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Teaching and Learning Lead (Pivot 6)
Hours: 35.5 hours per week, term time plus 10 days
Starting salary: £42,070.00 - £49,270.00 (actual starting salary) – Dependant on relevant experience
Location: Alice Street, Bradford, BD8 7SY
Do you believe in the transformative power of education?
Join our mission to inspire and empower young people, making a lasting impact on their lives.
At Pivot we believe learners deserve better. We are a specialist independent provision with sites in Kirklees, Wakefield, Bradford and Leeds. In our academies we teach and support learners from Key Stages 1 – 5 who have been excluded from school or those with an EHCP who require a specialist placement. Every day our teams do incredible work, making a huge difference to the lives of complex and challenging learners.
We are currently seeking an experienced and passionate Teaching and Learning Lead to join our new Pivot 6 provision in Bradford.
Our Pivot 6 provision offers specialist support for KS3 & 4 learners who have been permanently excluded from mainstream school. Our aim in Pivot 6 is to support learners academically and socially to prepare them for transition back into mainstream school. Our curriculum offer is focused on developing the whole learner, working with their interests to engage them in education in order for them to feel successful and to take positive steps in their journey to adulthood and beyond.
What you will do:
· Lead and champion a culture of high-quality teaching and learning, inspiring both staff and learners to strive for excellence and continual growth.
· Coach, support and develop Teachers and Instructors to deliver engaging, inclusive and effective lessons that meet the needs of all learners.
· Drive improvement in outcomes by monitoring teaching quality, learner progress and implementing impactful strategies across the provision.
· Play a key role in senior leadership, contributing to the day-to-day running of the site and shaping whole-school development, systems and standards.
· Lead on curriculum delivery within your subject area(s), ensuring high expectations, strong progress and a safe, supportive and engaging learning environment.
We are looking for an inspiring and driven teaching professional with a passion for inclusive education and a proven ability to lead and develop others. You will be a confident and experienced teacher, ideally with SEMH experience, who can coach colleagues, drive high standards and create engaging learning experiences for all learners. As a natural leader and strong communicator, you will be comfortable working as part of the senior leadership team, building positive relationships with staff, learners and families. Resilient, organised and committed to safeguarding, you will share our ambition to deliver exceptional outcomes and transform the educational experience for every learner.
Working at Pivot will give you a real chance to change the lives of our learners and we truly believe you will find working here a rewarding experience.
We offer:
· A supportive and forward-thinking school culture
· Ongoing professional development and support for relevant qualifications
· Focus on wellbeing for all & access to employee assistance programmes
· Flexible working arrangements and early finish Fridays
· Further additional benefits, including access to an EV scheme, blue light card entitlement, eye-test reimbursement, financial wellbeing service, work mobile phone and death in service benefit
Don’t miss this opportunity! You’ll find the full job description and how to apply on our website www.pivot-group.uk/current-vacancies. Complete an application form there and return it to the HR team at [email protected].
Closing Date: 25 June 2026
Interview Date: 01 July 2026
We do encourage you to submit your application form as soon as possible as we reserve the right to change the closing date for a vacancy.
We are committed to safeguarding our young people and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure Barring Service check and appropriate referencing.
During the shortlisting process, Pivot will carry out an online search on shortlisted candidates as part of its due diligence
Pay: £42,070.00-£49,270.00 per year
Benefits:
- Bereavement leave
- Company pension
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Financial planning services
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
Work Location: In person
