EAL and Literacy Intervention Lead

Teaching Vacancies; Horsforth; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A high-achieving secondary school in Horsforth is seeking a passionate EAL and Literacy Intervention Lead. The role involves collaborating with staff to support EAL students and enhance literacy skills across year groups, ensuring students are GCSE ready. The school is committed to a supportive work culture, focused on innovative teaching approaches, and offers exceptional benefits including access to an onsite gym and professional support resources. Join a team dedicated to achieving opportunity and success for all.

Benefits

Extracurricular activities

Free gym access

Onsite catering company

Dedicated wellbeing investment

Bike to work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in supporting students with low literacy.
• Ability to work with diverse year groups.
• Experience in delivering intervention groups.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with EAL Co-ordinator and Deputy Headteacher.
• Support students within lessons and intervention groups.
• Raise standards of literacy across the school.

Skills

Support EAL students

Literacy development

Group tutoring

One-on-one support

Phonics programme delivery

Education

Secondary teaching qualification or TEFL

Interest in EAL qualification

Job description

What skills and experience we’re looking for

We are seeking an enthusiastic, passionate and capable EAL and Literacy Intervention Lead across the key stages in our mainstream, high achieving secondary school.

The successful candidate will work closely with the EAL Co‑ordinator and Deputy Headteacher – Curriculum to support students who have low levels of literacy as well as our EAL students who are New to English (working at band A) or Early Acquisition (working at band B). They will work across all year groups and will support students within lessons and through leading intervention groups.

A key aspect of the role is to raise standards of literacy across the school and ensure that all students are GCSE ready. We are looking for someone who has the ability to support students both in one‑to‑one and group situations to develop reading and literacy skills, with a focus on students with PP and low reading ages.

The EAL and literacy lead must be qualified in or have an interest in seeking a qualification in supporting EAL students and it would be advantageous to have experience in delivering phonics programmes. A secondary teaching qualification or TEFL qualification would be beneficial but not essential.

What the school offers its staff

Horsforth School is no ordinary school; join us and you’ll see what we mean. No role in Horsforth School is ‘just a job’, you will become part of a team who work to support and develop our amazing students whilst giving you the opportunity to take ownership of your own career. We are very proud of our outstanding, highly motivated and enthusiastic staff team and strongly believe that working collaboratively, sharing ideas and supporting each other achieves great things and allows us to develop innovative teaching and learning strategies.

Our vision is ‘Opportunity and Achievement for All’ – creating opportunities and supporting achievement for our students and colleagues alike.

Horsforth School’s results speak for themselves – GCSE and A Level results are consistently well above the national averages and in 2022 and 2023 the school had the best state school A Level results in the whole of Leeds. In addition, Horsforth School was named the 4th best comprehensive school in the North in the Sunday Times Parent Power Guide in 2026.

Benefits

• Extracurricular activities
• Exciting trips and visits
• Free access to an onsite gym and opportunity to join the staff football team
• Bike to work scheme
• Regular staff voice
• Amazing onsite catering with regular all staff breakfasts and seasonal events
• New Sixth Form building with onsite coffee shop ‘Common Grounds’
• Onsite car parking/excellent public transport links with local train station providing easy access from Leeds and Harrogate
• Dedicated investment in physical and mental wellbeing
• Access to Vivup – an Employee Assistance Programme with confidential employee support available everyday 24/7 for counselling and any concerns such as bereavement, mental health support, debt, legal issues
• Recognise the importance of a good work/life balance

Located in North-West Leeds, the school is just five miles from the city centre with its thriving retail, leisure and cultural facilities, yet on the edge of open countryside. York, Harrogate and the Yorkshire Dales are within easy reach.

If you’d like to find out more, please call 0113 226 5454. Or for full details and to download an application form, please visit www.horsforthschool.org and click on the vacancies tab or email [e-mail].

We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students and we expect all colleagues to share this commitment. Appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.

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 and you must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.