Curriculum Director for English

Curriculum Director for English

Permanent Post

Salary per annum L8-L10

Severn Academies Educational Trust (SAET) has an exciting opportunity for an inspirational, motivated, and committed leader to join our Trust as Curriculum Director for English.

The Curriculum Director for English will provide executive-level strategic leadership across the Trust. Reporting to the Head Teacher and Chief Executive Officer, you will drive the Trust's vision for education, providing direct strategic oversight of the English curriculum within a designated base school while leading curriculum design, alignment, and implementation across all Trust academies. You will play a pivotal role in embedding research-informed pedagogy, establishing robust quality assurance frameworks, and empowering subject leaders to raise academic standards and secure exceptional student outcomes.

We are looking for a highly capable and motivated individual who can demonstrate:

• A proven track record of executive leadership, strategic change management, and raising academic standards across multiple schools or throughout a trust.
• Deep expertise in English curriculum design, pedagogical strategies, and robust assessment frameworks across key stages.
• The ability to inspire, challenge, and empower senior leaders and subject teams through rigorous accountability, instructional coaching, and continuous evaluation.
• Strong collaborative skills to lead cross-Trust subject networks, direct systematic curriculum reviews, and deploy targeted intervention strategies.
• Commitment to high ambition, educational equity, co-curricular enrichment, and promoting the Trust's values and wellbeing principles.

Severn Academies Educational Trust is committed to harnessing talent and developing its people with a range of opportunities for further professional development.

Other benefits include:

• Generous Occupational Pension
• Free confidential Employee Health and Well-being service including access to counselling support
• Free confidential employee helpline 24/7
• Incremental pay progression and cost of living increases in line with government policy
• Flexible working arrangements to support colleagues with work-life balance.

Severn Academies Educational Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. The post is subject to an enhanced clearance by the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application Procedure: Please submit application forms via eteach.

Closing date: 9am Monday 21st October 2026 with interviews being held shortly after.