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

Diocese of Coventry Multi Academy Trust; Rugby; On-site; GBP 1,600 - 2,000; Full time

Job summary

Diocese of Coventry Multi Academy Trust is seeking an experienced Teaching and Learning Coach to deliver high-quality coaching and targeted professional development across the academy. The role focuses on developing pedagogy, delivering feedback, and ensuring QA processes drive school improvement.

The appointee will lead bespoke coaching, monitor progress, and collaborate with Deputy Heads to shape CPD and curriculum development in line with the academy's priorities.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to coach and develop teachers with measurable impact.
• Experience conducting quality assurance visits, learning walks and assessments.
• Ability to design and deliver personalised CPD and training.
• Ability to work with middle leaders to implement action plans.

Responsibilities

• Provide bespoke coaching to selected staff to improve practice.
• Conduct QA activities and share findings with leadership.
• Develop CPD programmes aligned to school improvement priorities.
• Support curriculum and pedagogy development across departments.

Skills

Coaching

Quality Assurance

Professional Development

Curriculum Support

Job description

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