Staff Confidence & PE Support Toolkit

A practical toolkit to help schools understand staff confidence in PE, identify specific support needs and evidence the impact of the support provided.

Staff confidence in PE is rarely a single issue. A member of staff may feel confident managing a class but less confident planning progression, adapting activities, assessing learning, teaching gymnastics or knowing how to support different pupils.

This toolkit helps schools move beyond the general statement of “staff lack confidence” and identify what support is actually needed.

Inside the toolkit, you receive editable Word documents and PDF versions of:

• READ FIRST: Welcome / Start Here Guide

• Resource 1: Staff PE Confidence Survey

• Resource 2: PE Lead Summary Sheet

• Resource 3: Lesson Confidence Reflection Tool

• Resource 4: PE Support Needs Matrix

• Resource 5: 6-Week Staff Support Plan

• Resource 6: PE Lead Conversation Prompts

• Resource 7: Evidence & Impact Log

This toolkit is designed for:

• Primary school PE leads

• Headteachers and senior leaders

• Class teachers

• Teaching assistants involved in PE

• Sports coaches and apprentices

• External providers supporting PE delivery

• Schools reviewing staff confidence, CPD or PE support needs

Use it to:

• Capture honest staff confidence levels

• Identify recurring support needs

• Avoid generic or unfocused CPD

• Match staff needs to proportionate support

• Plan short-term support over six weeks

• Hold better support conversations

• Record what support happened and what difference it made

This is not a lesson pack, scheme of work or performance management tool. It is a practical staff support toolkit to help schools review confidence, plan targeted support and evidence impact in a clear, manageable way.

If your school would like further support after using the toolkit, Apex can help through a PE and Sport Premium Review, PE and School Sport Roadmap, or targeted Mentoring and Support for PE leads, staff, coaches or providers.