Link Tutor

Leeds Teaching School Hub and GORSE SCITT are seeking an exceptional colleague to join our highly committed and experienced central team as a Link Tutor. This role is central to ensuring that all trainee teachers receive high quality support, a well-planned curriculum experience and a seamless transition into the Early Career Teacher phase of their career. We are looking for a colleague with a strong track record in developing teachers, supporting professional learning and contributing to a high impact educational improvement. This Link Tutor will be working with secondary phase trainees in the first instance.

About the Role

As a Link Tutor, you will:

• Provide structured, high-quality support to trainee teachers across all aspects of their training.

• Monitor trainee progress through regular reviews and feedback on online evidence portfolios.

• Deliver training to trainees and colleagues, including GORSE SCITT mentors, informed by excellent curriculum knowledge and an understanding of effective teacher development.

• Build strong, purposeful relationships with trainees, mentors and partner schools, ensuring excellent communication and consistency of support.

• Contribute to programme development, quality assurance processes and curriculum refinement aligned to national quality requirements.

• Work closely with colleagues to ensure a coherent transition from ITT to the Early Career Teacher Programme (ECTP).

• Support operational processes including recruitment, interviews and engagement events (some of which may occur during school holidays with dates agreed in advance).

About You

You will be a colleague who:

• Has experience at middle or senior leadership level, with a strong track record in developing trainee or Early Career Teachers.

• Demonstrates excellent communication skills and the ability to work confidently with a wide range of stakeholders.

• Has substantial subject and pedagogical knowledge and the ability to model excellent practice.

• Understands the principles of effective teacher development, mentoring and coaching.

• Can analyse trainee progress and use assessment information to provide timely and precise feedback.

• Is reflective, professional and committed to their own ongoing development.

• Works collaboratively as part of a wider team and contributes positively to organisational improvement.

What We Offer

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 to the teacher pension scheme.

• 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.

• £2k Cycle to work scheme.

About Us

GORSE SCITT and Leeds Teaching School Hub are nationally recognised centres of excellence for teacher development, working at the heart of The GORSE Academies Trust. Since our establishment in 2015, GORSE SCITT has grown to become one of the largest school centred training providers in the country, training more than 2,000 trainee teachers across primary and secondary phases. Each year, around 160 trainees begin their journey into the profession with us, benefiting from a highly structured, evidence informed programme that prepares them exceptionally well for the realities of classroom practice.

Our provision has been judged Outstanding by Ofsted—first in 2018, and again in 2023—recognising the strength of our curriculum, the quality of our mentoring, and the impact our trainees have in schools across the region. We are deeply committed to ensuring that every trainee is equipped to make a meaningful difference to the lives of children and young people, particularly those whose lives are characterised by privation. This commitment shapes every aspect of our training model, from curriculum design to pastoral support.

In 2021, The GORSE Academies Trust was selected to lead the inaugural Teaching School Hub for Leeds, reflecting our long-standing expertise in teacher development. Following a highly successful first designation period, Leeds Teaching School Hub was redesignated in 2024 for a further four years. Together, we deliver the full golden thread of teacher development—from Initial Teacher Training, through the Early Career Teacher Programme, and into leadership pathways via National Professional Qualifications.

Our partnerships extend across Leeds, Bradford, Hull and East Yorkshire, providing trainees with rich and varied placement opportunities. We work closely with schools in areas of educational challenge, including through a DfE commissioned expansion pilot, enabling us to contribute directly to improving educational outcomes in the communities that need it most.

We are proud of the strong, collaborative culture that exists across our team. Colleagues at every level share a commitment to precision, high standards and continuous improvement. As a Link Tutor, you will join a motivated, supportive team whose work has shaped the careers of thousands of teachers and continues to raise standards across the region.

How to Apply

If you are as excited about this role as we are, a Job Description/Person Specification and application form is available to download from The GORSE Academies Trust website (https://www.tgat.org.uk/jobs), by email to info@ltsh.org.uk or by telephone on 0113 3229877.

Candidates are also encouraged to visit the academy to look around. If you wish to do so, please email info@ltsh.org.uk or telephone 0113 322 9877.

Please note electronic applications should be submitted where possible. CVs will not be accepted.

Closing date for applications:   Friday 24 April 2026, 9am 

Interview Date(s):                      TBC

If you are shortlisted for interview, the interview will take place in person at Leeds Teaching School Hub and GORSE SCITT

Within Leeds Mathematics School, 105 Albion Street, Leeds, LS1 5AS. If you are unable to attend an in‑person interview, please consider whether you are able to make suitable arrangements to attend, as remote interviews are not routinely offered.

We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process, and we welcome applications from people with disabilities as defined by the Equality Act. If you would benefit from any adjustments during the application or interview process, please inform us so we can support you appropriately.

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.