Regional Subject Lead - English in Southampton

Location: Southampton, Hampshire

Contract Type: Fixed term contract

Hours: Part Time

Contract Length: 2 years

Salary: Lead Practitioner scale 12 - 16

Posted: 6th July 2026

Start Date: As Soon As Possible

Expires: 19th July 2026 11:59 PM

We believe that the teaching of English is one of the most powerful responsibilities we hold as educators across the Oasis Trust. It is a subject that shapes how young people understand the world, express themselves, think critically and engage confidently with their futures. English develops analytical thinking, strengthens communication, and opens doors to culture, creativity and opportunity from exploring literature and language to understanding how stories shape society.

To achieve our ambition of bringing English to life for every student, we need an inspirer of minds and a champion of language who understands the craft of reading, writing and oracy. Someone who can help young people grasp the difference between analysis, interpretation and evaluation, and who knows how to spark curiosity about texts, authors and ideas. We need an English specialist who believes every student has the right to flourish, and who can design and deliver a curriculum that supports that ambition.

The Regional Subject Lead for English will play a pivotal role in realising this vision, ensuring the effective implementation of our English strategy across all secondary academies.

• You will join an organisation you already know with a powerful Ethos and commitment to a model of inclusion, hope, perseverance, healthy relationships and compassion throughout all the aspects of the life and culture of each Academy community. That makes it a truly rewarding and inspiring place to work.
• You'll be developed to ensure you are up to date with the most current thinking, research and best-practice in the critical areas of curriculum, pedagogy and assessment. We want you to develop personally and to grow your career with us.
• You'll report into the relevant Regional Director (with supervision from the National Subject Lead) in a trusted working partnership as well as collaboratively engaging and knowledge sharing with other leaders across the Trust.
• You'll enjoy a generous package in an organisation that supports difference and welcomes contribution and innovation. Delivering exceptional education will require new approaches, new strategies and new ideation.

What is the role:

There is a full job description attached but in summary:

• Strategic Direction & Support - ensuring consistency of subject quality and delivery across Oasis, raising outcomes by improving the quality of teaching and learning, analyse performance data - all as part of the national subject team.
• Building Capacity - provision of support and coaching for teachers and leaders to improve quality of teaching and learning.
• Teaching and Learning - be an active and exemplary practitioner, modelling best practice in all aspects of your subject. Willing to share your expertise through teaching, team teaching, facilitation and co-facilitation.

The above will require you to be a specialist in: teaching and leading in your chosen subject, improving learner outcomes, curriculum input and development and subject specific professional development. This is a genuinely transformative role that, through effective strategic deployment, will provide our academies with a world-class educational framework from which to further enhance the quality of our education for all.

What are we looking for:

You'll be an experienced educationalist and subject specialist with strong subject specific assessment expertise. You will have worked in a senior role in an educational establishment and be able to demonstrate strong subject leadership and influencing skills.

So, if this sounds like a role that would harness your love and genuine passion for all things English & Literacy and you relish the opportunity to influence the prospects and potential of a generation - we would love to hear from you!

Please note this is a part time role, 0.4 FTE

Oasis Community Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and receipt of a fully supportive reference. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.