Trust Secondary English Lead

The Active Learning Trust Limited, March, PE15 9PX

20 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  26 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  3 June 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: £70,293.00 - £77,552.00 Annually (FTE) Leadership 15-19

Trust Secondary English Lead job summary

📣 Calling all talented and passionate English subject leaders!!

Are you an expert in English education with a passion for unlocking literacy and language at scale? Due to the expansion of our central Education Team, we now have an exciting opportunity for a Trust Secondary English Lead. This role offers the chance to lead the development and delivery of English across our secondary schools, with impact far beyond one classroom or department.

We’re looking for someone who:

• Has a strong track record of improving English outcomes in a secondary context
• Brings subject expertise and pedagogical depth, alongside a willingness to innovate
• Can work alongside English teams and school leaders to design, implement, and evaluate curriculum and teaching approaches
• Has the humility to listen and learn, and the confidence to lead and influence
• Brings energy, joy, and creativity to their work

You’ll champion a love of English, while ensuring that what we teach – and how we teach it – leads to real success for every student.

We’re looking for hearts-led leaders who believe in the transformative power of education — and who want to be part of something much bigger than themselves. People who want to change lives and build brighter futures for children who deserve the very best.

This is a rare chance to make your mark in an organisation where values aren't wallpaper — they're the walls.

We don’t believe in one-size-fits-all. Whether you’re currently in a school-based role or already working across a Trust, we’re looking for the right person and the right fit. If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you.

📩 Get in touch today. Let’s talk about the future you could help shape!

For an informal discussion about this exciting opportunity, please contact Duncan Low, Director of Education (duncan.low@activelearningtrust.org ).

The Active Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people. We expect all staff to actively share this commitment. All adults working in our Trust in whatever capacity will be part of a thorough safer recruitment process. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks including the taking of satisfactory references and enhanced criminal record clearance in line with the need to create and maintain a safe culture.

The Active Learning Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the advert closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

To ensure we recruit and retain the best talent, all new employees recruited to the Active Learning Trust (leadership, teaching and support staff) will be subject to a 6 months’ probation period at the start of their employment (except for Early Career Teachers who are subject to a Statutory Induction Period). This policy aims to assess new employees' alignment with our culture, teaching standards, and student needs. It is designed to foster success; with regular evaluations and support mechanisms in place, helping us to identify and nurture talent.

We value diversity and welcome applications from all, including those with protected characteristics under the Equality Act. Flexible working will be considered for all roles deemed suitable.

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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About The Active Learning Trust Limited

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-active-learning-trust-limited

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