Secondary English Lead

The Wensum Trust, Norwich, NR6 5SB

14 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  19 March 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  5 March 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other leadership roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £63,070.00 - £69,596.00 Annually (Actual)

Secondary English Lead job summary

At the Wensum Trust, we are committed to fostering emotional wellbeing, belonging, inclusion, and achievement for every child and every member of our team. Central to this is a relational approach that prioritises building strong, positive relationships with children, their families, our staff, colleagues, and the wider community.

We deliver this approach through our 3 C’s:

• Connecting with curiosity and compassion
• Communicating with courtesy and courage
• Collaborating calmly and creatively

This shared ethos underpins everything we do and is essential for creating an environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported.

The Wensum Trust is seeking a dedicated Secondary English Trust Lead for a permanent, full-time position on the L9-13 scale. We are looking for an exceptional professional to join us in our vision of working together to help every child develop into a high achieving, confident, healthy, caring, and resilient member of their community.

In this pivotal position, you will lead the Secondary English strategy for The Wensum Trust while undertaking the role of a Head of Faculty at Hellesdon High School. Your core purpose will be to develop and lead a strong English subject community, ensuring excellent standards of provision that deliver outcomes exceeding national averages for students at both Key Stage 4 and 5. At Hellesdon High School we are committed to evidence-informed classroom practice and a knowledge rich curriculum in every subject. We believe that empowering students with knowledge is the best way to help all our young people to become creative, well-rounded, successful life-long learners.

Supported by The Wensum Trust

While you lead English you are never working in isolation. Being part of The Wensum Trust family means:

• Unrivalled Collaboration: Access to a wide network of strategic partners and a collaborative community of staff.
• Investment in You: We believe in developing our leaders. You will receive bespoke training and opportunities to evolve your skill set as you grow.
• A Shared Purpose: You will be part of a committed team dedicated to providing a rounded education and quality support for families and the wider community.

If you have high levels of drive and energy, a relentless commitment to promoting good progress, and a desire to be an outward-facing advocate for the Trust, we want to hear from you.

We value our staff and are committed to supporting their wellbeing. We have an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which all staff can access 24 hours a day. The EAP provides counselling services, legal information and guidance, musculoskeletal services and online resources such as nutrition diaries, healthy eating plans, personal coaching questionnaires and tools and fitness programmes.

For further information on this vacancy and our school, please contact Sharon Revell on srevell2krr@nsix.org.uk

Safer Recruitment

The Wensum Trust is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and young people, we expect all trustees, staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Wensum Trust is exempt from the Rehabilitations of Offenders Act 1974 and all convictions, cautions and bind-overs, including those regarded as 'spent' must be declared. All successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced Criminal Record Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service, along with other relevant employment checks, including overseas criminal background checks.

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 Wensum Trust

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• Website: The Wensum Trust website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-wensum-trust

The Wensum Trust is a not-for-profit education Trust with 11 non-selective, free to attend, schools arranged into three geographical hubs across Norfolk. It provides a complete education journey from early years to sixteen plus, creating seamless transitions and delivering an ongoing commitment to providing rich, diverse experiences which enable every child to develop, flourish and reach their full potential.

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