Director of Teaching and Learning

Red Kite Learning Trust, Harrogate, HG2 9PH

22 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  21 April 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  30 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £78,404.00 - £89,112.00 Annually (FTE) SCP 59 – 63 £78,404 - £89,112 (Negotiable for the right candidate)

Director of Teaching and Learning job summary

Permanent, Full Time, Full Year.

Based in our Central Trust Office, Harrogate, with travel to RKLT schools as required. Hybrid working available.

We are seeking an exceptional and highly motivated leader to join our Trust as Director of Teaching and Learning. This is a pivotal senior role, working closely with the CEO, Headteachers and Trust leaders to ensure every student benefits from consistently high-quality teaching and achieves outcomes aligned with their potential.

You will play a central role in shaping and delivering our approach to teaching and learning, fostering a culture of high expectations and supporting school leaders to secure sustained improvement.

About You

You will be someone who can:

• Provide strategic leadership to drive school improvement and support key priorities, including Ofsted readiness
• Lead the development of high-quality teaching through robust monitoring, evaluation and evidence-informed practice
• Design and deliver a coherent teaching and learning strategy, including impactful professional development
• Oversee curriculum quality, ensuring it is broad, balanced, inclusive and innovative
• Foster collaboration across schools, building networks and sharing best practice
• Champion inclusive approaches that meet the needs of all learners

About Us

Our Multi Academy Trust comprises a diverse family of 16 schools, dedicated to delivering excellence and enriching children’s lives. Our values of collaboration, integrity and respect are at the heart of all we do. Here’s what you can expect if you join us.

• A high-impact leadership role influencing teaching and learning across our schools
• The opportunity to work closely with the CEO and senior leaders as part of our Trust Senior Leadership Team
• Significant influence over strategy, curriculum development and teaching excellence
• A strong and collaborative network of Headteachers and education professionals

Next Steps

Should you have any questions about this role, or our Trust, please contact recruitment@rklt.co.uk

Shortlisting: Scheduled for 21st April.

Interviews: Scheduled for 27th April.

Adjustments: Should you require any adjustments to our recruitment process, please include these within Part Two of our application form under the section ‘Disability and Accessibility’.

Applicant Guidance: Red Kite Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure. We are an equal opportunities employer which welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. We are committed to promoting diversity and want a workforce which reflects the local population of each of our schools. Our recruitment guidelines and privacy notice for applicants can be found HERE.

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

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.

About Red Kite Learning Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Red Kite Learning Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/red-kite-learning-trust

Red Kite Learning Trust is a Multi-academy trust made up of 16 schools in North and West Yorkshire, serving more than 10,000 children and young people and their families, from nursery to sixth form.

We’re passionate about learning, providing a rich curriculum which releases potential and creates opportunity for all our pupils.

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