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  • Start date details

    January 2027

  • Closing date

    16 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    2 October 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Teacher or lecturer

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Subject

Health and social care

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full time equivalent salary

£47,029.00 - £65,795.00 Annually (Actual) MPS/UPS plus TLR 1B. Potential for an additional whole-school leadership responsibility as an Associate Assistant Headteacher for an exceptional candidate.

Director of Learning for Business, Digital and Future Pathways job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Director of Learning for Business, Digital and Future Pathways at Whitcliffe Mount School. This role will have strategic oversight of our Enterprise, Computing, Health & Social Care and Child Development departments.

Under the leadership of a new and ambitious Headteacher, we are seeking an experienced and inspirational leader with the passion, enthusiasm and expertise to drive excellence across this key area of the curriculum. The successful candidate will be committed to raising achievement, developing innovative learning experiences and empowering students to embody our core values: Work Hard, Model Kindness, Aim High.

This is an excellent opportunity to shape the future of the department and make a lasting impact on the lives and aspirations of our students.

There could be potential for an additional whole-school leadership responsibility as an Associate Assistant Headteacher, contributing to the strategic direction and continued improvement of the school for an exceptional candidate.

Overall purpose of role

As the Director of Learning for Business, Digital and Future Pathways you will be required to meet the general requirements of this post, as specified in the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document. In addition, you will be required to fulfil any reasonable expectations from the principal/Trust. The post will require you to work in partnership with the Computing, Business, Health and Social and Child Development teaching staff, TLR holders, Senior Leadership Team and governors to ensure the continuous improvement of Computing, Business, Health and Social and Child Development across the school/Trust.

Safeguarding Requirements

This post requires the post holder to work in settings with children and young adults. Any employment offer is therefore subject to the results of an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). People who may have contact with younger children (i.e. primary school age) are also required to complete a declaration about family or other members of their household.

Key Accountabilities

Leadership

  • Lead and support staff within the Computing, Business, Health and Social and Child Development department to promote and facilitate the delivery of excellent teaching and learning in Computing, Business, Health and Social and Child Development.
  • Improve students’ levels of progress and attainment in Computing, Business, Health and Social and Child Development.
  • Develop strategies for helping all students achieve the highest standards, helping to overcome disadvantage, disability, special needs or other potential barriers to success.
  • Coach and guide colleagues to improve the quality of teaching and learning Computing, Business, Health and Social and Child Development.
  • Support high standards of student behaviour for learning and engagement.
  • Ensure students work in safe environment, taking responsibility for ensuring the risks are identified and managed well.
  • Support whole-school aims and the school’s senior leadership team in raising standards of teaching and learning and student outcomes.
  • Help develop, implement, monitor and evaluate development plans for the department
  • Devise, implement, monitor and evaluate the quality of teaching and learning in the department Computing, Business, Health and Social and Child Development and intervene to improve standards, narrowing the progress gap in Computing, Business, Health and Social and Child Development for different groups of students.
  • Agree clear, achievable outcomes with staff and/or students.
  • Help colleagues that you line manage to produce their own personal development plan. Review progress towards objectives consistently within the school’s framework for benchmarking.
  • Help track students’ progress, rewarding success and intervening to improve standards.
  • Identify best practice within the faculty and across the school and help to share it with others.
  • Contribute to the overall direction of the school by attending selected senior leadership team meetings and helping to devise and implement whole-school policies.
  • Maintain a visible presence around the school, supporting duty teams and others by insisting upon and helping to maintain high standards of student conduct in lessons and around the school.
  • Manage staff and resources, to secure the best possible outcomes in Computing, Business, Health and Social and Child Development for all students.
  • Monitor progress and evaluate impact against improvement plans, revising plans or taking other action to ensure success.
  • Plan, adapt and deliver an ambitious curriculum that meets the needs of all groups of students, developing the skills and knowledge students need to be successful in their adult lives, with an appreciation for Computing, Business, Health and Social and Child Development.
  • To respond flexibly to curriculum changes that may be required from time to time, including alterations to line management responsibilities within the scope and scale of this role.
  • Ensure that all students in the school are well-prepared for public examinations in Computing, Business, Health and Social and Child Development.

