Programmes Coordinator (London)
Employer: Coram Shakespeare Schools Foundation
Location: Coordinators work in a hybrid of remote and office working (from our central London base) and are required to travel to UK regions at certain times of year.
Temporary: 1-year fixed term contract with the possibility of renewal / extension
Working hours: 35 hours per week, flexitime (core hours 10am-4:30pm). Occasional evening work and travel within the UK will be required and will be compensated with TOIL
Salary: £27,500 per annum
Closing date: Thursday 4th June 2026 at 12pm
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Job Title: Programmes Coordinator
Contract: 1-year fixed term contract with the possibility of renewal / extension
Hours: 35 hours per week, flexitime (core hours 10am-4:30pm). Occasional evening work and travel within the UK will be required and will be compensated with TOIL
Salary: £27,500 per annum
Location: Hybrid of remote and office working (from our central London base) and are required to travel to UK regions at certain times of year
About Coram
Coram is committed to improving the lives of the UK’s most vulnerable children and young people.
We support children and young people from birth to independence, creating a change that lasts a lifetime.
Coram is the UK’s oldest children’s charity founded by Thomas Coram in London helping vulnerable children and young people since 1739. Today, the Coram group helps more than one million children, young people, families and professionals every year by providing access to the skills and opportunities they need to thrive.
About Coram Shakespeare Schools Foundation
We transform lives through the unique power of Shakespeare.
Coram Shakespeare Schools Foundation (CSSF) is a national cultural education charity that exists to instil curiosity and empathy, aspiration and self-esteem, literacy and teamwork, giving young people the confidence to stride onto whatever stage they choose. Our programmes follow a rigorous and supportive process to train teachers and young people in an active and ambitious way of working with Shakespeare.
Shakespeare Schools Theatre Festival - Each year thousands of young people from hundreds of Primary, Secondary and SEND schools and Pupil Referral Units (PRUs) across the country unite in our Theatre Festival. Months of preparation culminate in exhilarating performance evenings; young people perform Shakespeare in professional theatres, raising aspirations and unlocking the potential of students and teachers alike. In the past 20 years, we have worked with over 300,000 young people through the Festival, supporting the wellbeing of students and promoting social inclusion all over the UK.
Shakespeare Schools International Film Festival - Taking CSSF’s 20 years of experience working with schools on Shakespeare performances, we have built a project that develops children’s confidence, creativity and collaboration, creating filmed outcomes which schools can showcase, shout about and keep forever.
Workshops - We run stand-alone workshops for students that are fully customisable and designed to get participants working actively. We leave each group illuminated, energised and empowered to further explore Shakespeare's works. We also run training that empowers teachers to bring Shakespeare to their students in an engaging and accessible way. Our Professional Learning for teachers uses our rehearsal room ethos to support teaching in Literacy, English and Drama, as well as their wider teaching practice.
Our objectives are:
to promote life skills, social cohesion and ambition;
to promote educational attainment - especially in literacy and performing arts;
to provide a unique cultural and creative experience to young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.
About the Role
Each Programmes Coordinator is responsible for the set-up and delivery of the Shakespeare Schools Festivals (Theatre and Film) in a specific phase of Festival delivery. Through careful planning, relationship-building and event management they develop an infrastructure that allows participating schools to have a thrilling experience of working on a creative project - challenging their students and celebrating success.
Across the Theatre and Film Festivals, each Programmes Coordinator works with around 100 teachers and 20 theatres across the UK, as well as a team of regional freelance delivery staff. Our team of three coordinators oversee a Festival experience for up to 10,000 young people each year, ensuring that the experience is differentiated appropriately for everyone and that every young person has a chance to shine.
Programmes Coordinators are responsible for re-engaging returning schools in the Theatre Festival and for the development of a regional outreach strategy and networks. They work closely with our Sales and Marketing team to approach new schools in their region. Coordinators work in a hybrid of remote and office working (from our central London base) and are required to travel to UK regions at certain times of year.
We expect coordinators to take ownership of their tasks and become experts in their role. There is opportunity for coordinators to progress to Senior Programmes Coordinator and to develop a logistical or creative specialism. Previous Senior Coordinator responsibilities have included: education resources, impact and evaluation, people and staff, inclusive practice.
Main Duties
Theatre & Film Festival set-up
Recruit and manage the relationship of professional theatres as CSSF delivery partners, negotiate hire deals and administrate contracts
Provide regional knowledge and support to the sales team to drive school sign-up
Set up in-person or digital logistics for all theatre venues, workshops and training days
Maintain accurate systems and the CSSF CRM database, Salesforce
High quality delivery
Line manage a team of freelance delivery staff during the Theatre Festival period
Work with CSSF Artistic Associates, Programmes Managers, and Programmes and Creative Lead to plan and deliver high quality training to teachers and young people
Develop a regional understanding of the education and arts landscape and use it to develop and maintain effective professional networks
Manage regional expenses to budget
Work with colleagues to implement the organisation’s evaluation plan
Work with schools and local authority departments to ensure safeguarding of young people
Relationship management
Main point of contact with schools, teachers, theatres taking part in the festival
Build relationships with regional ambassadors, theatres, local authorities, headteacher groups etc. to build profile, and support school Festival sign-up and workshop sales
Collaborate with the relevant members of the sales team and Sales and Marketing Manager to develop and implement a targeted school-sales and outreach plan for your region
To apply for this role, please click on the 'apply now' button below to complete the application.
Closing Date: Thursday 4th June 2026 at 12pm
Interview Date: Week commencing 8th June 2026
Coram is an equal opportunities employer and we believe a diverse workforce enables us to improve the services to the children and families we help. We are genuinely committed to encouraging candidates from all sections of the community we seek to support. This includes those from global majority ethnic backgrounds, those that identify as LGBQT+, those with disabilities, those with lived experience of care, those with neuro-diversity, and those from other groups who are underrepresented at Coram.
If applicants feel comfortable, we would encourage them to draw on lived experience as well as professional experience in their personal statement as part of their application.
We are committed to the safeguarding of children and where appropriate will require the successful applicant to undertake a check from the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Registered Charity No. 312278.
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