Director of Teaching & Learning - English

Sirius Academy North, Hull, East Yorkshire, HU6 9BP

Deadline is tomorrow

• Closing date

  20 May 2026 at 12am (midnight)

• Date listed

  29 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Assistant headteacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: English
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Leadership Pay Scale - L1 - L5
• Additional allowances:

  Additional staff benefits currently available to staff include: NUS card, Bike 2 Work Scheme, Staff Well-being initiatives and Occupational Health Services. These benefits are subject to change, without compensation, at any time upon notification from The Constellation Trust.

Director of Teaching & Learning - English job summary

Are you an ambitious English specialist ready to shape the future of teaching and learning?
Are you passionate about inspiring a love of English while elevating pedagogical practice beyond your own classroom?
As our Director of Teaching and Learning for English, you will be at the forefront of driving consistent, direct, efficient and effective teaching across the department – modelling excellence, coaching colleagues, shaping curriculum delivery and ensuring every lesson reflects clarity, ambition and impact. This is a powerful leadership role designed to accelerate your professional growth while enabling you to shape and strengthen teaching practice across the English department.
This is an exciting opportunity for an exceptional classroom practitioner to work in close partnership with the Director of English, leading the development of day to day classroom practice and helping to build a department recognised for challenge, precision and high expectations. You will play a key role in delivering teaching that is direct, efficient, ambitious and deeply rooted in our trust’s commitment to inclusion and high standards. It is an ideal next step for a passionate English specialist who wants to shape one of the strongest English teams in Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire.
Why join The Constellation Trust?
Join a uniquely forward thinking trust that is pushing the boundaries of inclusion, staff development and educational excellence. We are building a team defined by innovation, intelligent workload, wellbeing and a relentless commitment to professional growth. With high standards achieved through efficiency and a culture that genuinely invests in its people, this is a place where ambitious educators thrive, make a difference, and shape the future.

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 Sirius Academy North

• School type: Academies, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1237 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Sirius Academy North website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sirius-academy-north

Sirius Academy North is an inclusive and ambitious educational community that delivers a high quality, engaging and innovative learning experience tailored to suit the individual needs of our pupils, prioritising their holistic academic and interpersonal development. At Sirius North we encourage intellectual curiosity, constructive scholastic discourse and the pursuit of excellence in every endeavour. Through our state-of-the-art facilities, expert teachers and collaborative approach to learning our students leave us ready to make the seamless transition to further education, training or employment, securing purposeful, gratifying future vocations. However, our pursuit of excellence is not wholly consigned to the academic. We place substantial importance on developing resilient, emotionally literate and professional young adults. The Constellation Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any offers of employment are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring and background check and Childcare Disqualification Check. Canvassing any employee, or member of the Governing Body, directly or indirectly, is prohibited and will be considered a disqualification.

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