Progress Leader (Year 7) and Transition Coordinator
St Mark's Church of England Academy, Mitcham, Surrey, CR4 1SF8 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
22 June 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
9 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Pastoral, health and welfare
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £32,889.00 - £34,272.00 Annually (Actual) Pro-Rata salary for 35 hours and 41 weeks per year, £32,889- £34,272 per annum. The pro-rata salary is based on a full time equivalent of £36,522 – £38,058 (S01 Point 22 – 25)
Progress Leader (Year 7) and Transition Coordinator job summary
This could not be a more exciting time to lead within the St Mark's family. Following our full graded Ofsted inspection in May 2024, St Mark’s CoE Academy achieved an Outstanding judgment in all areas of the framework. During the inspection, “pupils said the school’s values of Love, Hope and Trust are ‘not just words’ but are demonstrated by all members of the community.” Inspectors also reported that “working relationships between staff and pupils are warm, caring and respectful. This means that pupils behave exceptionally well and are very happy and safe.”
Applications are invited for a non-teaching Progress Leader (HOY) and Transition Coordinator. This is a pivotal role within the pastoral structure of the academy, serving as the transition champion for students moving from Year 6 to Year 7. This is an incredible opportunity for an experienced pastoral specialist wishing to develop their career within an outstanding academy, to make a transformational difference to the lives of our young people.
You will be an empathetic, engaging, inspiring and positive leader who will embody the Academy’s values of Love, Hope and Trust and will support our young people and their families to ensure they are able to reach their God-given potential. The candidate will have experience of building strong relationships with parents and external stakeholders and be adept in identifying and implementing support strategies where needed.
As the Year 7 Progress Leader will lead a group of Coaches (Form Tutors) to deliver the enrichment and Personal Development programme, including our faith and CEIAG strategy. You will also deliver Progress Leader assemblies and oversee detentions, on a weekly basis.
In return St Mark’s can offer colleagues;
Competitive Support Staff salaries on London Pay Range
Pension schemes - TPS (Teachers) and LGPS (Non-Teachers)
CPD certified opportunities - available to all employees, including the Step Lab Powerful Coaching programme
In depth well-being programme, including 'Cake Wednesday', weekly Pilates classes, 'HR Surgery', fruit Friday's.
An inspirational and collaborative culture, where Leadership actively promote staff voice
Trust wider curricular collaboration and development opportunities
Continual opportunities for succession and progression, including secondment opportunities to Middle and Senior leadership
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) - providing well-being and confidential advice services
28,057Cycle to Work scheme
Health Shield Scheme
On site staff car park
Free staff lunch offer
Outcomes at the Academy at Key Stage 4 are in the top 8% of all schools nationally with a Progress 8 Score of +0.71. In 2024 an impressive 68% of all A Levels were awarded A*-B grades, 92% A*-C grades and 30% of students securing a place at a Russell Group University. St Mark’s Value Added was +0.88, placing us as the second highest performing state Sixth Form in the country. If you believe you can uphold these exceptional standards, we would love to hear from you.
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 are not accepted.
About St Mark's Church of England Academy
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 880 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Mark's Church of England Academy website
St Mark’s Church of England Academy is a 11-18 Academy based in the South London borough of Merton. The Academy is rapidly improving as demonstrated by its rapid increase in GCSE headline figures. The Academy is a community founded on our key values of Trust, Hope and Love and these values permeate our school community.
The Academy is located on the outskirts of London and is well served by Mitcham Eastfields train station which runs regular services towards Central London and Sutton and Wimbledon.
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