Progress Coach

City of Stoke-On-Trent Sixth Form College, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST4 2RU

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  2 December 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  17 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £28,634 - £31,324 (Actual Salary approximately £25,097 - £27,455)

Progress Coach job summary

The Potteries Educational Trust is a growing Multi Academy Trust, working collaboratively with educational institutions from across Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire and beyond, seeking to improve outcomes for all children and young people in the region. The Trust is a vibrant Learning Community working to maintain and develop excellent and innovative teaching and learning. The Trust seeks to deliver high quality parental engagement, pastoral support and the pooling of resources and expertise to achieve an Outstanding learning experience and outcomes for all our children and young people. Institutions work together to foster high quality academic and pastoral support, utilising the best elements of educational research in moving existing strong practice to outstanding in every sense.

The City of Stoke on Trent Sixth Form College is a thriving, lively and successful Sixth Form College, at the heart of the University Quarter in Stoke on Trent. We have fantastic opportunities for innovative, ambitious and committed individuals to join our college at a time of exciting curriculum initiatives and developments. The successful applicants will join the college at a time of growth and opportunity.

A Progress Coach is required from October 2025 to support students in their transition to college and to provide on-going support through tutorial groups, smaller focused sessions and 1 to 1 meeting, enabling them to successfully complete their programme of study and achieve their maximum potential. The post holder will check and monitor student attendance within their caseload, and help to design and deliver a tutorial programme. 

In addition, the post holder is expected to provide support to students and to set high standards for their behaviour and engagement with the college. Our progress coaches respond promptly where barriers to learning are identified by carrying out proactive intervention strategies and refer learners to relevant support where required to ensure success. They recognise and respond promptly to the specific needs of all learners to ensure they are successful on their college journey. Progress Coaches have close working relationships to develop young people. Experience of working with/supporting young people is desirable.

The Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About City of Stoke-On-Trent Sixth Form College

• School type: Academy, ages 16 to 19
• Education phase: Sixth_form_or_college
• School size: 0 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 16 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: City of Stoke-On-Trent Sixth Form College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/city-of-stoke-on-trent-sixth-form-college-stoke-on-trent

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