ABOUT US
WHAT WE DO
We’re a specialist PE and SEN/ALN teaching agency.
We provide Supply Teachers, Cover Supervisors, Teaching Assistants, Learning Support Assistants and 1:1 support staff.
We also run bespoke courses for young people with BESD who are still in mainstream education but need to follow an alternative curriculum.
WHO WE ARE
Hi, I’m Rob Williams, the CEO and founder of PE Direct, a specialist ALN teaching agency, run by teachers. In my previous life, I spent twenty years as a Head of PE and latterly Head of a behaviour unit.
Set up in 2015 as a PE supply teaching agency, PE Direct quickly pivoted and have established themselves as a specialist ALN Teaching Agency after becoming the preferred supplier for Caerphilly Inclusion Services in 2017. In addition to our PE Cover Supervisors and PE Teachers, we currently employ over 200 TA’s, supporting some of the most vulnerable pupils in over 100 schools across South Wales. We are REC audited and sit on the Government NPS Framework.
The majority of our Teaching Assistants still come from a sports background and support pupils with Social Emotional Mental Health (SEMH) in mainstream and special schools across South Wales. However, because of our long-standing relationship with a number of large special schools such as Trinity Fields School as well as a number of Special Resource Bases (SRB’s) in mainstream schools, we also employ TA’s who cover the full range of ALN including profound & multiple learning difficulties (PMLD), physical and intellectual impairment. These TA’s come from Care, Youth Work and psychology backgrounds, as well as other university graduates. Regardless of where our TA’s come from, positive behaviour management and the ability to connect with some of the hardest to reach children is at the heart of everything that we do. Due to our in-house Team Teach (TT) trainers, we can ensure our staff are TT trained before they start work. Our mantra is ‘relationship, relationship, relationship’ because as Rita Pierson said, we believe that ‘every child deserves a champion’.
OUR COVER STAFF
We are registered with Recruitment Employment Confederation (REC), Information Commisioners office (ICO). Our vetting of candidates is robust and we comply with GDPR and have the premium public and private indemnity insurance.
WHY WE SPECIALISE IN PE
We understand the value of a well-run PE lesson. Physical activity helps children release tension and anxiety, build their self-confidence, improve their social skills and enjoy better emotional well-being. And children who learn to be confident in their physical ability are more likely to go on to lead active and healthy lifestyles.
Learning to move. Moving to Learn.
After a PE lesson, when children have been physically active, they’re more likely to settle and engage in the lessons that follow. So PE also has a positive impact on standards across the curriculum as a whole.
When Rob was head of PE at a local high school he would often call an agency to arrange cover, only for them to send him a history teacher. This meant the children would miss their PE lesson.
We want to make sure you have easy access to qualified PE teachers and sports coaches whenever you need them. And that the children in your school never miss a PE lesson again.
WHY WE SPECIALISE IN PE
We understand the value of a well-run PE lesson. Physical activity helps children release tension and anxiety, build their self-confidence, improve their social skills and enjoy better emotional well-being. And children who learn to be confident in their physical ability are more likely to go on to lead active and healthy lifestyles.
Learning to move. Moving to Learn.
After a PE lesson, when children have been physically active, they’re more likely to settle and engage in the lessons that follow. So PE also has a positive impact on standards across the curriculum as a whole.
When Rob was head of PE at a local high school he would often call an agency to arrange cover, only for them to send him a history teacher. This meant the children would miss their PE lesson.
We want to make sure you have easy access to qualified PE teachers and sports coaches whenever you need them. And that the children in your school never miss a PE lesson again.
