English Hub Literacy Specialist for Springhill English Hub
| Posting date: | 23 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 04 January 2026 |
| Location: | Southampton, Hampshire, SO15 2HW |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | 1304f82d-8c6b-4b67-870b-eeafa7df65af |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Springhill English Hub is seeking to recruit an outstanding primary teacher to work as a Literacy Specialist. Literacy Specialists are experienced primary school teachers who have an excellent knowledge of early reading and phonics.
What the school offers its staff
Supportive environment from an Outstanding school
Further details about the role
Role Duties
• To support our Partner School leaders to implement the ‘challenge checklist’ across a specified number of days
• To coach leaders and teachers within their SSP
• To track schools' progress in early reading and to support Partner Schools to submit half termly data
• To produce a report after each visit highlighting the progress a Partner School has made and action points for the next half term
• To complete Reading Audits under the guidance of the Hub Lead
• To support the delivery of medium level training to the wider Springhill English Hub network
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.
Springhill English Hub is seeking to recruit an outstanding primary teacher to work as a Literacy Specialist. Literacy Specialists are experienced primary school teachers who have an excellent knowledge of early reading and phonics.
What the school offers its staff
Supportive environment from an Outstanding school
Further details about the role
Role Duties
• To support our Partner School leaders to implement the ‘challenge checklist’ across a specified number of days
• To coach leaders and teachers within their SSP
• To track schools' progress in early reading and to support Partner Schools to submit half termly data
• To produce a report after each visit highlighting the progress a Partner School has made and action points for the next half term
• To complete Reading Audits under the guidance of the Hub Lead
• To support the delivery of medium level training to the wider Springhill English Hub network
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.