Specialist Curriculum Leader

Parkside School, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD13 5AD

41 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Ideally September 2026 - start of the new academic year

• Closing date

  31 August 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  21 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £38,862.00 Annually (FTE) PO2 Point 29-32, 37 hours per week, Term time plus 5 days - £39,862 FTE (£34,759.66 Actual)

Specialist Curriculum Leader job summary

Join Our Team at Parkside School!

Are you an enthusiastic and passionate educator dedicated to helping every student succeed? Parkside School is seeking an inspiring colleague for the newly created position of Specialist Curriculum Leader.

In this vital role, you will shape, lead and evolve our Specialist Curriculum provision and learning spaces. Working alongside senior colleagues, Key Stage teams and the SENCO you will identify and break down barriers to learning, attendance and good behaviour for students requiring additional support to access mainstream schooling. You will design personalised curriculum pathways that re-engage students, build routine and improve overall well-being in a positive learning environment.

As a key member of our Extended Leadership Team, you will line manage departmental staff, oversee off-site alternative provisions and serve as a Designated Safeguarding Lead (DSL).

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Leadership: Shape, deliver and coordinate the intent, implementation and quality assurance of the Specialist Curriculum provisions and spaces.

• Personalised Pathways: Plan, deliver and track personalised curriculum pathways alongside short, medium and long term action plans for identified students.

• Re-Integration & Transitions: Lead the successful re-integration of students back into mainstream lessons or when returning from external alternative provisions.

• Team Management: Line manage, support and develop teaching, non-teaching and associate staff within the department.

• Collaboration & External Partnerships: Liaise closely with SLT, the SENCO, pastoral staff, families and external agencies to ensure robust wraparound care and support.

• Safeguarding & Coaching: Serve as a Designated Safeguarding Lead as part of the school's Safeguarding Team and act as a coach for a small group of students.

Who We Are Looking For

• Experience: Proven track record of managing students with SEMH profiles or challenging behaviour, working with 11-16 age groups and demonstrating impact in improving student outcomes.

• Knowledge: Operational knowledge of the SEND Code of Practice, statutory documents, and how pastoral systems drive academic success.

• Leadership & Skills: Excellent communication, strong leadership, data-analysis skills, high integrity and the ability to hold staff to account while supporting their professional development.

• Qualifications & Training: GCSE (or equivalent) C/4+ in English and Maths, Safeguarding Training (DSL level, or willingness to achieve this immediately upon appointment).

• Personal Attributes: A passionate belief in every student's ability to achieve, strong organisational skills, high resilience, and a good sense of humour!

To review the full Job Description and Person Specification please see attached supporting documents

Why Join Parkside School?

At Parkside, we believe in making a difference. You will be part of a supportive team that values professional development and contributes to an environment where every pupil has an equal opportunity to thrive. It is a very exciting time to join Parkside School, a part of Wellspring Academy Trust. Our school is welcoming and vibrant, with students who thrive on positive relationships and staff who are committed to securing the best possible outcomes for them. We are on an exciting journey reshaping Parkside School to be a school that students, staff, and the community are proud of.

As an employee you will benefit from a range of employee perks which include Staff Offers and Discounts, a free will writing service, Community First Credit Union, Cycle to Work schemes and People Celebration Schemes.

How to Apply

Please apply by completing our online application form

We will be interviewing candidates continuously throughout July & August as applications are received, so early applications are highly encouraged!

Ideal start date is September 2026

If you prefer to have a conversation about the role please contact Hannah Kiernan, Recruitment Manager at hkiernan@wellspringacademies.org.uk

We reserve the right to close this advert earlier than the stated closing date.

The School has adopted the principles of Safer Recruitment and will safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to do the same. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced criminal records check via the Disclosure and Barring Service. Parkside School is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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

Wellspring Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils. All posts are offered subject to enhanced DBS checks. As this role involves working with children in regulated activity, please note that it is an offence to apply for the role if barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.

References will be requested and an online search carried out for shortlisted candidates, prior to interview. Further pre-employment checks, including prohibition from teaching, childcare disqualification and section 128 checks, if relevant for the role, will be completed for the successful candidate upon acceptance of the post.

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 Parkside School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1061 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Parkside School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/parkside-school-bradford

Parkside School and locality
We want all of our schools to make a positive contribution to the community that they are embedded within. This impact should be meaningful, considerable and lasting.

We want the young people of Parkside school to have every available opportunity to develop into well-rounded citizens who are equipped to make a positive contribution and who know how to keep themselves safe. We want students to have passionate hopes for their future; hopes that they can articulate, believe in and make real. We want to develop a nurturing environment that develops students who can empathise, critique, protect, love, inspire, make, design, explore and understand; students who are willing to try things they have never tried before, do things they have never done before and who are willing to risk reimagining themselves as the very best version of what they can become.

Located in the picturesque village of Cullingworth, Parkside School is surrounded by rolling hills and dramatic countryside.

The village, three miles south of Keighley and seven miles west of central Bradford, is not only popular with commuters but also with tourists, walkers and cyclists who revel in some of the country’s most glorious scenery.

The locality is steeped in history; the Brontë Parsonage Museum and its famous literary collections lie less than five miles east.

Also on the doorstep is the Saltaire World Heritage Site; a Victorian model village that is home to Salts Mill, which itself boasts striking architecture, eateries and shopping.

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