his Level 3 PE TA at Bengeo Primary School.
Meet Learning Assistant Charlotte
In 2019, Charlotte undertook the Teaching Assistant Standard apprenticeship programme.
Charlotte is a learning and support assistant, working with children who have physical and neurological disabilities at Lonsdale School in Stevenage, Hertfordshire.
Meet PE Teaching Assistant Jacob
As a massive sports fan with an interest in how the theory of sport was applied within schools Jacob opted for a sidewards move, and joined Sporting Futures on a Level 2 Activity Leader apprenticeship programme at Woolenwick School in Stevenage, Hertfordshire.
Meet Learning Support Assistant Joanne
Joanne feels that the confidence the programme has given her in her abilities is the main perk. She now has a good level of knowledge and a clear understanding of how to apply this in a school setting, e.g. safeguarding and other policies.
Meet Recruitment Lead
Adam Baker
Adam joined the Sporting Futures Training team as Recruitment Lead in June 2022. Adam is a perfect example of the many success stories of Educational and Sporting Futures alumni.
Meet Teaching Assistant
Kris
Kris had been already working as a TA for eight years when she was asked by her Head Teacher to undertake a Level 3 Teaching Assistant apprenticeship with Sporting Futures in February 2019.
Meet Level 4 Sports Coach
Isaac Pilkington
Currently working at St Nicholas C of E Primary School, Isaac has been on his apprenticeship journey with the same one-form entry school, since he started there as a Level 2 Community Activator. He is now in his fourth year at the school starting his Level 4 Sports Coach apprenticeship.
Meet PE Teaching Assistant
Amber King
I can’t put it into words how much support James my tutor has given me. James has helped me adapt tasks to support my confidence issues and my anxiety.
Meet Sports Coach
Travis
I think everything I have learnt, participated in and achieved during my apprenticeship has been both extremely beneficial and motivating. When I finish my apprenticeship, I know that I will leave with a huge amount of skills I wouldn’t have gained anywhere else.
Meet Sports Coach
Reece
The apprenticeship training helps develop personal skills but also the way the apprenticeship is run you feel supported all the time without feeling like you are working on your own, making tasks and assignments easy to understand and complete.
Meet Sports Coach, Aaliyah
“When I finished sixth form, I knew I didn’t want to go to university. I didn’t want to be sitting in lectures for three years – I learn by doing, and so when I saw an advert for a PE apprentice, I went for it.”
Meet PE Teaching Assistant Liam
Following his Level 3 Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship, Liam plans to progress onto the Level 4 Sports Coach Apprenticeship.
Meet PE Teaching Assistant
Caoimhe
Caoimhe completed her Level 3 Diploma in PE and School Sport apprenticeship in 2020 with Educational Sporting Futures. She was based at Highwood Primary School in Bushey.
Meet Teaching Assistant
Charlotte
Apprenticeships with SEND support training
Charlotte works in a Community Special School in Stevenage, Lonsdale. Thanks to her apprenticeship training, she has been able to put in place a few different initiatives in her classroom to help support students.
Meet PE Teaching Assistant
Jess
Meet Teaching Assistant
Claire
Meet PE Teaching Assistant
Joshua
Our exceptional team of proven experts in the Educational field can work with Employers to create an innovative bespoke Training Model through Apprenticeships.
Educational and Sporting Futures
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