Regional English Lead

Lift Schools; Nether Poppleton; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Lift Schools is seeking an expert Regional English Leader to drive school improvement across our North region. The role blends regional strategy with hands-on teaching, working with Senior leaders to raise standards across multiple sites.

Flexibility includes teaching 2 days in a local school and remote work from home for the remaining time, with travel to other regional schools funded by the trust. A strong English leader is required.

Qualifications

• Proven track record as a secondary English leader.
• Deep knowledge of effective secondary English education.
• Ability to build capacity across a multi-school network.
• Strategic thinking to implement regional English strategy.
• Willingness to teach part-time in a regional school.

Responsibilities

• Lead implementation of the regional English strategy across all schools.
• Coach and support English leads to improve teaching and outcomes.
• Teach in local classrooms part of every week to model best practice.
• Collaborate with Principals, Heads of Department, and regional directors.
• Develop national expertise in English within Lift Schools network.

Skills

Proven track record

Subject expertise

Collaborative leadership

Strategic mindset

Hands-on teaching

Job description

Lift Schools is one of the largest and most ambitious multi-academy trusts in England. With schools across five regions, our mission is clear: to provide an excellent education for every child, in every classroom, every day.

English sits at the heart of that mission. We believe that strong foundations in English and literacy unlock opportunity, academic success and lifelong learning. Due to maternity cover, we are seeking an expert English leader to drive subject-specific school improvement in our North region. We are flexible to consider 0.8 (26 hours) or 1FTE (32.5 hours) options for this post with a start date, between October and January 2027.

About the role

As Regional English Leader, you will sit right at the heart of our northern school community, bringing energy, vision, and deep subject passion to every classroom. Working alongside our National Lead for Secondary English and our North Regional Education Director, Nigel Whittle, you will collaborate with dedicated Principals and Heads of Department to build thriving, high-performing English teams that inspire thousands of young people every single day.

The role consists of 2 days Teaching in Lift Firth Park, and the reamining days will be based from home with travel to our other regional Schools (Middlesbrough and Hull - travel is funded by us).

How you will make an impact:

• Drive Strategic Excellence: Lead the implementation of our regional English strategy, empowering teaching teams to deliver rich, engaging, and ambitious learning across every school.
• Coach & Inspire Leaders: Provide warm, expert guidance and practical counsel to English leads, helping them nurture talent, grow confidence, and elevate teaching standards.
• Lead from the Front: Roll up your sleeves and teach in local classrooms for part of every week-modeling exceptional practice, staying rooted in the joy of teaching, and bringing strategy to life.
• Champion Shared Success: Partner closely with school leaders to take joint ownership of student outcomes, fostering a culture of collaboration, high expectations, and shared values.
• Shape National Expertise: Develop a specialized area of national subject expertise, sharing best practices and driving transformational impact across our entire network.

This is a dynamic, hugely influential role where strategic vision meets real, hands-on connection. Together, we are building extraordinary places to learn and work, ensuring every single child receives the world-class English education they deserve.

What we are looking for

We are seeking a credible secondary English leader to drive teaching excellence, capacity building, and student outcomes across our northern schools. This dynamic role blends regional strategy implementation and joint subject accountability with practical, hands-on support, including dedicated weekly teaching time in local classrooms. We would love to hear from you if you have;

• Proven Track Record: Demonstrated success as a secondary English leader with a strong history of improving teaching standards and student outcomes.
• Deep Subject Expertise: Significant knowledge of effective secondary English education, with the ambition to develop national-level expertise across the network.
• Collaborative Leadership: Ability to work alongside Principals, Heads of Department, and regional directors to provide expert counsel and build team capacity.
• Strategic & Network Mindset: Strategic vision to implement regional English strategy while fostering shared values and joint accountability for performance.
• Hands-On Practice: Willingness to lead by example through maintaining a partial weekly teaching timetable in a regional school.