Teaching and Learning Coach - 2 Year Fixed TermEDV/2026/HCEA/49521 in Rugby

This vacancy is only available to internal candidates who are currently employed at The Diocese of Coventry Multi-Academy Trust. Please do not apply if you are not currently employed at this organisation as your application will not be considered.

5 Days Remaining

5 Days Remaining

Internal Applicants ONLY

Job Reference #

EDV/2026/HCEA/49521

Location

Harris Drive, Overslade Lane, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV22 6EA

Contract Type

Fixed Term

Contract Term

Not Applicable

Salary

Annually (Actual)TLR3 , £1,800

Fixed Term End Date

Sat 30th Sep, 2028

Closing Date

Midnight, Sun 4th Oct, 2026

Start Date

October 2026

Positions Available

2

Positions Available 2

Interview Date(s)

Week beginning 5 October 2026

Interview Date(s) Week beginning 5 October 2026

About This Role

KEY PURPOSE

• The post-holder will provide high-quality coaching, specialist pedagogical support and quality assurance activity to selected teachers and teams with the aim of making high-quality practice the consistent standard across the academy;
• Principally, to work closely with selected members of teaching staff requiring additional coaching and developmental feedback in order to develop the strength of their practice;
• To conduct and respond to Quality Assurance across the academy, sharing findings and hypotheses with Deputy Head T&L;
• To work closely with Deputy Head T&L in developing pedagogical and domain-specific expertise through personalised CPD and training.

Accountabilities

The appointee will line managed by the Deputy Head Teaching and Learning

Principal Responsibilities

Strategic direction and development

• Work closely with the Deputy Head (Teaching & Learning) to translate academy priorities and the school's vision and values into coherent, high-impact coaching and CPD programmes.
• Contribute to the academy's teaching and learning strategy, ensuring alignment with whole-school curriculum plans and improvement priorities.
• Act as a visible advocate for high-quality teaching and learning across the academy.
• Targeted Coaching and Teacher Development (Core Purpose)
• Provide bespoke, sustained coaching and developmental feedback to selected teaching staff requiring additional support or seeking professional growth, using evidence-informed coaching methods.
• Establish clear, measurable goals for coachees, agree timescales and monitor progress, adapting support where necessary.
• Model high-quality practice in the classroom and team settings, demonstrating effective explanations, modelling, questioning and scaffolding.
• Support colleagues to plan sequences of learning that build foundational knowledge, include retrieval and spaced practice, and promote fluency and application.
• Facilitate reflective professional dialogue with teachers to strengthen subject- and domain-specific pedagogy.

Quality Assurance, Evaluation and Improvement

• Conduct and respond to quality assurance activity across the academy (lesson visits, learning walks, work scrutiny, assessment reviews), producing clear findings and evidence-based hypotheses about strengths and development needs.
• Share findings and hypotheses promptly and constructively with the Deputy Head (T&L), middle leaders and relevant staff, contributing to school improvement planning.
• Support middle leaders to interpret QA evidence and turn it into coherent action plans, monitoring the impact of interventions.

Curriculum and Pedagogical Development

• Support the development and dissemination of subject-specific and cross-curricular teaching approaches that reflect current evidence (e.g., modelling cognitive processes, breaking tasks into component parts, interleaving concrete and abstract examples).
• Collaborate with subject leads to develop exemplar materials, lesson sequences and assessments that support consistent outcomes across year groups.
• Promote whole-school literacy strategies and support staff to use question types and discussion scaffolds that deepen student thinking and subject understanding.

Professional Learning and Capacity Building

• Design, deliver and evaluate personalised CPD, training sessions and professional learning communities that address identified needs and build sustainable expertise across the academy.
• Provide mentoring, coaching and peer observation structures that enable teachers to share effective practice and accelerate professional growth.
• Support the appraisal process for staff being coached, providing evidence and contributing to professional judgements where required.

Collaboration, Inclusion and Student Outcomes

• Foster inclusive teaching practices that respond to the strengths and needs of all students, with particular attention to those from disadvantaged backgrounds and students with additional needs.
• Work with pastoral and SEND teams where relevant to ensure coaching supports access, engagement and progress for all students.
• Use assessment information to focus coaching and classroom strategies on improving student achievement and reducing attainment gaps.

Duties

Professional Conduct and Whole-School Duties

• Participate in staff meetings, leadership briefings and other whole-school events as required.
• Maintain high standards of professional conduct, modelling the academy's values and expectations.

Safeguarding Statement

The Diocese of Coventry Multi-Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Diocese of Coventry Multi-Academy Trust ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

Related Documents

• Teaching And Learning Coach Jd...pdf

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