Apex Sports Consultancy & Mentoring helps primary schools deliver strong PE as ring-fenced funding is withdrawn — and mentors grassroots and aspiring coaches to develop their craft. UEFA B led, delivered nationwide.
For years, the PE & Sport Premium paid external coaches to deliver PE for teachers. Schools now receive a final, reduced payment this autumn — then per-school funding is withdrawn and replaced by a regional partnership network that won't be fully running until 2027.
In practical terms: the money PE leads have controlled for a decade is going, and what comes next they won't steer in the same way. The schools that use this last payment to build staff capability stay in control. Apex gives PE leads an honest read on where their staff are, the confidence and tools to deliver, and clear guidance on which external provision is still worth keeping.
Whether you run a PE department or coach on a Tuesday night, Apex meets you where you are.
An independent review of your PE provision and staff confidence, with a clear action plan you can take straight to your head — plus guidance on which external providers are worth your now-scarce budget.
One-to-one mentoring that develops how you actually coach — sessions, game model, match-day decisions and your pathway through the badges. Delivered by video, so it works wherever you are.
No long tie-ins. Start small, scale the support if it's working. Schools: code it to your CPD or school-improvement budget.
Apex Sports Consultancy & Mentoring is led by Sam Vicker, a UEFA B qualified coach with 18 years' experience from grassroots to semi-professional football, including as first team coach at Nantwich Town. After years building coaching systems and developing players and staff, Apex exists to do two things well: give schools the confidence to deliver PE as ring-fenced funding is withdrawn, and give coaches the mentoring most never get.
Apex is growing a network of vetted founding mentors so that quality support is available wherever you are in the country — not just where one person can drive.
Whether you're a PE lead who needs September sorted, or a coach who wants to get better — start with a short, no-pressure conversation. We'll tell you honestly whether and how we can help.