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About Us

The Sheffield College is a thriving further and higher education community, empowering around 13,000 learners each year to achieve their goals. Driven by our mission to transform lives through learning, we foster an inclusive environment — recognised through our 2026 Investors in Diversity Gold award and 3rd place ranking in the National Centre for Diversity’s 2025 Top 100 Most Inclusive UK Employers.

We have high aspirations and standards for ourselves and our students, and this role will be a key one in supporting the college’s mission to be consistently great and ensure our students get the qualifications and skills they need to go further in employment, careers, apprenticeships, further training, and university level courses.

This role will specifically support our students to achieve their aspirations in English, making positive progress from their starting point in Functional Skills and GCSE.

• Play a pivotal role in improving English outcomes and achievement for students at The Sheffield College
• On an ongoing basis, work closely with assigned English teaching staff to identify skills gaps for individuals and small groups of students and agree and define appropriate learning objectives to close learning gaps
• Provide specialist support for GCSE/Functional Skills English, both within timetabled classes and as extra sessions for identified students
• Provide one‑to‑one and small group instruction to specified curriculum academies focusing on the development of English skills; ensuring sessions are well planned, focused and are targeting skills gaps therefore enabling students to make good progress
• Plan and deliver focused exam support and revision sessions, which may include college holiday periods
• Select, adapt and devise materials for use with assigned students as appropriate
• Provide developmental feedback to ensure that students make expected levels of progress in relation to their starting points and effectively communicate this to English, study programme and pastoral colleagues
• Track and monitor student progress using appropriate college systems, providing updates to other key staff when and where required
• When required cover classes to support an academy team
• Manage workload effectively ensuring students in all assigned classes are supported and make positive progress
• Support the enrolment and induction process to ensure students have a seamless transition onto the English element of their study programme
• Support with the planning and implementation of all English and maths examinations
• Participate in CPD to improve own professional practice and offer the best support possible to students to achieve
• Liaise with subject and other specialist staff regarding student support requirements
• Clearly and confidently communicate with a range of stakeholders including parents and carers

If you want to find out more about the role please contact Claire Cooper, Curriculum Manager English and Maths -

As the successful candidate, you will be offered a salary of between £33,160 - £37,283 per annum based upon a combination of the skills, knowledge and experience that you can bring to the role.

Alongside your salary, your pension is one of the most valuable benefits of joining the College. The Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), administered locally by SYPA, provides financial security in retirement and support for your loved ones.

• SYPA – with a generous employer contribution
• Annual leave
  -30 Days (222 hours)+ 8 Bank Holidays(59.2 hours)-this includes a discretionary Christmas closure period
• Health and wellbeing support , including:
• Employee assistance programme through Bupa
• Occupational Health through PAM
• Free eye tests for VDU users
• Free parking is available at the majority of our campuses
• Hybrid and flexible working opportunities
• Continuous professional development opportunities
• A people – focused working culture where you can grow and thrive

Further information can be found on our Benefits and Career Development pages.

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