Teaching, Learning and Assessment Coach

West Herts College; Ayot Green; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cycle-to-work scheme

Free on-site parking

Generous pension

Generous holiday scheme

Time off at Christmas

Early finishes on a Friday

Job summary

West Herts College Group is seeking a Teaching & Learning Coach to join our Quality Team and drive excellence in teaching, learning and assessment across the College Group. This cross-campus role involves coaching staff, delivering CPD, and supporting professional growth to improve learner outcomes.

The post requires travel between Watford, Hemel Hempstead and Luton campuses to provide coaching, support and development.

Qualifications

• Experience coaching teachers and staff.
• Design and deliver high-quality CPD.
• Use learner outcomes and quality data to identify improvements.

Responsibilities

• Provide coaching, mentoring and professional support to teachers, trainers, assessors, Early Career Teachers and trainee teachers, helping colleagues improve teaching, learning and assessment to enhance learner engagement, progress and achievement.
• Manage supportive dialogue with staff to foster a culture of continual professional development.
• Utilise up-to-date educational research to inform support and coaching activities.
• Design and deliver high-quality CPD and training programmes, using research-informed practice to develop, support and retain high-performing teaching staff.
• Work with curriculum leaders to identify improvement priorities, using learner outcomes and quality data to plan and deliver targeted improvement activity.
• Conduct developmental lesson visits, learning walks and other quality assurance activities, providing constructive feedback and modelling effective practice across a range of learning environments.
• Support the planning and delivery of inclusive and well-structured learning programmes, promoting effective practice and sharing successful approaches across teams and departments.
• Contribute to self-assessment, quality improvement planning and inspection readiness, undertaking other duties appropriate to the role as required.
• Coach and mentor teaching staff to develop effective assessment practices, ensuring assessment is fair, robust, inclusive and supports outstanding learner outcomes

Skills

Coaching

Professional development

Educational research

Quality improvement

Job description

At West Herts College Group, we believe education transforms lives. We are looking for a Teaching & Learning Coach to join our Quality Team and drive excellence in teaching, learning and assessment across the College Group. This is an exciting opportunity to work with teaching staff across a wide range of curriculum areas, supporting professional growth and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

Through coaching, training and quality improvement activities, you will support colleagues to develop their practice and improve learner outcomes. You will champion evidence-informed approaches and contribute to an ambitious, inclusive and engaging curriculum that meets the needs of learners, employers and the wider community.

This is a cross-College role requiring regular travel between our Watford, Hemel Hempstead and Luton campuses to provide coaching, support and professional development to colleagues across the Group.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide coaching, mentoring and professional support to teachers, trainers, assessors, Early Career Teachers and trainee teachers, helping colleagues improve teaching, learning and assessment to enhance learner engagement, progress and achievement.
• Manage supportive dialogue with staff to foster a culture of continual professional development.
• Utilise up-to-date educational research to inform support and coaching activities.
• Design and deliver high-quality CPD and training programmes, using research-informed practice to develop, support and retain high-performing teaching staff.
• Work with curriculum leaders to identify improvement priorities, using learner outcomes and quality data to plan and deliver targeted improvement activity.
• Conduct developmental lesson visits, learning walks and other quality assurance activities, providing constructive feedback and modelling effective practice across a range of learning environments.
• Support the planning and delivery of inclusive and well-structured learning programmes, promoting effective practice and sharing successful approaches across teams and departments.
• Contribute to self-assessment, quality improvement planning and inspection readiness, undertaking other duties appropriate to the role as required.
• Coach and mentor teaching staff to develop effective assessment practices, ensuring assessment is fair, robust, inclusive and supports outstanding learner outcomes

• You can access a wide range of discounts and benefits including a cycle-to-work scheme, free on-site parking, generous pension, generous holiday scheme, time off at Christmas and early finishes on a Friday.

You’ll have the full support of a dynamic team and opportunities to bring your ideas to the role. Training and development are at the heart of everything we do so you’ll be encouraged to upskill.