Regional Subject Lead - English (South)

Oasis Community Learning, London, SE1 7HS

14 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  9 November 2026

• Closing date

  23 November 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  9 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: English
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: LP12 -16 £68,233-£ 75,419 FTE

Regional Subject Lead - English (South) job summary

Shape the Future of English Education Across Oasis

Are you an exceptional English leader with a proven track record of raising standards, developing others and transforming outcomes for young people?

Oasis is seeking an outstanding Regional Subject Lead for English & Literacy (South) to play a pivotal role in improving teaching excellence, strengthening middle leadership and driving exceptional outcomes for students across our academies. This is far more than a traditional school-based role. It is an exciting opportunity to work directly alongside academy leaders, middle leaders and classroom teachers, providing hands on support that enhances teaching, learning, curriculum implementation and student achievement across the South Region. 

About the Role

As Regional Subject Lead, you will be part of the Regional Education Team and the wider national subject network, helping to deliver the Oasis curriculum vision and embed the Oasis Leading Learning Model across multiple academies. You will work at the forefront of school improvement, supporting leaders and teachers to achieve excellence in English and literacy.

Key responsibilities include:

• Driving improvements in English and literacy teaching across the South Region. 
• Supporting academy and subject leaders to raise standards and accelerate student outcomes. 
• Developing middle leadership capacity through coaching, mentoring and professional development. 
• Modelling outstanding classroom practice through teaching, team teaching and curriculum support. 
• Analysing performance data and implementing effective improvement strategies. 
• Delivering training, leading subject networks and contributing to trust-wide curriculum development. 

Regional Deployment

This is a unique opportunity to make a lasting impact across a diverse and ambitious family of academies. As a Regional Subject Lead, you will be deployed across academies throughout the South Region, working closely with teachers, middle leaders and senior leadership teams in London, Bristol, and Southampton. This dynamic, field-based position will see you travelling regularly between academies, sharing best practice, building leadership capacity and supporting school improvement initiatives where they are needed most. National travel may occasionally be required, and overnight stays will form part of the role to support regional programmes and academy development priorities. All approved travel and accommodation expenses will be fully covered, allowing you to focus on making a genuine difference to the lives of young people and the quality of education across the region.

Who We're Looking For

We're seeking an exceptional English specialist and inspirational leader who is passionate about raising standards and making a significant impact across multiple academies. The ideal candidate will hold Qualified Teacher Status and bring substantial teaching experience, alongside a proven track record of successful English subject leadership and delivering outstanding learner outcomes, including strong GCSE results. You will be an accomplished coach and mentor, skilled in developing teachers and leaders at all levels, with a deep understanding of curriculum design, assessment and evidence informed pedagogy. Equally important is your ability to build strong, influential relationships, challenge and support colleagues effectively, and drive sustainable school improvement. With excellent communication, organisational and leadership skills, you'll be motivated by the opportunity to work collaboratively with academy leaders across the region to transform teaching, learning and life chances for young people. 

Why Join Oasis?

This is a rare opportunity to influence educational outcomes beyond a single academy and play a key role in shaping English education across an entire region. Through this role, you will improve teaching quality across multiple academies, strengthen middle leadership capacity, support the implementation of the Oasis Leading Learning Model and work directly alongside academy leaders and school improvement teams. You will have the opportunity to contribute to educational strategy at both regional and national level while joining a passionate network of subject specialists who are united by a shared commitment to transforming lives through education.

At Oasis, we believe every young person deserves an exceptional education and the opportunity to realise their full potential. If you are an ambitious English leader ready to broaden your impact and help shape the future of education across our family of academies, we would love to hear from you

Closing date 23rd Nov 9am

This position is offered on a part time 0.4 fixed-term 24 month basis, commencing in January 2027 or earlier should the successful candidate be available to start sooner.

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 Oasis Community Learning

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: Oasis Community Learning website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/oasis-community-learning

The overall vision for every part of the Oasis trust is for community. A place where everyone is included, making a contribution and reaching their God-given potential. As well as delivering first-class, innovative education, we seek to build a ‘Hub’ in each of the areas where we work; creating safe and inspiring local neighbourhoods that provide integrated and diverse services to benefit the whole person and whole community.

Exceptional Education at the Heart of the Community
We understand the complex responsibilities of education, through a lens of character, competence and community. These principles, along with the Oasis 9 Habits and ethos, are intentionally developed and embedded throughout all of our academies day-to-day.

We have a commitment to inclusion, social integration and closing the disadvantage gap; we want to give advantage to the disadvantaged. Through a fostering of character and relationships, our students and teachers can form meaningful relationships built on a shared determination to learn and develop together as one community; one family.

Together, Oasis staff aspire to:

Create safe, stimulating learning environments
Increase progress and attainment above national averages
Provide high quality teaching which secures good and accelerated progress for all students

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