Unlock Sport’s Potential in Your School
Careers in Sport provides secondary schools with a comprehensive suite of resources and workshops designed to make PE and sport education more engaging, purposeful, and career-focused. From interactive assemblies and curriculum-linked units of work to GCSE PE revision materials and practical sport science tasks, our resources help schools deliver high-quality learning experiences that inspire students, develop essential life skills, and connect classroom theory with real-world applications.
Benefits for Schools
- Curriculum Enrichment: Ready-to-use, curriculum-aligned resources save planning time and enhance PE, PSHE, and whole-school wellbeing programmes.
- Boost Academic Performance: Activities link physical activity to improved focus, memory, and mental wellbeing, supporting attainment across subjects.
- Flexible Delivery: Use resources in lessons, assemblies, or enrichment days, with options for teacher-led or Careers in Sport-led workshops.
- Professional Expertise: Designed by Lee Sullivan, an experienced educator and author, ensuring quality, relevance, and practical application.
- Future-Focused Learning: Connects sport education to career pathways, helping students see the value of PE beyond the classroom.
What Pupils Will Gain
- Essential Life Skills: Communication, leadership, resilience, and problem-solving through sport-based activities.
- Confidence and Motivation: Assemblies and workshops inspire pupils to set goals, embrace challenges, and believe in their potential.
- Growth Mindset: Reflection tasks and team-based learning encourage perseverance and positivity.
- Exam Success: GCSE PE retrieval booklets and workshops make revision interactive and effective, improving knowledge retention.
- Real-World Connections: Practical sport science tasks and media workshops link theory to careers, sparking interest in future opportunities.
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Sports Leaders Pathway
A complete leadership curriculum for KS3–KS4, building confident, capable young leaders through sport
The Sports Leaders Pathway is a fully structured, three-stage leadership curriculum—Ignite, Empower, Inspire—designed to develop the behaviours, skills, and confidence young people need to lead in sport, school, and their wider community. Built around high-quality resources, progressive leadership theory, real-world careers insight, and meaningful project work, this programme provides schools with a ready-to-deliver leadership journey that aligns with national expectations, Ofsted requirements, and the Gatsby Benchmarks.
Across 18 carefully sequenced lessons (plus volunteering hours, project tasks, student workbooks and assessment materials), pupils learn to lead with confidence, communicate purposefully, organise effectively, collaborate with others, and make measurable impact.
The Sports Leaders Pathway does not replace PE, but acts as a high-value enrichment programme that enhances the KS3/KS4 PE curriculum. Schools can integrate it within PE, personal development, enrichment time or alternative provision as a powerful way to build character, citizenship, and career readiness through sport.
Why schools choose the Sports Leaders Pathway
Each unit contains 6 detailed lessons, with retrieval tasks, leadership theory, GCSE/A Level PE links, careers insights, mini tasks and a core project that builds across the unit.
Aligned to the Gatsby Benchmarks
The pathway meets key careers guidance expectations through:
- A stable, sequenced careers programme (Benchmark 1).
- Real sport-industry roles in every lesson (Benchmark 2).
- Individual reflection, skills audits, and personalised leadership roles (Benchmark 3).
- Clear links between PE theory and real sport careers (Benchmark 4).
- Authentic examples from sport leaders and professional organisations (Benchmark 5).
- Structured volunteering (5, 10, 15 hours) mirroring workplace tasks (Benchmark 6).
- Explicit FE/HE progression routes throughout (Benchmark 7).
- Continuous teacher/student guidance through reflection and feedback (Benchmark 8).
Across all three stages, pupils develop:
- Confidence and communication
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Organisation and planning skills
- Resilience, adaptability and problem solving
- Creativity and initiative
- Awareness of career pathways within sport
- A portfolio of real leadership experience and impact
They leave the programme not only with knowledge—but with evidence of leadership, service, and personal growth.
The programme contributes powerfully to:
- Quality of Education (ambitious intent, structured implementation, meaningful impact).
- Personal Development (character education, citizenship, careers education, volunteering, leadership behaviours).
- Behaviour & Attitudes (motivation, responsibility, teamwork, respect)
- Leadership & Management (enriching curriculum breadth, supporting whole-school priorities).
Enhance PE, Sport & Wellbeing
Rather than replacing PE, the pathway complements it by:
- Embedding GCSE/A Level concepts (motivation, guidance & feedback, arousal, socialisation, duty of care, evaluation frameworks).
- Developing employability through movement, teamwork and communication.
- Expanding pupils’ understanding of roles beyond playing sport—coaching, media, analysis, sports development, psychology.
