English Hub Primary Support Programme Lead

West London Free School Primary; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

West London Free School Primary is seeking an outstanding practitioner and leader to head the English Hub Primary Support Programme. You will lead the Early Reading Support Programme and KS2 Reading Support, driving reading pedagogy across the primary phase including phonics.

The role requires strong leadership, collaborative work with Literacy Specialists, and the ability to travel across the Hub’s network to support schools, including those outside London.

Qualifications

• Excellent subject knowledge of reading pedagogy across primary phase, including phonics.
• Experience leading school improvement and strong leadership track record.
• Ability to design and deliver CPD to schools, ensuring training is engaging.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop Literacy Specialists, coordinating their work and overseeing impact of school-to-school support.
• Establish links with other schools to support practice development across the hub.
• Lead intensive school support, making decisions on allocated funding and resources.
• Design and deliver CPD to schools, ensuring training is effective and engaging.
• Collate information for reports to the DfE and report progress.
• Travel across the Hub’s network, including schools outside of London.

Skills

Leadership

Reading pedagogy

Communication skills

Staff development

CPD design

Job description

Job overview

West London Free School Primary is a member of Knowledge Schools Trust and is one of 34 schools nationally to be awarded the English Hub Status from the Department of Education. We are looking for an English Hub Primary Support Programme Lead to to lead our existing Early Reading Support Programme and our new KS2 Reading Support programme

We are looking for an outstanding practitioner and leader who has experience and passion for the teaching of reading and developing others..

The right candidate will:

Be an enthusiastic and hard-working individual with excellent subject knowledge of the pedagogy of reading across the primary phase, including phonics.

• Be a motivated and pro-active person with a track record of excellent leadership and previous experience of leading school improvement.

• Lead and develop our team of Literacy Specialists, coordinating their work and overseeing the impact of school-to-school support.

• Be committed to leading on establishing and maintaining links with schools and establishments to support them to develop their practice.

• Lead our intensive school support, making decisions on allocated funding and resources.

• Use their excellent subject knowledge and communication skills to design and deliver our suite of CPD to schools, ensuring training is effective and engaging .

• Liaise with the Strategic Hub Lead and administration team to collate the information needed to meet deadlines for reports to the DfE. Take a lead role reporting progress made by the Hub against the priority areas.

• Work closely with colleagues from the DfE and other English Hubs to ensure the Knowledge Schools Trust English Hub makes a positive contribution to the national programme.

• Work collaboratively with the wider Knowledge Schools Trust team to support our work.

• Be prepared to travel across the Hub’s network, including schools outside of London.

Interviews will take place week commencing 30th November 2026.

Knowledge Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.