Curriculum Leader of English

Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: Full Time
Number of Positions: 1
Qualifications Required: A degree or equivalent qualification, QTS
Start Date: 1st September 2026
Salary: £32,916 - £51048 per annum

We currently have an exciting opportunity for Curriculum Leader of English to join our fantastic team at Manchester Enterprise Academy (MEA)

This is a permanent full time position on Teaching terms MPS-UPS plus TLR 1.3 allowance of £14,864, starting September 2026.

We’re looking for:

A qualified and experienced Teacher eligible to work in the UK ready to take on additional responsibility and drive improvements across the curriculum.

You will need to be an excellent classroom practitioner consistently delivering outstanding lessons.

 You will also need to demonstrate thorough English subject knowledge and an understanding of current curriculum developments.

Main purpose of the job:

This is a middle management post. In addition to those professional responsibilities which are common to all classroom teachers in the school, the post holder’s key responsibilities will be to provide professional leadership and management and develop excellence in pedagogy to ensure accelerated progress for all students in your subject area.

Key responsibilities will include:

• To lead, manage and develop the English curriculum across the Academy and develop excellence in teaching to accelerate progress for all students.
• To foster a shared vision in the curriculum team which reflects the whole school vision and to enthuse, inspire and motivate all team members.
• To monitor the quality of teaching and learning through lesson observations and other strategies and implementing strategies to improve teaching where necessary.
• To ensure that the aims and objectives of the Department are the subject of regular review and consultation.
• To manage the finance and resources ensuring effective curricular resource management & deployment to maximise student achievement and attainment.
• To collaborate with other curriculum areas to raise attainment through developing overlapping themes and cross curricular learning opportunities.
• To promote the provision of a range of enrichment activities and extracurricular activities across the curriculum area.

Working for Prospere Learning Trust

We’re the local government authority for Manchester, and have teams across the city helping to make this a great place to live for everyone. We’re proud to do local government differently, in a city with an international reputation for diversity, creativity, culture and passion. 

When you join us, you’re joining a team of over 7,000 council staff helping to make our ambition for Manchester a reality. Whatever your role, you’ll be supporting our residents and communities to be the best they can be, and helping to build a Manchester that's fairer for everyone who lives, works, volunteers, studies or plays here. 

To make our ambition a reality, every person we recruit needs to play their its part. It takes a certain type of behaviour, attitude and way of working to get Manchester where it wants to be. Our people and partners have agreed five ‘behaviours’ – the grounding for how we must work together and treat one another:

• We take time to listen and understand
• We work together and trust each other
• We show that we value our differences and treat each other fairly
• We ‘own it’ and we’re not afraid to try new things
• We’re proud and passionate about Manchester

A career with us means you can be yourself, thrive, and build the career your talent and ambition deserve.