Director of Year 12/13
| Posting date: | 21 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 February 2026 |
| Location: | Durham, County Durham, DH1 1SG |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 1c49b6f0-5297-432d-b5c6-1a99005bee68 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for someone who:
• Demonstrates exceptional planning, organisation and time management skills.
• Is able to inspire and challenge both students and colleagues.
• Has the highest expectations of themselves and others.
• Exhibits outstanding interpersonal skills.
• Models the values, ethos, and vision of the organisation in pursuit of excellence and equity.
What the school offers its staff
We are looking to recruit two exceptional Directors of Y12/13 to join our outstanding sixth form team, part of the Providence Learning Partnership, where unwavering support, care, and guidance for our post-16 learners is at the heart of everything we do. One position is for Y12 and the other is for Y13. To ensure continuity, these positions will rotate annually, allowing each Director to remain with their specific cohort throughout the full duration of their Post-16 journey. This is an incredible opportunity to make a profound difference by championing the holistic success of an entire student cohort.
What Makes This Role Exciting?
• Lead the pastoral frontline: Provide high levels of pastoral support, care and guidance to an entire year group of learners and their families with a team of like-minded professionals.
• Drive achievement and progress: Oversee and strategically monitor the academic achievements and progress of students in your year group.
• Strategically lead attendance and conduct: Drive strategies to continue the high standards of student conduct and attendance.
• Safeguard and nurture: Play a vital role in supporting the safeguarding of students in your cohort, deputising for the Designated Safeguarding Lead and ensuring all protocols are adhered to.
• Shape future success: Support students through their transition from pre- to post-16 studies, helping them settle quickly into sixth form life.
• Develop and mentor a team: Oversee, coordinate, and quality assure the work of a dedicated team of pastoral colleagues.
Why choose us?
• Be a part of an Investors in People: Platinum [Employer of the Year 2025] organisation.
• We are a flourishing high-performing sixth form where students achieve and exceed their potential.
• Be part of a team that’s ambitious, supportive, and driven by purpose.
• Benefit from personalised CPD, leadership coaching, and genuine career progression.
Why this role?
This is not a maintenance role. We are looking for a leader who wants to ‘step up’ - someone who is excited by the prospect of our first FE Ofsted inspection and wants to help us design a vision that is fit for the future. In return for you bringing your A-game, we offer a united leadership environment where you will be mentored, challenged and developed for the next stage of your career.
Join Durham Sixth Form Centre as Director of Y12/13. Lead and inspire the next generation of post-16 students in a nationally recognised, high-performing sixth form. We are located in the heart of Durham, just 20 minutes from Sunderland and 30 minutes from Newcastle city centre.
Further details about the role
Thank you for your interest in this role of Director of Y12/13 at Durham Sixth Form Centre. We are delighted that you are considering joining our dedicated and dynamic team, who play a vital role in our centre’s success and student experience.
The Director of Y12/Y13 is a pivotal new role at Durham Sixth Form Centre, occupying a strategic position within Senior Middle Leadership. As lead professionals and role models, Directors of Y12/13 embody the school’s values and ambitions, fostering a culture of exemplary behaviour and mutual respect. They are directly accountable for student progress, care, wellbeing and holistic development, leading by example through exceptional professional conduct. By setting high expectations for both support and academic achievement, they champion a diverse and inclusive environment where every student can thrive.
Our students are at the heart of everything we do. Our Directors of Y12/13 play an integral role leading a year group of 900-950 students and line managing a team of two Pastoral Managers and, in turn, four Progress Tutors (including one Senior Progress Tutor). The team works collaboratively with teachers, the Progression team, the Health and Wellbeing team, the Student Support team, Academic Mentors, parents/carers and external agencies to ensure every student receives the guidance and support they need to flourish and succeed.
As a Director of Y12/13, you will be joining a team of skilled and dedicated professionals who are committed to making a real difference. You’ll need excellent communication and organisational skills, a strong understanding of the needs of young people and the resilience to respond to the fast-paced, ever-changing demands of sixth form life and post-16 students.
We offer a supportive and inclusive working environment, ongoing professional development and the opportunity to play a key role in shaping the future with our students. If you are passionate about supporting young people and want to be part of a team that genuinely values care, high standards and ambition, we would love to hear from you.
Thank you for considering this role at Durham Sixth Form Centre. We look forward to learning more about you and hopefully welcoming you to our team. We would strongly encourage candidates interested in this role to visit us in advance and apply early. Should you wish to discuss this role further, or to arrange a visit, please do not hesitate to contact me directly.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
We are looking for someone who:
• Demonstrates exceptional planning, organisation and time management skills.
