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Job Description

English Teacher & Literacy Lead
Start Date: September 2025
Salary: £38,766 – £60,092 per annum (Inner London MPS/UPS + TLR 1)
Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent
Location: North West London

A high-performing secondary school in North West London is seeking to appoint a dynamic and inspirational English Teacher & Literacy Lead to join its successful English faculty from September 2025. This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced practitioner with a passion for literacy and curriculum development to take on a whole-school leadership role.

About the School

This is a large, diverse, and high-achieving secondary school that has been recognised nationally for its academic success and inclusive ethos. The school is deeply rooted in its local community and is committed to providing a transformational education to every student, regardless of background.

With a strong culture of excellence, collaboration, and professional growth, the school offers a supportive and ambitious environment for staff. It has a proven track record of exceptional student progress, particularly for disadvantaged pupils, and has been praised for its outstanding teaching and learning, leadership, and personal development programmes.

The Role

The English Teacher & Literacy Lead will:

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Teach English across KS3, KS4, and potentially KS5 to a high standard

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Lead the whole-school literacy strategy with a focus on reading, writing, and oracy

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Work collaboratively with senior leaders and curriculum leads to embed literacy across all subject areas

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Design and implement targeted interventions to support students with low literacy levels

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Use data and evidence-based approaches to drive up literacy standards across the school

This is a senior middle leadership role, with whole-school responsibility and the opportunity to influence teaching practice and student outcomes at scale.

What We’re Looking For

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A qualified teacher with QTS and significant experience teaching English

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A strong track record of impact on student achievement

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Proven ability to lead, inspire, and motivate staff and students

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Experience in designing or delivering literacy strategies or interventions

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A deep commitment to educational equity and raising aspirations for all learners

Why Join This School?

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Competitive Inner London salary (MPS/UPS) plus TLR 1 for whole-school responsibility

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A culture of excellence and high expectations

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Outstanding professional development and leadership pathways

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A supportive, diverse, and collegiate staff community

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A focus on wellbeing and work-life balance

Zest Education are an APSCo audited agency and are dedicated to safeguarding children. All candidates must hold an enhanced DBS (or allow us to process one for you) and be registered to the DBS Update Service, be able to provide references to cover the last two years and successfully pass all other necessary safeguarding checks prior to clearance for work.

Salary is dependent on experience, training, or qualifications. The minimum experience, training, or qualifications required for this position are recent school-based experience (within the last 5 years within a school that teaches the British Curriculum) and/or care-based experience within the last 5 years.

The role advertised is for temporary supply work