Director of Learning - English

Are you an ambitious and inspiring leader ready to make a significant impact on learner outcomes? Following the promotion of the previous post holder, St Hild’s Church of England School is seeking a Director of Learning for English to lead, develop, and evaluate our English curriculum across Key Stages 3 to 4.

As a key member of our leadership framework, you will work closely with the senior leadership team to formulate overall school aims and policies, manage vital resources, and monitor progress towards our
strategic goals. In this role, you will hold accountability for the educational outcomes of all English learners and lead a dedicated team of teachers and support staff, driving high academic standards and
delivering an ambitious curriculum.

We are looking for a colleague who has:

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and a BA degree in English or a related subject.
• A successful track record as a teacher that demonstrates high quality teaching and learning and positive impact on learner outcomes.
• Experience of leading a team.
• Deep understanding of strategies to increase pupil motivation, personalise learning, and raise attainment levels.
• Experience of leading on intervention initiatives.

Our school is one of eight primary and secondary schools within the NEAT Academy Trust family of schools. At the heart of our trust is the aim to nurture, educate, achieve and transform the lives of all
young people within the communities we serve across the North East. We have a national research school, which aims to build and strengthen networks of schools throughout the region and help them access effective education research and implement it in everyday practice.

St Hild’s Church of England School is in an exciting phase of its development and has high ambition for its pupils. With a strong Christian ethos we work effectively across the whole community to improve and enrich the lives of children. We are incredibly proud to be an inclusive school with a higher than average number of children who have additional needs. As a result we prioritise high quality classroom
teaching and provide bespoke support where appropriate.

In return we offer:

• Great opportunities for continuing professional development and a career pathway across our trust.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), delivered by Health Assured – the UK and Irelands leading wellbeing provider.
• Cycle to work scheme offering savings on a range of bikes and safety equipment via salary
  sacrifice.
• Access to free eyes tests for DSE users.
• Opportunities for flexible working. Discounts for large national retailers and local businesses in a wide range of categories including holidays, cars, days out, fashion, insurance and much more.
• Membership of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pensions Scheme which the trust also contributes to on your behalf.
• Recognition of previous service with other schools, academies, local government etc.
• Family friendly schemes such as maternity, paternity, shared parental and emergency dependent leave.

Interested? If you would like to join us and feel you could thrive here, then please read the accompanying Person Specification and Job Description and complete an application form by clicking ‘apply now’ no later than midnight on Sunday 18th October 2026. 

Expected Interview Dates - Friday 23rd October 2026. 

NEAT is committed to safer recruitment practice and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required as part of pre-employment checks. For shortlisted candidates, we will conduct an online search as part of our screening.