- Strengthening whole-school ethos through leadership, responsibility, and active citizenship.
- A complete, sequenced KS3–KS4 leadership curriculum.
- Strong evidence for Ofsted and Gatsby Benchmarks.
- High-quality resources: PowerPoints, Teacher Notes, Workbooks, Reflection Tools.
- Real-world projects that increase participation and strengthen school sport.
- A sustainable leadership pathway that grows each year cohort by cohort.
Choose your Pathway
Ignite – Empower – Inspire
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Interactive Workshops for Secondary Schools
Flexible Delivery Options
- Teacher-Led: Includes PowerPoint, Student Workbook, and Teacher Script.
- Careers in Sport-Led: Delivered by experienced facilitators with real-world insights.
Perfect for PE lessons, assemblies, or cross-curricular enrichment, these workshops connect learning to life beyond the classroom.
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Inspiring Assemblies: Pack of 2
Inspiring Learning, Leadership, and Wellbeing Through Sport Our engaging assembly series uses sport and PE as a vehicle to develop key skills and mindsets for life. Each session blends interactive storytelling, real-life examples, and practical insights to motivate students to achieve their best — both academically and personally.
Topics include:
- Physical Activity and Academic Attainment – How movement boosts focus, memory, and mental wellbeing.
- Leadership in Sport – Exploring teamwork, responsibility, and the qualities of effective leaders.
Perfect for personal development, wellbeing programmes, and curriculum enrichment, these assemblies help pupils connect sport with confidence, resilience, and a growth mindset.
Careers in Sport Student Workbook
Our downloadable 32 page Careers in Sport workbook offers an in-depth exploration of the diverse and dynamic world of employment within the sports industry. Designed as a practical and interactive guide, it combines expert insight, engaging learning activities, and comprehensive career information to help students make informed decisions about their future in sport.
GCSE PE Retrieval Booklets & Workshops
Targeted Revision and Skills Development for Exam Success Support your students with structured, interactive revision resources for both Paper 1 and Paper 2 of the GCSE PE curriculum. Each booklet includes retrieval activities, self-assessment tasks, and reflection prompts — ideal for guided study, lesson integration, or full workshop sessions.
Included Booklets:
- Cardio-Respiratory System
- Musculoskeletal System
- Health, Fitness & Wellbeing
- Mental Preparation for Performance
These resources help pupils consolidate learning, identify gaps, and improve exam performance through active engagement.
GCSE PE Retrieval Workbooks
GCSE PE Paper 1 & 2 retrieval booklets with focused tasks for lessons, homework, or revision. Supports all exam boards—builds core knowledge, recall, and exam confidence.
Each booklet is specification-neutral and fully aligned to Paper 1 and Paper 2 content across all exam boards. Tasks are structured to build confidence with key terminology, applied understanding and extended thinking through extension questions. The resources also embed career and real-world sporting contexts to make learning more meaningful.
Sport Education Unit of Work (Athletics)
Deliver athletics through a 9-week Sport Education unit that mirrors a real sporting season. Build leadership, teamwork, and communication skills through meaningful roles beyond competition.
This Unit of Work is designed to run alongside, not replace, regular PE lessons. Its focus is on character and skill development, not technical coaching alone.
It also links directly to careers education, PSHE and the Gatsby Benchmarks by helping students understand how the skills they develop in sport transfer to life and future work.
Career Posters: Pack of 20
30 A4 posters showcasing careers in sports business, coaching, media, and science. Perfect for PE and careers boards, each highlights skills, qualifications, and pathways into sport.
Careers in Sport PowerPoint presentations: Pack of 8
8 PowerPoints covering sports careers, media, coaching, business, and exercise science. Includes guides on apprenticeships, university courses, and the application process.
Looking to combine resources? We’ve already created three tailored packages to suit different school needs—ready to explore and implement.
Starter Inspiration Package
Careers in sport pack with 2 inspiring assemblies, student workbook, 20 posters, and 8 PowerPoints. Ideal for PE and PSHE—supports career exploration across sport, media, coaching, and science.
Growth & Engagement Package
A complete set of PE resources including KS3 workshops, a Sport Education athletics unit, and GCSE PE materials. Covers media, teamwork, leadership, technology, and exam retrieval for Paper 1 and 2.
Whole-School Impact Package
Complete careers and PE pack with assemblies, workbook, posters, PowerPoints, KS3 workshops, and GCSE resources. Covers sport education, leadership, media, teamwork, technology, and exam retrieval
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