Job Title: Curriculum Leader of Humanities
Actual Annual Salary: £32,916 - £51,048 (M1 – UPS3) + TLR 2BB £8,020
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full-Time, 32.5 hours per week
Start: Term 5 - 20th April 2026
Your opportunity to lead Humanities and inspire the next generation of students.
As the Curriculum leader of Humanities, you will lead our department across Key Stages 3 and 4, overseeing the curriculum, teaching, and assessment strategies to ensure high standards of student achievement. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong leadership skills and the ability to inspire and support a team of dedicated teachers. If you are passionate about Humanities and committed to fostering a positive learning environment, we would love to hear from you.
You will be joining a committed, forward‑thinking team with a strong culture of creativity and collaboration. Our brand‑new building, opened just two years ago, provides an inspiring and well‑equipped environment to work in. As a split‑site school, we offer the unique opportunity to teach students from 11–18, with a dedicated and focused setting for our post‑16 learners. Our curriculum is intentionally diverse, reflecting and celebrating the communities we serve and ensuring an inclusive, enriching experience for all.
About you:
You will have:
- experience of working with children and young people.
- experience of assimilating information to facilitate the delivery of lesson plans effectively.
- a basic knowledge and understanding of the curriculum.
- excellent standard of oral and written communication skills and ability to understand and convey information effectively.
- good organisational and efficient administration skills.
- the ability to build effective working relationships with teachers and other academy staff.
- the skills to participate in class discussions in an informed and sensitive manner.
Applicants are advised to refer to the full requirements of the role in the attached job description and person specification, prior to submitting an application.
About the Academy:
Winterstoke Hundred Academy is named after the historic parish of Weston-super-Mare and launched as a new 11-19 Academy in September 2020, admitting pupils for the first time in that year into Year 7 and Year 12. The academy is growing year by year, and we have been very pleased that our incoming cohorts in Year 7 have been oversubscribed in consecutive years, while our post-16 applications also show significant growth. We recently opened a state-of-the-art, net-zero building at Locking Parklands for Years 7-11, with post-16 education continuing at the original Beaufighter Road site, just a five-minute drive away.
We celebrate the fact that, as a new provision, our culture, ethos and values have been ours to define from the beginning, and we are able to decide what is important to take with us into the future as we grow.
Why work at CLF?
We are a diverse and inclusive community of 36 academies across five cluster regions in the South West that is committed to excellence and making a positive impact. Our people bring unique perspectives, but we’re all driven by a shared moral purpose and a passion for making a positive impact, whether in a teaching, leadership or support role. We’re proud to foster a culture where everyone can thrive, feel valued, and make a meaningful difference to the lives of others.
We are an equal opportunity employer and proud to serve a diverse student population and our communities. We strongly believe that representation matters and so encourage applications from underrepresented and global majority groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
We aim to remove any barriers to employment, ensuring everyone can compete on equal terms. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
What we can offer you:
- Access to the Teachers’ Pension Scheme.
- Comprehensive induction and ongoing support for career development and wellbeing.
- Sector-leading professional development entitlement and opportunities.
- Collaboration with colleagues across the trust through subject communities and specialist networks.
- Shared CLF curriculum, written and curated by trust experts, reducing individual teacher workload.
- Career enhancing and progression opportunities within the trust and through the CLF Institute.
- A collaborative culture which supports workload.
- Well-being support through an Employee Assistance Programme.
- Health benefits, including wellness sessions, gym discounts, and flu jabs.
- A range of generous family leave options, including above industry average occupational maternity pay.
- Additional benefits like cycle to work scheme, on-site parking and many more!
Recruitment timeline: Closing Date: 26 January 2026 @ 11.59pm Shortlisting Date: 27 January 2026 Interviews: 5 February 2026
Recruitment timeline:
Closing Date: 26 January 2026 @ 11.59pm
Shortlisting Date: 27 January 2026
Interviews: 5 February 2026
- Additional benefits like cycle to work scheme, on-site parking and many more!
Recruitment timeline:
Closing Date: 25 January 2026 @ 11.59pm
Shortlisting Date: 26 January 2026
Interviews: 5 February 2026
We welcome visits from potential candidates. If you would like to arrange a school visit prior to the closing date, please contact the academy/site directly to arrange a suitable appointment.
As part of our commitment to Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), we do not accept CVs – a full education and employment history must be provided through our application form.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a high level of interest in the role. Therefore, candidates are advised to apply at their earliest convenience to avoid missing out.
As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we are dedicated to equity and inclusion and commit to interviewing applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria. We aim to provide an inclusive and accessible recruitment process, and support employees throughout their employment. If you have a disability, are neurodivergent, or require any adjustments to support you through the application or interview process please let us know how we can assist.