Upper School Leader & Innovative Classroom Practitioner

Tgat; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to work scheme

Job summary

The Stephen Longfellow Academy in Leeds is seeking a General Teacher and Leader of Upper School. This is a key leadership post combining strong classroom practice with strategic oversight to raise student outcomes and drive curriculum development.

The successful candidate will lead Curriculum Leaders, promote collaboration, and ensure high standards of support, challenge and aspiration across the upper school to help all students progress to further education, employment or training.

Qualifications

• Outstanding classroom practitioner with a track record of securing excellent outcomes.
• Successful leadership experience and the ability to inspire, support and challenge colleagues.
• Ability to analyse performance information effectively to drive improvement.
• Detailed understanding of curriculum development, teaching, learning and assessment.
• Commitment to inclusion and ensuring all students can succeed.
• Vision, determination and leadership skills to contribute to academy improvement.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for the upper school and its curriculum.
• Lead Curriculum Leaders and wider staff teams, promoting accountability and collaboration.
• Drive whole-school improvement through monitoring, evaluation and professional development.
• Raise achievement, attendance and behaviour through data-informed actions.
• Support students to progress successfully into further education, employment or training.

Skills

Leadership experience

Curriculum development

Data-driven improvement

Assessment

Inclusion

Job description

The Stephen Longfellow Academy in Leeds is seeking a General Teacher and Leader of Upper School. This is a key leadership post combining strong classroom practice with strategic oversight to raise student outcomes and drive curriculum development.

The successful candidate will lead Curriculum Leaders, promote collaboration, and ensure high standards of support, challenge and aspiration across the upper school to help all students progress to further education, employment or training.