Director of Learning (English)
Manor Church of England Academy, York, North Yorkshire, YO26 6PA4 days remaining to apply
Start date details
1st September 2025
Closing date
18 May 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
6 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £59,167.00 - £63,815.00 Annually (Actual) Leadership Scale Points 8 to 11
Director of Learning (English) job summary
As you consider the next step in your career, Jordan Cairns, Principal of Manor CE Academy, is thrilled to introduce you to our school. For over two centuries, since 1812, Manor has proudly served the young people of York. As a Church of England school, we hold a deep appreciation for academic excellence and the wealth of extracurricular activities we offer, all geared towards empowering our students to truly ‘live life to the full.’ Furthermore, we are a valued member of the Heartwood Learning Trust, a growing collaboration of schools dedicated to transforming education across York, Hull, and North Yorkshire.
Right now, an exciting and unique opportunity awaits you: the role of Director of Learning/English. This is a chance for an enthusiastic, diligent, and proactive professional to lead our dedicated English team.
To thrive in this role, you must be an exceptional teacher, someone for whom continuous professional development is a fundamental and ever-evolving aspect of your practice. You will provide vital leadership to a talented group of teachers, ensuring that outstanding teaching and learning, along with dynamic curriculum development, remain at the very core of everything we do.
When you join Manor CE Academy, you'll become part of a dedicated, creative, and highly successful team of English subject specialists. The department benefits from seven full-sized classrooms, complemented by seminar rooms for smaller group work. Each teaching space is well-equipped with PCs, projectors, and visualisers. Our shared workroom serves as a hub for the team, a place to connect during breaks and cultivate an exceptionally supportive and friendly atmosphere.
You'll find that all members of the team actively participate in research-led development projects, collaboratively striving to enhance their practice. Our culture of openly sharing ideas and teaching strategies fosters innovative and dynamic lessons across all year groups.
Subsequently, all students pursue both the Eduqas English Language and AQA English Literature GCSE courses in Years 10 and 11.
By joining us, you will become an integral part of a highly motivated, ambitious, and teamwork-driven organisation, where your passion for English and your leadership will directly shape the futures of our students. We eagerly anticipate welcoming an exceptional candidate who shares our vision and values and is ready to inspire the next generation.
We would recommend a visit to our school or a conversation with the Principal before making an application, please contact the PA Sue Metcalfe, details below, to make arrangements
Hours of Work: 1FTE
Position Type: Permanent Post
Line Manager: Director of Learning English
Travel Required: Occasional
The salary is dependent on current qualifications and experience, please see the attached job description for more information.
Application Process
Please complete the online application form to apply for this role. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application. You should use the information supplied with in the Job Description & Person Specification to make the best of your application by identifying some specific pieces of work you may have undertaken in any of these areas. Your application may be viewed in regard to some or all of the skill specific areas over the course of the selection process. Applications via agencies will not be considered.
Interviews will take place as soon as possible after the closing date.
We are committed to safeguarding and protecting our children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to a safer recruitment process which includes enhanced criminal records and barring checks, scrutiny of employment history, robust referencing and other vetting checks.
Our safeguarding system is underpinned by a range of policies and procedures which encourage and promote safe working practice across the Trust. On joining you will be required to undergo continuous professional development to maintain safe working practice and to safeguard our children and young people.
Commitment to safeguarding
Hope Sentamu Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting our children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to a safer recruitment process which includes enhanced criminal records and barring checks, scrutiny of employment history, robust referencing and other vetting checks.
Our safeguarding system is underpinned by a range of policies and procedures which encourage and promote safe working practice across the Trust. On joining you will be required to undergo continuous professional development to maintain safe working practice and to safeguard our children and young people.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Manor Church of England Academy
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1161 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Manor Church of England Academy website
School location
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