Director of English

Company: Delta Academies Trust
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Location: Knottingley
Job Description:

We are seeking to appoint a dedicated and highly skilled Director of English to join our team in January 2027 on a full time, permanent basis.

As a Director of English, you will be part of a team of lead professionals that take responsibility for the quality of individual subject provision, curriculum teaching and assessment for English across the Trust. You will be jointly accountable for subject performance improvement, attainment and progress in your discreet subject area. You will work across the Trust’s Academies with a target group of Academies assigned to you where you will work closely with the Senior Leadership and Subject Leadership Teams to accelerate improvement and raise standards.

Within your role, you will plan and teach high quality lessons, deliver intervention programmes and challenge and support subject teams to achieve stretching targets for student outcomes. You will analyse performance data to ensure that students are appropriately targeted for support and work across the Trust to ensure consistency of subject quality and delivery throughout the network of Academies.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join an outstanding team within a high-performing multi academy trust with exciting career prospects for successful applicants.

CPD

At Delta Academies Trust, we’re committed to your ongoing development and supporting your ambitions, this includes our internal leadership development programmes – Leadership Pathways

Employee Benefits

As a Trust, we have developed an extensive range of employee benefits that focus on your Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing.

In accordance with DfE Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search will be completed on all shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any relevant information will be discussed further with the applicant during the recruitment process.

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Posted: November 9th, 2026