Deputy Curriculum Leader of English
The King's School, Pontefract, West Yorkshire, WF8 4JF12 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
20 May 2026 at 10am
Date listed
8 May 2026
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
- Head of year or phase
- Other leadership roles
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 plus £5,867.00 FTE per annum
Deputy Curriculum Leader of English job summary
Virtual coffee chats available - book yours today and let's talk English, leadership and your next step
Lead with ambition. Inspire through English. Shape futures at The King’s School.
Are you an outstanding teacher looking to take the next step in your career?
We’re looking for a passionate and ambitious Deputy Curriculum Leader of English to join our team at The King’s School. This is an exciting opportunity for an aspiring middle leader to provide strategic leadership across this vibrant curriculum area.
You will be responsible for raising standards of teaching, learning, and student achievement, and for ensuring that all learners have access to a high-quality, inclusive and engaging curriculum.
Why join us?
This is a fantastic opportunity to take a lead role in shaping the long-term vision, direction, and development of the curriculum area, ensuring they are fully aligned with the aims, objectives, and ethos of the school.
- A forward-thinking school and Trust with a strong commitment to inclusion
- A highly supportive and ambitious Senior and Middle Leadership Teams.
- Pontefract Academies Trust are merging with Ark Schools on 1 September 2026. This partnership will strengthen the support we offer our students and staff, while creating new opportunities for collaboration and professional development across both trusts, for all subject areas. Please click here to find out more about the Pontefract Academies Trust and Ark Schools merger.
As Deputy Curriculum Leader of English you will:
- Support the Curriculum Leader in driving the vision and strategy for the English department
- Contribute to developing an engaging, challenging curriculum
- Develop and support staff to ensure consistently strong teaching and learning within the department
- Monitor student progress and use performance data to raise achievement
- Help manage resources and maintain high standards across the department
- Build positive relationships with students, staff, parents and partner schools
We’re looking for someone who:
- Is an ambitious, proactive classroom practitioner who models excellent teaching
- Has the drive to raise standards and maintain high expectations
- Brings fresh thinking and a willingness to challenge and improve practice
- Is passionate about English and inspires through an ambitious curriculum
- Works collaboratively and contributes positively to the school community
- Demonstrates strong communication, organisational and interpersonal skills
Contract Details
- Permanent 1 FTE contract
- Start date of 01 September 2026
Ready to apply?
If you’re excited by this opportunity and would like to play a key role in shaping the future of English at The King's School, we would love to hear from you.
Take the next step in your career and apply now via our website. Join us and help make a lasting, positive impact on the lives of our students and the wider community.
The King’s School
The King’s School is a warm, welcoming, and high‑performing school with a strong sense of pride and tradition. Consistently recognised as one of the top‑performing schools in the Wakefield District and ranked in the top 15% nationally for progress, we continue to build on a long history of academic excellence.
Our culture is rooted in raising aspirations and improving life chances for every student, guided by our core values and a supportive, caring ethos. As one of the oldest schools in Yorkshire, our rich heritage combines with a forward‑looking approach to provide an inspiring environment where students thrive and staff careers flourish.
As part of Pontefract Academies Trust - recently recognised for Excellence in the 2025 Edurio Award -staff wellbeing and satisfaction remain central to our work. Across the Trust, 85% of staff said they would recommend us as a great place to work, well above national benchmarks, and feedback within The King’s School reflects the same positive, supportive culture.
Staff say:
I genuinely love working at King’s!
My line manager always takes my personal needs into account and shows genuine care for my wellbeing.
For further insight into our school, we invite you to watch our promotional film ‘Where will King’s take you?’ , and visit our website for further information.
Virtual coffee chats, school visits and further information
We are hosting virtual coffee chats for prospective candidates to meet Miss Leonna Wallace, our Curriculum Leader of English, and ask any questions you may have about the role or our school. To book a timeslot, please click here.
Potential candidates are encouraged and very welcome to visit our school. This is a great opportunity to explore our facilities, meet our dedicated staff, and get a feel for the vibrant community we have built here. We look forward to welcoming you and answering any questions you may have. Please contact us at recruitment@kings.patrust.org.uk or call 01977 601701 to arrange this.
If you are unable to attend a virtual coffee chat or a school visit, but would still like to discuss the role, please contact us at recruitment@kings.patrust.org.uk and we will be happy to help.
What we offer
Be part of a team that values your wellbeing, development and work–life balance. As a member of our school community, you’ll benefit from:
- Exciting career and leadership pathways supported by outstanding CPD opportunities
- Everyday Development (EDD) Framework: A simple, personal and flexible goal-based approach to continuous learning, career growth and wellbeing
- For the 2025/26 academic year, we have provided staff with three Everyday Development (EDD) days, the next is on Monday 20 July 2026. These development days will offer you self-directed time away from the workplace to recharge and reflect on your personal and career goals
- Energise and Engage Weeks throughout the year, where no meetings take place. These dedicated weeks prioritise personal professional development, support work-life balance, and allow for an early finish on designated days
- Generous employer pension (Teachers' pension)
- Laptop
- Fantastic family friendly policies with a focus on employee work/life balance
- Cycle to work scheme, Blue Light card, discounted gym membership
- Free eye care via Specsavers, childcare vouchers
- Employee wellbeing programme (including physiotherapy, personal or professional concerns on legal, health, finance, wellbeing, and other matters)
- Discounts at numerous retailers including O2
- Free flu vaccinations.
Pontefract Academies Trust
Pontefract Academies Trust is a cross-phase multi-academy trust comprising of nine local schools: seven primary and two secondary, committed to providing the very best education for our children.
We are also excited to be merging with Ark Schools on 1 September 2026. This partnership will strengthen the support we offer our pupils and staff, while creating new opportunities for collaboration and professional development across both trusts. Please click here to find out more about the Pontefract Academies Trust and Ark Schools merger.
We are proud of the positive culture across our schools. In the 2025 Edurio Staff Survey, we were ranked in the top 10 trusts nationally for staff satisfaction and received several awards recognising our supportive and values‑driven working environment. Our staff tell us they feel valued, listened to and part of a team that makes a real difference every day.
We’re excited for the future and hope you’ll consider joining us as we continue to grow.
Application process
- Complete an application form via our website
- Complete the attached Examination results form that is required for this role.
- Attach the document in the ‘Additional Information and Documents’ section of your application within SamPeople Recruit
Further information about the job
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.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About The King's School
- School type
- Academies, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1038 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The King's School website
The King’s School is proud to be part of Pontefract Academies Trust. As a school, we have a long history and rich heritage, which puts us at the forefront of the local educational landscape and beyond. All students are valued regardless of their background or ability, and are at the heart of everything that we do. We believe it is our duty to convert their potential into reality.
At the heart of every outstanding school is a strong team. One of our top priorities is to attract exceptional staff to The King’s School, and we continue to recruit a number of highly gifted employees to join our team. Our primary focus is to instil a lifelong love of learning while creating confident learners who can live a life full of opportunity and choice.
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