Job Description

Bruntcliffe Academy

Leeds

Salary:

MPS / UPS + TLR2c

Job type:

Full Time, Permanent

Start date:

01 January 2026

Apply by:

3 October 2025

Job overview

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Bruntcliffe Academy is seeking to recruit an inspirational colleague to the role of Curriculum Leader of PE & Sport. This role is of great importance to our work as an academy.
The successful candidate will be responsible for teaching and motivating pupils across Key Stages 3 and 4 to achieve their potential within our teaching programme and through participating in our exciting co-curricular programme. We are particularly passionate about our GORSE Gets Healthy programme and BIG 3 Sports: Volleyball, Rowing and Karate.

This is an exceptionally important role for us here at Bruntcliffe Academy and the successful candidate will be joining us at a key point in our development. We have a strong team of specialist practitioners and excellent facilities which pupils and our wider community greatly value and appreciate. The whole area of sport is already popular in school; we want our new leader to have the ambition and skill to take Sport and PE to the next level of excellence.

The successful candidate will possess a powerful track record as a teacher and will be able to demonstrate the wider impact of their work as a leader.





What we offer you:


As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team - as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:

Membership of a teacher or local government pension scheme, depending on the role. A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust. Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Discounts and online offers at major high street/online retailers. 2k Cycle to work scheme.


About us:


Bruntcliffe Academy is proud to be a high performing and inclusive school which is popular and respected by families in our city region. Five Core values define Bruntcliffe Academy's ethos: Community, Productivity, Inclusivity, Integrity and Ambition. Embracing these values enables our pupils to flourish in an environment which cultivates intellectual enquiry and is one free from cynicism. Our pupils are encouraged to play an active part within the academy and local community, shaping their experience and forging a path of excellence for all.


If you would like to know more about our academy, please visit our website at Bruntcliffe Academy.

Please note if you submit an electronic application, we will not require a hard copy. CVs are not accepted.

Closing date for applications: Apply Now


Interviews will take place: To be confirmed





We will consider any reasonable adjustments under the terms of the Equality Act (2010), to enable an applicant with a disability (as defined under the Act) to meet the requirements of the post.

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to full employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure and barring service check. We promote diversity and aim to establish a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds.


Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK - either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.


Please note that, as a sponsor licence holder, we only provide sponsorship for teacher vacancies.

About

Bruntcliffe Academy

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Bruntcliffe Academy

Bruntcliffe Lane, Morley, Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS27 0LZ
United Kingdom

+44 113 2523225 Bruntcliffe Academy is an increasingly popular 11-16 comprehensive school with approximately 1400 students on roll. The school is situated in Morley which is on the outskirts of the thriving city of Leeds, with a very good motorway access to all areas of the north of England and beyond.


The school joined the highly successful GORSE Academies Trust which has a national reputation for its excellence in 2015. Since this time, the academy has been on an upward trajectory in all aspects of its work. Bruntcliffe Academy in 2018 received a Good judgement from Ofsted, with Outstanding grades for Teaching and Learning, Leadership and Management and also Personal Development. We are proud to be one of the highest performing schools in the country with students securing outcomes in the top 10% of schools nationally in 2023.


A collection of like-minded individuals, members of staff all choose to work at Bruntcliffe Academy because they believe in making a difference to young people's lives. Members of staff work collaboratively across the academy as well as in Partnership with colleagues from across The GORSE Academies Trust to develop new and innovative approaches around teaching that will inspire students and cultivate a lifelong love of learning.


Bruntcliffe Academy is typified by students who enjoy learning; you will find the students to be polite, well-mannered and respectful at all times mirroring our high expectations of them. Bruntcliffe Academy aspires for all students to leave us at the end of their secondary school journey as well-rounded citizens who are articulate and confident with a strong sense of social responsibility.


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