Job Introduction
Federation Director of Teaching and Learning – non-classroom based role
Rare leadership opportunity across two schools within our federation
Interview date: Wednesday 8th October 2025
Starting date: January 2026
Due to the promotion of our current Federation Director of Teaching and Learning — a sought-after position held for 10 years — we are delighted to advertise this rare and exciting opportunity. This is a non-classroom based, primary leadership role working across our two Local Authority maintained schools which make up The Federation of Netley Abbey Schools: Netley Abbey Infant School and Netley Abbey Junior School, situated on the same site and just a car park apart. Both schools have been recently inspected by Ofsted and judged to be Good, continuing a strong track record of consistently high-quality teaching and learning.
This unique role is ideal for an exceptional classroom practitioner — with Year 6 teaching experience and a strong understanding of end-of-Key Stage 2 assessment — who is ready to take on a federation-wide brief. Whether you are an aspiring or experienced middle/senior leader, this post offers the rare opportunity to work at primary level without a class of your own, enabling you to focus on curriculum development, teacher coaching and CPD.
As Federation Director of Teaching and Learning, you will:
Lead and monitor curriculum development and the quality of teaching and learning across both schools
Work alongside experienced Year Leaders and subject leaders to design and deliver bespoke CPD
Support, coach and develop teaching and support staff to ensure the highest outcomes for pupils
Play a central role in shaping and sustaining school improvement across the federation
You will be joining a highly supportive and collaborative senior leadership team comprising an Executive Headteacher, two Deputy Headteachers and two Assistant Headteachers, all of whom are experienced and eager to work with you to make a difference across our federation. As a federation, we believe in evidence-informed practice and work with all of our staff to ensure the wellbeing of staff, pupils and research-led pedagogy remains central to our mission.
We know this opportunity will generate significant interest, so we have arranged set dates for school tours, which are detailed below. To book a place on one of these tours, please email the school office to reserve your slot.
Tour dates:
Wednesday 3rd September - 3.30pm
Thursday 4th September - 1.30pm or 2.30pm
Friday 5th September - 9am or 3pm
Monday 8th September - 9.30am or 4pm
Tuesday 9th September - 9.30am or 4.30pm
Wednesday 10th September - 9am or 3.30pm
Thursday 11th September - 11am or 3.45pm
Friday 12th September - 9am
If you are passionate about teaching and learning, have a proven track record in the classroom and are excited by the prospect of making an impact beyond your own classroom or year group, we would love to hear from you.
Safer Recruitment
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.
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