Primary Strategic Improvement Lead (English)

Aureus Primary School, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 6GS

6 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  2 October 2025

• Closing date

  8 October 2025 at 11:59am

• Date listed

  2 October 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: L11 - L15

Primary Strategic Improvement Lead (English) job summary

Please note this is a Trust wide role, and not solely for Aureus Primary School. 

GLF Schools is looking for an exceptional Primary Strategic Improvement Lead for English to champion high-quality teaching of phonics, reading and writing across our primary schools.

Your Opportunity

This is a key leadership role within our Education Team, offering the opportunity to shape curriculum strategy, support school improvement, and lead impactful professional development across a diverse and ambitious trust.

In this role, you will:

• Lead the development and implementation of a research-informed English strategy across all primary settings.
• Support school leaders to identify priorities and implement evidence-based improvements in phonics, reading and writing.
• Analyse trust-wide data to inform strategic decisions and raise standards.
• Deliver high-quality professional development and coaching for English leaders and teachers.
• Facilitate collaboration and build capacity through networks and shared expertise.
• Stay up to date with national guidance and educational research to ensure our English provision remains ambitious and effective.

This is an exciting opportunity for a passionate English educator with a strong track record of impact, ready to lead change and improve outcomes for children across the trust.

What we are looking for

• Proven success in leading high-quality English provision in primary schools.
• Strong knowledge of phonics, reading and writing pedagogy.
• Experience in coaching and developing teachers.
• Skilled in using data to drive improvement.
• Excellent communicator and collaborator.
• Proactive, reflective and committed to continuous learning.

Join the GLF Schools Community

As a part of GLF Schools, you will join a community of staff dedicated to transforming education. With regular progression discussions, there will be a wealth of opportunities for you to grow your career, whether in one of our 43 academies or in our central team.

• A growing Multi Academy Trust with over 2,000 colleagues and over 16,000 pupils
• Founded upon the values of Respect, Inclusivity, Integrity and Kindness
• 43 primary and secondary schools across 7 Local Authority areas across the south of England
• We work as a community whilst ensuring each school maintains its own unique identity
• Committed to ensuring all children and young people receive the best possible education

GLF Schools Employment Offer

GLF Schools has a generous employment offer, which allows all our colleagues to Grow, Learn and Flourish

• Access to our highly competitive Pension Scheme
• Flexible working options
• Generous holiday allowance
• Work life and family friendly policies
• Employee wellbeing initiatives
• Access to a staff benefits portal
• Community and collaboration working model

The Details

Start Date: 1st January 2026

Salary: L11 - L15

Contract type: Full time and permanent

Close date: 8th October 2025 12pm

Interview date: 17th October 2025

 

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

Safeguarding Statement:
GLF Schools is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Employment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

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 Aureus Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 459 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Aureus Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/aureus-primary-school

Recently judge Outstanding by OFSTED, Aureus Primary School is a growing school in the heart of Didcot's new Great Western Park development. Our ethos is that of excellence. We aspire to achieve excellence in all that we do, in so doing our children are happy, well-rounded and able to enjoy the successes of life. Our welcoming team of dedicated staff are providing all the necessary ingredients to ensure success and progress for everyone. We believe that children have the right to access a curriculum designed around their specific needs and that takes their local surroundings into account. We could not be luckier! Our local area has an abundance of STEAM facilities and careers: Harwell Science and Technology Laboratories, Rutherford Appleton Laboratories, UTC and Williams F1 but to name a few! 

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