Learning Coach

Job title: Learning Coach Location: Fir Vale Academy, Owler Lane, Sheffield, S4 8GB Salary: FTE £28,800 gross per annum pro rata (actual £26,125) Contract: Full-time, permanent Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 08:00 – 16:00, 41 working weeks per annum Start date: As soon as possible / 1st September 2026 Fir Vale Academy is seeking to appoint a Learning Coach to join their newly established team. The academy is part of United Learning, a national group of schools and academies. Fir Vale Academy is an 11-16 secondary school located in the north of Sheffield. As part of United Learning our aim is to bring out ‘the Best in Everyone’ and we continuously strive to ensure that students and staff have every opportunity to succeed, with their potential developed to the utmost. The post-holder, working within a team of Learning Coaches, will support a caseload of students, providing tailored pastoral and academic interventions to improve behaviour, engagement, attendance and overall readiness for learning. The role aims to strengthen the bridge between home and school while helping students make sustained progress and successfully transition back into mainstream education. The academy is part of United Learning, a national group of schools and academies. United Learning is one of the largest and most successful Trusts in the country who offers unrivalled Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and training, including opportunities for nationwide networking. The city of Sheffield itself is a vibrant place to live and work with two universities and a range of entertainment opportunities alongside the access to the beautiful Peak District within a 20-minute commute. Quality of life is routinely ranked highly, and it is one of the greenest cities in Europe: Welcome to Sheffield We are looking for someone who: · Is reliable, highly motivated and self-driven · Shares our moral purpose of ensuring that all our young people receive the best education