  • Teaching:

    Undertake the duties of a teacher, as described in the teachers’ pay and conditions document:

    • Plan and teach lessons to assigned classes, to teach within the context of the trust’s or school’s plans, curriculum and schemes of work.
    • Assess, monitor, record and report on the learning needs, progress and achievements of assigned students.
    • Participate in arrangements for preparing students for external examinations.
    • Contribute to the development, implementation and evaluation of the school’s or trust’s policies, practices and procedures in such a way as to support the trust’s / school’s values and vision.
    • Work with others on curriculum and/or pupil development to secure co-ordinated outcomes.
    • In exceptional circumstances, supervise and so far as practicable teach any students where the person timetabled to take the class is not available to do so.
    • Maintain good order and discipline among students.
    • Participate in arrangements for the appraisal and review of own performance.
    • Participate in arrangements for further training and professional development and, where appropriate, that of other teachers and support staff including induction.
    • Communicate with students, parents and carers.
    • Collaborate and work with colleagues and other relevant professionals within and beyond the school.
    • Undertake any other reasonable task associated within the role of Director of Learning for Business, Digital and Future Pathways, as determined by the Headteacher/Trust.

  • Refer to job role attached for essential criteria

    For more information, get in touch with:

    Julia Wood, Admin Manager

    Tel: 01274 851152 ext 1307

    Email: Julia.wood@sharemat.co.uk

    We very much encourage and welcome potential candidates to visit during the academy day. Please call or email to make an appointment.

    • 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.
    Visas cannot 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

    This post requires the post holder to work in settings with children and young adults. Any employment offer is therefore subject to the results of an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). People who may have contact with younger children are also required to complete a declaration about family or other members of their household. Applicants will be required to provide evidence of identity and qualifications and offers of employment will be subject to satisfactory references. For applicants who work or have recently worked in a school, one of the references must be from the Headteacher.

    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.

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    About Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy

    Organisation type
    Academy, ages 11 to 16
    Education phase
    Secondary school
    Size
    1228 pupils enrolled
    Age range
    11 to 16
    Ofsted report
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    Website
    Whitcliffe Mount, A Share Academy website
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    SHARE Multi Academy Trust comprises of Woodside Green Primary, Heaton Avenue Primary, Luck Lane Primary, Millbridge Primary, Royds Hall, Shelley College, Whitcliffe Mount School and Thornhill Community Academy. A central team provides operational support.

    We believe in helping staff and students achieve their personal best and are keen to recruit the very best talent to our trust.

    More than six hundred people work hard across the trust to ensure we provide the very best education and service across all our schools, from invigilators joining us for a few hours a year, through flexible part-time work to many full-time teaching and support roles.

    There are many reasons why you will enjoy working for the trust. You will be surrounded by supportive people, working together with a common goal for all of our students, aiming to value and support all colleagues in order to help them achieve their personal best.

    If you decide to join us, we will ensure you have what you need to make a positive difference in your education role. We will seek out your ideas and ask for your opinions regularly using staff voice.

    Our CPD commitment is second to none and the training and developmental opportunities on offer will empower you to make improvements in all aspects of your role. The training you receive will help you fulfil your potential whatever your stage of career.

    For teachers and leaders, we offer fast tracked, first class developmental opportunities led by one of our academies, Shelley College, which is the Teaching School Hub for Kirklees and Calderdale. This includes National Professional Qualifications (NPQs), lead practitioner positions and trainee senior leadership positions, which build upon our middle leadership programmes.

    Whitcliffe Mount School

    Whitcliffe Mount Academy is a large secondary academy in Cleckheaton, within close commuter distance of Huddersfield, Bradford, and Leeds. The academy is committed to supporting all pupils to achieve, develop and thrive so that they can be happy and successful.

    The academy is a proud member of the well-regarded and high-performing SHARE Multi-Academy Trust and is part of the Teaching School Hub for Kirklees and Calderdale. Whitcliffe Mount provides staff with a wealth of support and a wide range of opportunities to collaborate, network, and share best practice.

    Whitcliffe Mount has a wonderful academy community and is a great place to work, where all team members play a vital role in making a positive impact on the life chances of others.

    The academy is proud to offer:

    - A supportive and ambitious environment where all students are encouraged to go beyond what they think they can achieve and to enjoy learning, helping them to lead successful, healthy and happy lives.
    - A vibrant place to work which equips staff to deliver their best every day, under the strong belief that Valuing People, Supporting Personal Best is the key.
    - A commitment that staff are happy, engaged and well supported at work, taking pride in students’ attendance, behaviour, progress and development as well as their own.
    - Excellent training and guidance relevant to individual job roles, so expectations are understood and staff are motivated.
    - Great benefits, as an employer of choice, including outstanding CPD, supportive line management, and meaningful networking opportunities across the trust to aid personal development.
    - Supportive leadership, encouraging healthy work-life balance.
    - A high-quality teaching and learning environment, alongside good facilities.
    - A culture where children are happy, settled and confident, accessing a broad and balanced curriculum which provides a memorable educational experience for pupils and staff.

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