Personal Development Tutor

The College of Richard Collyer in Horsham, ‘Collyer’s’, is one of the leading sixth form colleges in the country and the top state provider of A Levels in West Sussex. The College has an attractive campus and classrooms are well resourced, with ambitious plans for growth in the coming years that are already started. There is a collegiate and professional ethos amongst staff and students within which excellent teaching and learning can flourish.

The College provides education for over 2,750 young people in the 16-19 age range. Around half of each year’s intake comes from the four partner 11-16 schools in Horsham: Forest, Millais, Tanbridge House and Bohunt. Many others come from a wide range of schools which are further afield, including the independent as well as the maintained sector. Collyer’s has a very successful and consistent record in external

examinations. In 2025 the A level high grade rate (A*-B) was 61%. Results across our other course types such as vocational, technical, foundation and GCSE are equally strong. Collyer’s also runs leisure Adult Education courses in the evenings with students studying a range of recreational adult learning courses.

Job Details

Personal Development Tutor

Part Time 0.8 fte 4 days per week Tuesday to Friday

Required from September

We are looking for a committed and enthusiastic Personal Development Tutor to join a dedicated pastoral team in our successful and inclusive sixth form college. This is an exciting opportunity to make a real difference to our students’ experience, by ensuring they are well supported and guided to achieve their full potential throughout their time at college.

Responsibility for up to 9 tutor groups will be included within the role. Through the delivery of high-quality tutor group sessions and 1:1s you will promote the development of effective studentship to support students’ achievement, enabling them to progress successfully to the next stage of their lives. Monitoring attendance and ensuring the welfare and wellbeing of your tutees will be a high priority, and you will work closely with teachers, Heads of House and Student Services to achieve this. Additionally, PDTs facilitate of a wide range of enrichment activities and provide intervention workshops for identified students to support motivation, time management and effective study behaviour.

If you have a positive, proactive approach, enjoy working with and challenging young people to achieve their full potential and are able to work collaboratively as part of a busy team, we would love to hear from you. Applications are invited from candidates with a teaching qualification or from those who have substantial experience of working with young people in an advice and guidance role.

Applications from graduates without a teaching qualification are welcomed. In this case completion of appropriate training would be expected.

If you feel this role would be a good fit for you, we look forward to hearing from you. Please contact us on ***email_hidden*** with any questions about the role.

Closing Date: 9am Thursday 18th June

We may interview before the closing date if suitable applications are received.

Further Information

The College of Richard Collyer and West Sussex County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an appropriate Disclosure and Barring Service check along with other relevant employment checks, including satisfactory references.

Collyer's embraces equality and diversity in our working, teaching and learning environment and is committed to maintaining a supportive and inclusive community. We particularly encourage applications from Minority Ethnic backgrounds as the College is under-represented by Minority Ethnic staff.

How to Apply

To apply please visit our website https://www.collyers.ac.uk/vacancies/

Should you have any questions regarding the role or the application please feel free to email us on ***email_hidden***

NOTE TO CANDIDATES - Please do not select the ‘Apply online’ button as the School processes your applications directly rather than through this site.

The reference number for this role is SCHO02540.

Job Reference: SCHO02540