Vocational Curriculum Lead

Denewood Academy, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG7 4ES

13 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  10 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  27 April 2026

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: 37,101.00 - 45,352.00

Vocational Curriculum Lead job summary

The role in a nutshell

We are seeking an enthusiastic and strategic Vocational Curriculum Lead to oversee the development and delivery of the wider curriculum across Key Stage 4. The successful candidate will ensure that subjects beyond English and Mathematics are well sequenced, ambitious, and engaging, with clear progression in knowledge and skills that prepare pupils effectively for accreditation and qualifications in Key Stage 4.

 

Working closely with subject leaders and teaching staff, the Vocational Curriculum Lead will oversee curriculum planning and delivery, ensuring consistency, high expectations, and alignment with whole school priorities and qualification requirements. They will support staff in preparing pupils for assessments and external qualifications, monitor standards through curriculum review and outcomes, and promote high quality teaching that enables pupils to develop cultural capital and succeed in a broad, balanced education.

The candidate

 

·       An enthusiastic and strategic professional with a strong understanding of vocational and wider curriculum design across Key Stage 4

·       Proven experience in curriculum leadership or subject leadership, with the ability to plan, sequence, and evaluate ambitious curricula

·       Strong understanding of progression in knowledge and skills, ensuring pupils are well prepared for accreditation and qualifications in Key Stage 4

·       Confidence in working collaboratively with leaders and teaching staff to secure consistent, high-quality curriculum planning and delivery

·       High expectations for pupils and staff, with a commitment to inclusive, engaging, and aspirational education

·       Passion for promoting high-quality teaching that develops pupils’ cultural capital and supports success across a broad and balanced curriculum

·       Be an experienced and enthusiastic teacher

·       Show a strong commitment to inclusion, equity, and high expectations for all learners, particularly the most vulnerable

 

We welcome applications from everyone who believes they meet the expectations of the role regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith, or disability. To ensure that our staff composition is representative of the communities we serve, applications from groups who are currently under-represented in education including people with disabilities and people from minority ethnic backgrounds are particularly encouraged.

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 Denewood Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 7 to 16
• School size: 110 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Denewood Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/denewood-academy

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