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This job expired on 28 April 2026

  • Start date details

    September 2026

  • Closing date

    28 April 2026 at 9am

  • Date listed

    7 April 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Head of department or curriculum

Visa sponsorship

Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4

Subject

English

Working pattern

Full time: 32.5 Hours Per Week

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

MPR/UPR + TLR2c

What skills and experience we're looking for

Bruntcliffe Academy is seeking to recruit an inspirational colleague to the role of Assistant Curriculum Leader of English. The successful candidate will be responsible for teaching and motivating pupils across Key Stages 3 and 4 to achieve their potential within our teaching programme, including the delivery of our Forensic Reading curriculum and through participating in our exciting co-curricular programme.

This is an exceptionally important role for us here at Bruntcliffe Academy and the successful candidate will be joining us at a key point in our development. We have a dedicated team of English teachers who deliver consistently strong results which contribute positively to pupils’ futures. We want the successful candidate to have the ambition and skill to support the Curriculum Leader in developing colleagues early in their teaching careers, as well as continuing to refine the English curriculum to ensure it remains exciting and innovative.

The successful candidate will possess a powerful track record as a teacher and will be able to demonstrate the wider impact of their work.

What the school offers its staff

As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team – as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:

  • Membership of a teacher or local government pension scheme, depending on the role.
  • A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.
  • Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
  • £2k Cycle to work scheme.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored.
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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Additional documents

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Assistant Curriculum Leader of English.pdf - 341 KB (opens in new tab)

About Bruntcliffe Academy

Organisation type
Academy, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary school
Size
1361 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Website
Bruntcliffe Academy website
Email address
recruitment@bruntcliffe.leeds.sch.uk
Phone number
0113 252 3225
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Bruntcliffe Academy is an increasingly popular 11-16 comprehensive school with approximately 1400 students on roll. The school is situated in Morley which is on the outskirts of the thriving city of Leeds, with a very good motorway access to all areas of the north of England and beyond.


The school joined the highly successful GORSE Academies Trust which has a national reputation for its excellence in 2015. Since this time, the academy has been on an upward trajectory in all aspects of its work. Bruntcliffe Academy in 2024 received a Good judgement from Ofsted with inspectors recognising that the academy has ‘high expectations of all pupils’. We are proud that Ofsted commented positively on students' respect for others, their enjoyment of school and their high academic achievements


A collection of like-minded individuals, members of staff all choose to work at Bruntcliffe Academy because they believe in making a difference to young people’s lives. Members of staff work collaboratively across the academy as well as in Partnership with colleagues from across The GORSE Academies Trust to develop new and innovative approaches around teaching that will inspire students and cultivate a lifelong love of learning.Bruntcliffe Academy is typified by students who enjoy learning; you will find the students to be polite, well-mannered and respectful at all times mirroring our high expectations of them. Bruntcliffe Academy aspires for all students to leave us at the end of their secondary school journey as well-rounded citizens who are articulate and confident with a strong sense of social responsibility.


If you would like to know more about The GORSE Academies Trust, please visit; https://www.tes.com/jobs/employer/the-gorse-academies-trust-1071685

Arranging a visit to Bruntcliffe Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@bruntcliffe.leeds.sch.uk.

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