Lead Teacher of English

The Spencer Academies Trust, Nottingham, NG9 6RZ

21 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Easter 2026

• Closing date

  6 February 2026 at 1pm

• Date listed

  16 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: English
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £51,771.00 - £57,134.00 Annually (Actual) Leadership Pay Scale (L1-L5) Full Time

Lead Teacher of English job summary

Are you passionate about raising standards in your subject area?

Want early promotion to leadership but don’t want to leave your subject area behind?

Do you want to support your colleagues in providing an outstanding education for our students?

Keen to work with a leading high-performing, and professional Academy Trust?

We are seeking to appoint an inspirational Lead Teacher, to work within the Education Improvement Team, deployed directly into academies, taking responsibility for the quality of individual subject provision and delivery, curriculum teaching and assessment. You will be a proven outstanding teacher who is passionate about their subject - experience as a Head of Faculty or Subject is not essential.

Working alongside our team of experienced Trust Subject Directors, you will be deployed in 2/3 Academies either in Derby/Derbyshire, Leicestershire or Nottingham City/Shire during the academic year, playing a crucial part in raising standards and outcomes through the delivery of your excellent practice. In addition, you will support your colleagues through leading by example, coaching and CPD. Our Teaching School Hub, Research School, SCITT and Maths Hub will be there every step of the way to provide professional learning and support your career development. There may also eventually be an opportunity to progress to become a Trust Subject Director.

Application closing date: Friday 6 February - 2.00pm

Interviews will be held by or before: Week beginning, Monday 9 February

Early applications are encouraged as we reserve the right to interview and appoint before the closing date.

Spencer Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our children and young people. Therefore, we expect everyone to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including a satisfactory Enhanced criminal records with Barred List Check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and the completion of Level 2 Safeguarding training. It is an offence to apply for the role if an applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children (where the role involves this type of regulated activity).

The Trust and its member academies are committed to promoting equality and diversity in both employment and education provision. We aim to ensure that students, parents, governors, employees, contractors, partners, clients and other stakeholders within the Trust community are treated fairly, and with dignity and respect regardless of Protected Characteristics.

Spencer Academies Trust is a Disability Confident Committed Employer.

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

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.

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 The Spencer Academies Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: The Spencer Academies Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-spencer-academies-trust

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