Progress Coach (Maternity Cover)

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 to cover Maternity leave from August 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 respond promptly where barriers to learning are identified by carrying out proactive intervention strategies referring learners to relevant support where required and monitoring their progress and altering actions to ensure success. Recognise and respond promptly to the specific needs of Vulnerable Learners i.e. Looked After Children/Young Care Leavers (LAC/YCL) as well as any learner for whom there are Safeguarding concerns. 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.