English/Literacy Lead

Oxford Outcomes; Halesworth; On-site; GBP 48,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution is seeking an English/Literacy Lead to enhance literacy teaching and learning. The role involves leading literacy strategies and implementing innovative teaching methods to ensure student success. This permanent position offers a competitive salary and the chance to work within a supportive team focused on student outcomes.

Benefits

Life Assurance

Pension scheme

Mental health support services

Flexible benefits platform

Qualifications

• Lead implementation of phonics and early reading programme.
• Deliver training on all aspects of literacy.
• Support literacy development beyond the school day.

Responsibilities

• Deliver inclusive and innovative teaching in English and Literacy.
• Lead literacy strategy across all key stages.
• Oversee literacy interventions ensuring consistency and impact.

Skills

Literacy Leadership

Teaching

Phonics

Education

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent

Job description

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Job Title: English/Literacy Lead

Location: Bramfield House School, Suffolk, IP19 9AB

Salary: Up to £47,500 per annum (not pro rata)

Hours: 40 hours per week; Monday to Friday

Contract: Permanent, Term Time only

Start Date: September 2025

UK applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.

As part of our continued growth, we now have a fantastic opportunity for a English/Literacy Lead to join our close-knit team at Bramfield House School located in Suffolk.

About The Role

As English/Literacy Lead, you will deliver inclusive, responsive, and innovative teaching and learning within the curriculum area of English and Literacy. You will consistently aim for outstanding teaching and learning to ensure that all learners succeed.

Under the reasonable direction of the Headteacher and Senior Leadership Team, you will carry out the professional duties of a teacher, as outlined in the school’s current policies. You will lead literacy strategy across all key stages, with a focus on reading, writing, and oracy, and play an instrumental role in building a literacy-rich culture at Bramfield House School.

Areas of Responsibility

Literacy Leadership

• Lead the implementation of a phonics and early reading programme across the school.
• Deliver and coordinate training on all aspects of literacy.
• Support literacy development beyond the school day, including enrichment.
• Develop a purposeful learning environment with a strong literacy focus.
• Work with curriculum leaders to ensure literacy is embedded across subjects and key stages.
• Oversee all literacy interventions, ensuring consistency and impact.
• Manage HLTAs and staff delivering one-to-one or small group literacy sessions.
  
  

Essential

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent
  
  

Desirable

• Experience working with young people from challenging backgrounds
  
  

About Us

Bramfield House School is an independent residential special educational needs school for boys aged 7 – 16 years who have social, emotional, mental health, communication difficulties and associated challenging behaviours, located in rural Suffolk. The School has a committed and innovative multidisciplinary team, extensive site and excellent facilities to support both learning and extra-curricular activities; we are in a great position to provide our pupils with the best education and care possible.

This opportunity is in Halesworth which is within commutable distance of Lowestoft, Diss and surrounding areas.

We are part of Acorn Education and can promise you plenty of challenges, and a rich variety of opportunities to develop your career. Acorn Education is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education for vulnerable pupils and young people. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.

Why join Acorn Education?

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
  
  

And a Market-leading Benefit Offering Through Our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, Enables You To Choose The Package That’s Right For You, Including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover
• Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.
  
  

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

• You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy. 4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit
  
  

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