Webinar: Everything you need to know about the Specialist TA Apprenticeship
If you’re thinking of applying to study our Specialist Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship, you can watch our webinar where you’ll learn…
Celebrating National Teaching Assistants’ Day 2025
It’s that time of year when we come together to recognise, celebrate, and raise awareness of the essential contributions of Teaching Assistants…
Join ESF at the TES SEND Show 2025
We invite you to an insightful session, “Enhancing Inclusive Provision: How to Develop Your SEND Team Using The Growth and Skills Levy,” where we’ll s…
Specialist Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship Shortlisted for Teach Primary Award 2025
We’re thrilled to announce that our Level 5 Specialist Teaching Assistant apprenticeship has been shortlisted in the CPD category at the 2025 Teach…
Introducing our new Language and Literacy specialism for the Specialist Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship – in partnership with Elklan
Introducing our new Language and Literacy specialism for the Specialist Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship – in partnership with Elklan We’re…
PE Primary and Sport Premium Funding Confirmed for 2025/26
Good News for Primary Schools Along with primary schools across England, we welcome the news that the government has confirmed the PE and Sport…
National School Sports Week 2025
Let’s Get Active! How PE Apprentices Are Boosting School Sports Provision National School Sports Week 2025 is the perfect time to reflect on…
Important changes to Level 7 apprenticeship funding: What it means for CPD in schools
In May 2025, the UK government announced a significant change to funding rules for Level 7 apprenticeships After a period of review, we now have…
Just launched: Assistant SENCO Apprenticeship
A new addition to our growing portfolio of SEND-focused Apprenticeships We are proud to announce the launch of the first apprenticeship specifically…
Press Clipping: Minister visits Manor Fields Primary visited Manor Fields school in Bishop’s Stortford to learn about a pioneering apprenticeship scheme.
As one of the first training providers to deliver the Level 5 Specialist Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship, Educational and Sporting Futures has…
Ministerial Visit to Manor Fields Primary School Highlights Impact of Level 5 Specialist TA Apprenticeship
A Lesson In Apprenticeships! This week, Manor Fields Primary School in Bishop’s Stortford welcomed a special guest; the Minister for School…
Everything you need to know about the Specialist TA Apprenticeship: Webinar
We’re inviting TAs, LSAs who have applied or thinking of applying to study our Specialist Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship to join our…
National Careers Week 2025
We are proud to celebrate National Careers Week which runs from 3rd – 8th March 2025. National Careers Week (NCW) is a one-week celebration of…
Article: Equipping teaching assistants for the rise in SEND
Are we giving TAs the right support for a challenging role? Our new Level 5 Specialist Teaching Assistant apprenticeship equips teaching assistants…
Inspection in Further Education- with a outstanding rated provider
We are proud to be interviewed by Carly Danes, Safeguarding Consultant at ECP Safeguarding, to share our expertise on safeguarding in their latest…
Press Clipping: Level 5 Specialist Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship
New apprenticeship to equip teaching assistants on SEND Press Clipping: Read the full article here: We are incredibly proud to be part of the…
Celebrating National Teaching Assistants’ Day 2024: Shaping Educational and Sporting Futures
Shaping Educational and Sporting Futures It’s that time of year, when we recognise and celebrate and raise awareness of the essential…
Announcing the new Level 5 Specialist Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship standard
The Level 5 Specialist Teaching Assistant Apprenticeship standard, a progression pathway that opens up new opportunities for Teaching Assistants to…
Combining Apprenticeships with NPQs
Announcing a new professional development pathway to effective Senior Leadership combining Apprenticeships with NPQs This exciting offer combines…
National School Sports Week 17 – 23 June #NSSW2024
The Youth Sport Trust runs the National School Sports Week which aims to encourage children to be more active and to promote the role of sport and…
Generation Stevenage 2024
Generation Stevenage – Careers Fair 2024 We’ll be exhibiting and showcasing our apprenticeship opportunities at Generation Stevenage…
Mental Health Awareness Week 2024
Mental Health Awareness week | Moving more for our mental health: 13 – 19 May 2024 We’re proud to support this year’s Mental Health Awareness…
9 out of 10 teachers say LSA support for SEND is non-existent
In a survey completed by 8,000 National Education Union Survey (NEU) members earlier this month, 9 out of 10 teachers stated that access to learning…
Apprenticeship pathways for Year 11, 12 and 13 students
Apprenticeships offer alternative pathways post GCSEs or A levels, that can lead to a rewarding and viable career. For students who are looking for…
Camden Apprenticeships awards 2024
The Camden Apprenticeships Awards 2024 is a ceremony dedicated to celebrating and recognising the work of apprentices. Camden Council hosted their…
National Careers Week 2024
National Careers Week 2024 #NCW2024 We are proud to celebrate National Careers Week (NCW) taking place between the 4th to 9th March 2024. The…
Childcare Recruitment Campaign by DfE
If you’re looking to #DoSomethingBig and start a career working with small children, you could explore our Early Years apprenticeship opportunities an…
MBE celebration for Educational and Sporting Futures
National Apprenticeship Week is one of the biggest dates in Educational and Sporting Futures calendar.
National Apprenticeship Week #NAW2024
National Apprenticeship Week is one of the biggest dates in Educational and Sporting Futures calendar.
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TES SEND Show 2023
We are exhibiting at the TES SEND Show 2023 alongside our sister companies, Real Training.
National Teaching Assistant Day 2023
We’re proud to celebrate National Teaching Assistants’ Day in recognition of the hard work and efforts of Teaching Assistants.
Introducing our new branding
Introducing Educational and Sporting Futures, the new brand name for Sporting Futures Training. Sporting Futures Training has transitioned to a new…
Apprenticeship pathways in education and sport for school leavers
Have you finished school and are undecided of your next steps? For school leavers, who have finished school and who are undecided about their next…
Press Clipping | King’s Birthday Honours: Who received what in FE and skills?
MBE for Director of Sporting Futures Training, Jill Eaton in recognition for services to further education and skills.
Sporting Futures Training is proud to celebrate the success of Jill Eaton, Director, Sporting Futures Training, on her recent MBE at the King’s…
Press Clipping | MBE awarded to Jill Eaton for services to further education and skills
King’s birthday honours list 2023: Near 100 honoured for contributions to education and childcare Celebrating an MBE, awarded for her services to…
Welcome to our refreshed website!
Welcome to Sporting Futures Training’s new look website. To showcase our growing apprenticeship offer, we have improved our user journey and…
Sporting Futures Training | Central Training Day
As part of our learning journey for our apprentices, we host regular Central Training Days. These involve, all our learners coming together for one…
PE Premium: Confirmed for two years
Sporting Futures Training are delighted at the recent Government announcement that the PE Premium for Primary Schools has been confirmed for the…
Launch of Revised Teaching Assistant Standard
Exciting news as we await the imminent launch on 6 May of the revised Teaching Assistant Standard. Sporting Futures Training Director, Jo Pountney…
Ofsted Outstanding apprenticeship training provider
In September 2022, Sporting Futures Training were awarded an Ofsted outstanding. This is in recognition of all the hard work of our team who…
My apprenticeship is a lifesaver – but school never told me about it
An apprenticeship has allowed me to learn in a way neither school nor a BTEC prepared me for, Aaliyah Cadogan: level 3 apprentice teaching…