Performance Manager

Hybrid | Field-Based Across the UK | Fixed-Term (12 Months) | £40–55k
Start Date: Spring 2026

Are you energised by developing leaders, driving performance, and making a measurable impact? We’re looking for a commercially driven  Performance Manager who thrives on coaching others, solving problems with pace, and using data to unlock the full potential of our Maths and English tuition centres across the UK.

This is a field-based role with weekly travel, giving you the chance to work closely with Centre Managers and guide them in delivering exceptional outcomes for children, families and colleagues.

Key Responsibilities – What You’ll Be Doing

• Own the growth, success and profitability of a group of centres, ensuring each one delivers exceptional quality, operational consistency and strong commercial performance.
• Use data to rapidly diagnose issues, prioritise actions and make timely, informed decisions, ensuring you focus on the biggest opportunities for improvement and impact.
• Create clarity by setting clear performance expectations and translating insight into practical, meaningful actions leaders can take.
• Build trusted, collaborative relationships with Centre Managers that encourage honest conversations, accountability and psychological safety.
• Coach and develop leaders, unlocking their strengths, sharpening their judgement, stretching their capability and multiplying talent.
• Act boldly to address performance challenges, working with pace to resolve issues, remove barriers and support teams in driving sustainable improvement.
• Inspire curiosity and continuous growth, encouraging leaders to explore new ideas, challenge assumptions and learn from data, feedback and best practice.
• Champion operational excellence, ensuring our safeguarding standards are met or exceeded and we are consistently aligned to organisational standards.
• Celebrate progress and recognise success, helping teams build confidence, capability and long-term momentum.
• Ensure smooth transitions during manager changes, maintaining continuity and protecting the commercial success of centres. Merge with coach and develop.

The performance manager role will have 1 of 2 focuses;

• Hypercare: As a Hypercare performance manager, you will focus on turning around performance of a smaller group ofcentres to allow for deep targeted support.  
• Accelerate: As an Accelerate performance manager, you will focus on centres which are performing near or at potential to unlock further growth across a larger group of centres. 
• The role we are currently advertising is for an Accelerate performance manager.

What You’ll Bring

• Experience leading teams and driving performance across multiple sites or stakeholders
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to turn insight into action
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the confidence to challenge constructively
• A coaching approach that develops capability and builds confidence in others
• Ability to handle difficult conversations with clarity, empathy and professionalism
• High levels of organisation, self motivation and resilience in an autonomous, fast paced role
• A curious, growth-oriented mindset and a passion for continuous improvement

Why You’ll Love Working With Us

• 22 flexible annual leave days (pro rata) + bank holidays + 4 gifted days over Christmas
• 3 additional paid personal days for celebrations, wellbeing or volunteering
• Extra holiday awarded with length of service
• Discounts including gym memberships, sportswear, Tastecard, and a free 16–25 or 26–30 Railcard
• Free counselling service & access to My Possible Self wellbeing app
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Private health insurance (length of service reward) via Vitality
• Fully subsidised tuition for children of salaried staff & 50% off for immediate family
• Enhanced parental leave, referral bonuses, payroll giving and pension options

The Essentials

• Hybrid, field‑based role with regular weekly travel across the UK
• Fixed-term contract (approx. 12 months), full‑time Monday–Friday
• Proof of right to work in the UK required (no sponsorship available)
• Centre allocation confirmed at the start and may change based on performance priorities
• Salary: £45-55k
• Start date: Spring 2026

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment.

Safeguarding is paramount. Our safer recruitment processes are rigorous and designed to deter, identify and reject anyone who may pose a risk to children. Any offer is strictly conditional upon satisfactory references (taken directly from referees) and an Enhanced DBS check.

You must provide a full employment history with all gaps clearly explained and evidenced where required. Any omission, inconsistency or misleading information may result in your application being rejected, an offer withdrawn, or dismissal.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (and relevant Exceptions Orders). Relevant disclosures will be required in line with DBS and safer recruitment requirements.