Year Leader – Teaching

Company: Dene Academy
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Location: Horden
Job Description:

Dene Academy. Year Leader – Teaching, commences 1st of January 2027. Dene Academy is seeking to appoint a passionate and motivated practitioner who can deliver high quality learning and be a Year Leader. We are a high achieving school with an excellent climate for learning. Our students progress exceptionally well and we take pride in our strong values of academic achievement, equality of experience and respect for all. You are required to be an excellent practitioner with a past record of high performance linked to students’ learning, standards and progress. You must also have a belief in the ability of all students within the school to achieve their full potential. Moreover, you will need to demonstrate that you can inspire both staff and students. The successful candidate will:

  • Line management of a team of tutors supporting the discharge of their pastoral and raising achievement duties.
  • Support the establishment of an appropriate learning ethos and expectations for a year cohort of students.
  • Be a high-profile member of staff around school and a positive role model in challenging infringements of school rules.
  • Be an excellent practitioner who is an example to staff and pupils in terms of classroom practice.
  • Be responsible for the welfare and safeguarding of all pupils in the Year Group.

Closing date for applications: 9am on Monday 28th September 2026. Interviews: To be confirmed. Further details about this position and an application pack link are available from the vacancies section of our website: https://deneacademy.org.uk/

Dene Academy is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We want to develop a more diverse workforce and we positively welcome applications from all sections of the community. Where our roles are customer facing and you are required to speak to members of the public, the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post. As a disability confident employer, we are committed to employing disabled people and people with health conditions making reasonable adjustments to support disabled applicants when required. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Any offer of employment will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory enhanced DBS check and appropriate references.

Dene Academy is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We want to develop a more diverse workforce and we positively welcome applications from all sections of the community. Where our roles are customer facing and you are required to speak to members of the public, the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post. As a disability confident employer, we are committed to employing disabled people and people with health conditions making reasonable adjustments to support disabled applicants when required. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Any offer of employment will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory enhanced DBS check and appropriate references.

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Posted: September 22nd, 2026