Shape the Future of English Education Across Oasis

Are you an exceptional English leader with a proven track record of raising standards, developing others and transforming outcomes for young people?

Oasis is seeking an outstanding Regional Subject Lead for English & Literacy (South) to play a pivotal role in improving teaching excellence, strengthening middle leadership and driving exceptional outcomes for students across our academies. This is far more than a traditional school-based role. It is an exciting opportunity to work directly alongside academy leaders, middle leaders and classroom teachers, providing hands on support that enhances teaching, learning, curriculum implementation and student achievement across the South Region. 

About the Role

As Regional Subject Lead, you will be part of the Regional Education Team and the wider national subject network, helping to deliver the Oasis curriculum vision and embed the Oasis Leading Learning Model across multiple academies. You will work at the forefront of school improvement, supporting leaders and teachers to achieve excellence in English and literacy.

Key responsibilities include:

• Driving improvements in English and literacy teaching across the South Region. 
• Supporting academy and subject leaders to raise standards and accelerate student outcomes. 
• Developing middle leadership capacity through coaching, mentoring and professional development. 
• Modelling outstanding classroom practice through teaching, team teaching and curriculum support. 
• Analysing performance data and implementing effective improvement strategies. 
• Delivering training, leading subject networks and contributing to trust-wide curriculum development. 

Regional Deployment

This is a unique opportunity to make a lasting impact across a diverse and ambitious family of academies. As a Regional Subject Lead, you will be deployed across academies throughout the South Region, working closely with teachers, middle leaders and senior leadership teams in London, Bristol, and Southampton. This dynamic, field-based position will see you travelling regularly between academies, sharing best practice, building leadership capacity and supporting school improvement initiatives where they are needed most. National travel may occasionally be required, and overnight stays will form part of the role to support regional programmes and academy development priorities. All approved travel and accommodation expenses will be fully covered, allowing you to focus on making a genuine difference to the lives of young people and the quality of education across the region.

Who We're Looking For

We're seeking an exceptional English specialist and inspirational leader who is passionate about raising standards and making a significant impact across multiple academies. The ideal candidate will hold Qualified Teacher Status and bring substantial teaching experience, alongside a proven track record of successful English subject leadership and delivering outstanding learner outcomes, including strong GCSE results. You will be an accomplished coach and mentor, skilled in developing teachers and leaders at all levels, with a deep understanding of curriculum design, assessment and evidence informed pedagogy. Equally important is your ability to build strong, influential relationships, challenge and support colleagues effectively, and drive sustainable school improvement. With excellent communication, organisational and leadership skills, you'll be motivated by the opportunity to work collaboratively with academy leaders across the region to transform teaching, learning and life chances for young people. 

Why Join Oasis?

This is a rare opportunity to influence educational outcomes beyond a single academy and play a key role in shaping English education across an entire region. Through this role, you will improve teaching quality across multiple academies, strengthen middle leadership capacity, support the implementation of the Oasis Leading Learning Model and work directly alongside academy leaders and school improvement teams. You will have the opportunity to contribute to educational strategy at both regional and national level while joining a passionate network of subject specialists who are united by a shared commitment to transforming lives through education.

At Oasis, we believe every young person deserves an exceptional education and the opportunity to realise their full potential. If you are an ambitious English leader ready to broaden your impact and help shape the future of education across our family of academies, we would love to hear from you

Closing date 23rd Nov 9am

This position is offered on a part time 0.4 fixed-term 24 month basis, commencing in January 2027 or earlier should the successful candidate be available to start sooner.