English Hub Literacy Specialist

What skills and experience we're looking for

Qualifications

Essential

• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• Qualified Teaching Status

Desirable

• Relevant postgraduate degree or NPQ
• Full driving licence

Professional Expertise

Essential

• Significant recent experience teaching and leading literacy/reading within EYFS (minimum 3 years).
• Strong understanding of pedagogy and the developmental journey in communication, language and literacy (CLL) in EYFS.
• Evidence of sustained positive outcomes or demonstrable impact through school support.
• Knowledge of DfE’s Reading and Writing Frameworks.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.

Desirable

• A secure understanding of effective phonics practice.

Leadership and Influence

Essential

• Proven leadership within your school and ability to build trusted partnerships.
• Experience aligning CLL with wider school improvement priorities.
• Confidence to provide respectful, evidence-informed challenge.
• Ability to work collaboratively.

Coaching and School Improvement

Essential

• Skilled in diagnosis through data, observation and professional dialogue.
• Experience in coaching, mentoring and delivering impactful CPD.
• Ability to support effective implementation and sustainable change.

Commitment and Capacity

Essential

• Currently employed in a school (or able to evidence equivalent impact) with Headteacher support.
• Capacity to commit to required training and development days.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development and system leadership.

What the school offers its staff

This role offers the opportunity to step into leadership while remaining rooted in a school community. You will engage directly with national priorities, DfE training and the latest research, while shaping practice across a regional network.

You will be supported by a collaborative team of literacy specialists and you will experience working with schools in diverse contexts.

The role develops strategic thinking, coaching expertise and change management skills, while making a tangible difference to children’s outcomes.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.