Regional English Lead (East)

Lift Schools, London, W12 7TF

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  7 October 2026 at 2:21pm

• Date listed

  23 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £68000 - £75000 per annum

Regional English Lead (East) job summary

Lift Schools is one of the largest and most ambitious multi-academy trusts in England. With schools across five regions, our mission is clear: to provide an excellent education for every child, in every classroom, every day.

English sits at the heart of that mission. We believe that strong foundations in English and literacy unlock opportunity, academic success and lifelong learning. We are seeking an expert English leader to drive subject-specific school improvement in our Essex region. We are flexible to consider 0.5 - 1.0 FTE and we are open to colleagues wishing to work part time or full time and keen to explore specific models that work for strong candidates. This is a fixed term position for one year initially: however, Lift Schools is growing so there is scope for successful candidates to transition into a permanent role longer term.

About the role

As Regional English Leader, you will sit right at the heart of our East school community, bringing energy, vision, and deep subject passion to every classroom. Working alongside our National Lead for Secondary English and our East Regional Education Director, Gemma Frost, you will collaborate with dedicated Principals and Heads of Department to build thriving, high-performing English teams that inspire thousands of young people every single day.

How you will make an impact:

• Drive Strategic Excellence: Lead the implementation of our regional English strategy, empowering teaching teams to deliver rich, engaging, and ambitious learning across every school.
• Coach & Inspire Leaders: Provide warm, expert guidance and practical counsel to English leads, helping them nurture talent, grow confidence, and elevate teaching standards.
• Lead from the Front: Roll up your sleeves and teach in local classrooms for part of every week-modeling exceptional practice, staying rooted in the joy of teaching, and bringing strategy to life.
• Champion Shared Success: Partner closely with school leaders to take joint ownership of student outcomes, fostering a culture of collaboration, high expectations, and shared values.
• Shape National Expertise: Develop a specialized area of national subject expertise, sharing best practices and driving transformational impact across our entire network.

This is a dynamic, hugely influential role where strategic vision meets real, hands-on connection. Together, we are building extraordinary places to learn and work, ensuring every single child receives the world-class English education they deserve.

What we are looking for

We are seeking a credible secondary English leader to drive teaching excellence, capacity building, and student outcomes across the region. This dynamic role blends regional strategy implementation and joint subject accountability with practical, hands-on support, including dedicated weekly teaching time in local classrooms. We would love to hear from you if you have;

• Proven Track Record: Demonstrated success as a secondary English leader with a strong history of improving teaching standards and student outcomes.
• Deep Subject Expertise: Significant knowledge of effective secondary English education, with the ambition to develop national-level expertise across the network.
• Collaborative Leadership: Ability to work alongside Principals, Heads of Department, and regional directors to provide expert counsel and build team capacity.
• Strategic & Network Mindset: Strategic vision to implement regional English strategy while fostering shared values and joint accountability for performance.
• Hands-On Practice: Willingness to lead by example through maintaining a partial weekly teaching timetable in a regional school.

Who is Lift Schools?
Lift Schools is made up of 62 primary, secondary and special schools, educating more than 33,000 pupils across the country. We believe education can transform lives - and we want every child in our schools to achieve their full potential.

Our mission:

We will provide an excellent education to every child, in every classroom, every day.

With excellent leadership and teaching in every school, we will help children go on to lead successful and happy lives.

We will work with others beyond our network to benefit more children and communities.

Why join Lift Schools?

• A rare opportunity to make a difference to thousands of children and to influence national practice at scale
• Work alongside a highly committed, values-driven central curriculum team
• An opportunity to drive your subject forward at a high leadership and impact level
• Flexible working with (funded) national travel
• The chance to make a lasting difference to children's lives

How we support you
At Lift Schools, we believe talent drives performance. We offer you:

• Career development and training: Access a wide range of statutory and developmental training to boost your career.
• Generous benefits: From your teacher pension plan to the benefits of annual leave during most teacher holiday periods, healthcare and financial support, we've got you covered.
• Lifestyle perks: Enjoy discounted gym memberships, travel deals, and much more.

Please note this vacancy will close at midnight on the 5th of October
Interviews will be either the 14th or 15th of October

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

Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

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 Lift Schools

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Lift Schools website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/academies-enterprise-trust

Who is Lift Schools? Lift Schools is made up of 59 primary, secondary and special schools, educating more than 33,000 pupils across the country. We believe education can transform lives – and we want every child in our schools to achieve their full potential. Our mission: 1.We will provide an excellent education to every child, in every classroom, every day. 2.With excellent leadership and teaching in every school, we will help children go on to lead successful and happy lives. 3.We will work with others beyond our network to benefit more children and communities. Every adult in a school has the power to transform lives, and that’s why talented people are essential to us. Our ambition to give every pupil the best start in life relies on our dedicated teachers, teaching assistants, senior leaders, and admin teams. We attract dynamic individuals and provide the space to reimagine what’s possible. That’s why your career is as important to us as it is to you. We want you to develop, we want you to grow, and we want you to feel valued.

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