English Hub Primary Support Programme Lead

West London Free School Primary, London, W6 0LB

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  23 November 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  11 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £63,000.00 - £65,000.00 Annually (Actual) Depending on experience

English Hub Primary Support Programme Lead job summary

Job overview

West London Free School Primary is a member of Knowledge Schools Trust and is one of 34 schools nationally to be awarded the English Hub Status from the Department of Education. We are looking for an English Hub Primary Support Programme Lead to to lead our existing Early Reading Support Programme and our new KS2 Reading Support programme

We are looking for an outstanding practitioner and leader who has experience and passion for the teaching of reading and developing others..

The right candidate will:

Be an enthusiastic and hard-working individual with excellent subject knowledge of the pedagogy of reading across the primary phase, including phonics.

• Be a motivated and pro-active person with a track record of excellent leadership and previous experience of leading school improvement.

• Lead and develop our team of Literacy Specialists, coordinating their work and overseeing the impact of school-to-school support.

• Be committed to leading on establishing and maintaining links with schools and establishments to support them to develop their practice.

• Lead our intensive school support, making decisions on allocated funding and resources.

• Use their excellent subject knowledge and communication skills to design and deliver our suite of CPD to schools, ensuring training is effective and engaging .

• Liaise with the Strategic Hub Lead and administration team to collate the information needed to meet deadlines for reports to the DfE. Take a lead role reporting progress made by the Hub against the priority areas.

• Work closely with colleagues from the DfE and other English Hubs to ensure the Knowledge Schools Trust English Hub makes a positive contribution to the national programme.

• Work collaboratively with the wider Knowledge Schools Trust team to support our work.

• Be prepared to travel across the Hub’s network, including schools outside of London.

Apply by Monday 23rd November at midday.

Interviews will take place week commencing 30th November 2026.

Knowledge Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Equal Opportunities and Safeguarding
The Knowledge Schools Trust is committed to equality of opportunity and to safeguarding children. Successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Services check and other employment checks.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About West London Free School Primary

• Organisation type: Free School, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 423 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: West London Free School Primary website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/west-london-free-school-primary

Our aim is to educate children from a variety of backgrounds and give them the knowledge, skills and confidence to flourish in an academic primary school and beyond. Our core belief is that every child is entitled to a classical liberal education, regardless of background or ability, and we follow the Primary Knowledge Curriculum based on the research of Professor ED Hirsch.

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