• Is able to inspire and challenge both students and colleagues.
• Has the highest expectations of themselves and others.
• Exhibits outstanding interpersonal skills.
• Models the values, ethos, and vision of the organisation in pursuit of excellence and equity.
What the school offers its staff
We are looking to recruit two exceptional Directors of Y12/13 to join our outstanding sixth form team, part of the Providence Learning Partnership, where unwavering support, care, and guidance for our post-16 learners is at the heart of everything we do. One position is for Y12 and the other is for Y13. To ensure continuity, these positions will rotate annually, allowing each Director to remain with their specific cohort throughout the full duration of their Post-16 journey. This is an incredible opportunity to make a profound difference by championing the holistic success of an entire student cohort.
What Makes This Role Exciting?
• Lead the pastoral frontline: Provide high levels of pastoral support, care and guidance to an entire year group of learners and their families with a team of like-minded professionals.
• Drive achievement and progress: Oversee and strategically monitor the academic achievements and progress of students in your year group.
• Strategically lead attendance and conduct: Drive strategies to continue the high standards of student conduct and attendance.
• Safeguard and nurture: Play a vital role in supporting the safeguarding of students in your cohort, deputising for the Designated Safeguarding Lead and ensuring all protocols are adhered to.
• Shape future success: Support students through their transition from pre- to post-16 studies, helping them settle quickly into sixth form life.
• Develop and mentor a team: Oversee, coordinate, and quality assure the work of a dedicated team of pastoral colleagues.
Why choose us?
• Be a part of an Investors in People: Platinum [Employer of the Year 2025] organisation.
• We are a flourishing high-performing sixth form where students achieve and exceed their potential.
• Be part of a team that’s ambitious, supportive, and driven by purpose.
• Benefit from personalised CPD, leadership coaching, and genuine career progression.
Why this role?
This is not a maintenance role. We are looking for a leader who wants to ‘step up’ - someone who is excited by the prospect of our first FE Ofsted inspection and wants to help us design a vision that is fit for the future. In return for you bringing your A-game, we offer a united leadership environment where you will be mentored, challenged and developed for the next stage of your career.
Join Durham Sixth Form Centre as Director of Y12/13. Lead and inspire the next generation of post-16 students in a nationally recognised, high-performing sixth form. We are located in the heart of Durham, just 20 minutes from Sunderland and 30 minutes from Newcastle city centre.
Further details about the role
Thank you for your interest in this role of Director of Y12/13 at Durham Sixth Form Centre. We are delighted that you are considering joining our dedicated and dynamic team, who play a vital role in our centre’s success and student experience.
The Director of Y12/Y13 is a pivotal new role at Durham Sixth Form Centre, occupying a strategic position within Senior Middle Leadership. As lead professionals and role models, Directors of Y12/13 embody the school’s values and ambitions, fostering a culture of exemplary behaviour and mutual respect. They are directly accountable for student progress, care, wellbeing and holistic development, leading by example through exceptional professional conduct. By setting high expectations for both support and academic achievement, they champion a diverse and inclusive environment where every student can thrive.
Our students are at the heart of everything we do. Our Directors of Y12/13 play an integral role leading a year group of 900-950 students and line managing a team of two Pastoral Managers and, in turn, four Progress Tutors (including one Senior Progress Tutor). The team works collaboratively with teachers, the Progression team, the Health and Wellbeing team, the Student Support team, Academic Mentors, parents/carers and external agencies to ensure every student receives the guidance and support they need to flourish and succeed.
As a Director of Y12/13, you will be joining a team of skilled and dedicated professionals who are committed to making a real difference. You’ll need excellent communication and organisational skills, a strong understanding of the needs of young people and the resilience to respond to the fast-paced, ever-changing demands of sixth form life and post-16 students.
We offer a supportive and inclusive working environment, ongoing professional development and the opportunity to play a key role in shaping the future with our students. If you are passionate about supporting young people and want to be part of a team that genuinely values care, high standards and ambition, we would love to hear from you.
Thank you for considering this role at Durham Sixth Form Centre. We look forward to learning more about you and hopefully welcoming you to our team. We would strongly encourage candidates interested in this role to visit us in advance and apply early. Should you wish to discuss this role further, or to arrange a visit, please do not hesitate to contact me directly.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.