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Athletic Development Placement

Required for the 2026-27 academic year (01 September 2026- 02 July 2027)

We are seeking a proactive Undergraduate Placement student to join our high-performance Athletic Development Department.  This role offers an opportunity to gain clinical and field based experience within a nationally ranked sporting environment.  You should be a team player, have excellent communication skills and be flexible in your approach and willing to take on other duties as required.  You will be able to prioritise your workload and to differentiate between tasks that are important and those that are urgent.

For the past 2 years, Ipswich School has been ranked in the top 20 schools for sport in the UK by School Sport Magazine. Particular highlights including; Cricket- current Girls National U18 runners up and T20 semi-finalists in the Hundred; Rugby- ranked 4th in the UK for the 2025-26 season; Hockey- Tier 1 for both Girls and Boys, 2025 U19 ISHC National Champions; Netball- U19 regional finals 2025 and 2026.

As you can see, this is an incredibly exciting time to join Ipswich School Sport.

Our Facilities are outstanding and include a hockey, netball and tennis centre at Rushmere, 4 astroturf pitches, extensive playing field for rugby, cricket and athletics at Notcutts, an out 1st XI Cricket Square at main school, which has hosted first class games and is home to two annual Suffolk 1st team fixtures.  We also have two sports halls, one on site and one at Rushmere, two indoor cricket lanes, an indoor swimming pool and a new strength and conditioning suite with the latest software.  Find out more at https://www.ipswich.school/sport.

Principle responsibilities

• Assist with the delivery of the Athletic Development programme for the Senior School. that reflects the age and physical development of the pupils.
• Work alongside sports coaches to assist with the delivery of training sessions for the desired sport.
• Lead and assist with the design and delivery of pitch based S&C sessions in games sessions.
• Assist with the tracking of growth and maturation data for all senior school sports scholars.
• Assist with the physical profiling of 11+, 13+ and 16+ scholarship days, collating and feeding back information to the Director of Sport.
• Assist with programme design and reporting on our training platform, Teambuildr.
• Undertake a targeting and systemic personal development programme facilitated by the Head of Athletic Development.
• Support obtaining UKSCA accreditation can be given. 

Placement arrangements

This is an unpaid opportunity for one academic year, aimed at undergraduate students who require a placement to gain practical experience relating to their university course.  Your placement hours in school each week during term time (35 weeks per year) will depend on the requirements of your degree course, but may include supporting Saturday fixtures.  If you are unable to commute from home or university, there may the possibility to live on-site and work as part of our Boarding team alongside this placement.

Closing Date And Interview Arrangements

Email

For the full job description and application form please follow the links below. Completed application forms should be returned by by the 30th April 2026 to: Director of HR, Ipswich School, 25 Henley Road, Ipswich, IP1 3SG or via email hr@ipswich.school.  For any further information on the position please contact Kai Adams, Head of Athletic Development kxa@ipswich.school.

Candidates may be contacted or invited to interview prior to the closing date, and we may close this vacancy early if suitable candidates apply. Therefore, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible. 

Please advise us of any special requirements you may have if you are called for interview. If your special requirements mean that you need to submit this application in a different format, please contact us.

We will acknowledge safe receipt of all applications, but if we have not been in touch with you by 15th May 2026 further, then we regret that your application will have been unsuccessful, but we would like to thank you for your interest in this vacancy and Ipswich School.

Please Note

Ipswich School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the job, including checks with past employers and an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.