Vocabulous
Curriculum Lead
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Vocabulous Limited
- Field: Education Technology
- Minimal Commitment: 0.4 FTE (15 hours/week, 2–3 days)
- Working Mode: Remote (with occasional travel to schools and Harrogate team meetings, ~every 8 weeks)
- Salary: £18,000 (£45,000 FTE)
- Contract: Fixed-term: 36 months, potentially extendable
- Closing Date: 24 July 2026
- Interviews: 3rd and 10th August 2026
- Start Date: January 2027 (earlier by arrangement)
Position: Curriculum Lead
Vocabulous, an innovative online education technology platform, specialises in targeted vocabulary teaching for Key Stage 2 and Key Stage 3 English lessons. This role is ideal for an ambitious, creative professional eager to shape literacy and academic success through high-impact vocabulary instruction. Part-time (0.4 FTE, remote), the focus is on designing curriculum programmes while collaborating with schools, delivering teacher training (CPD), and supporting implementation—for a limited tech-first team with strong social impact.
Flexibility: Mondays and Fridays preferred, but flexible.
The Role
Your core responsibilities centre around:
- Curriculum Design: Develop a brand-new, evidence-backed vocabulary programme for KS2 and KS3, aligning with:
- Current literacy research methods
- National Curriculum expectations
- Teacher needs (welcoming input from piloting phase)
- Resource Creation: Author lesson plans, teacher guides, pupil-facing materials, assessments, and implementation tools.
- Collaboration: Partner with product and design teams to integrate digital learning resources seamlessly.
- Training & School Engagement: Deliver vocabulary-focused CPD, workshops, and pitch to new partner schools/school networks.
- Project Expansion: Grow Vocabulous’s "network of partner schools" to reach wider institutional adoption.
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Broad impacts:
- Improve vocabulary acquisition for young learners.
- Empower teachers with actionable, research-backed tools.
- Scale Vocabulous’s implementation across UK schools.
About You
Required expertise:
- Deep understanding of KS2/3 literacy or vocabulary development systems.
- Proven experience creating curriculum content/lessons or designing educational resources.
- Sharp writing and editing skills suited to teacher-facing and student materials.
- Presentation confidence for CPD training delivery to educators.
- Ability to explain complex educational research clearly to diverse teams.
- Collaborative (with startups and educational tech teams) yet entrepreneurial mindset.
- Full keen interest in elevating language of learning outcomes for pupils.
Ideal candidates currently work (or would fit) in:
- a literacy-coordinating role (e.g., Literacy Lead, English Lead)
- curriculum consultancy or publishing
- School-based teacher/leadership positions with a fit-to-tunes passion for literacy/national curriculum gaps
Desirable (not essential) qualifications:
- Managing digital learning platforms (e.g., curriculum tech adoption).
- Experience scaling or leading multi-site pilot/implementation plans.
- Growing connections across school types (e.g., primary, independent, large vs. small).
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What We Offer
- Impact: Shape a nationally deployed literacy initiative directly observed by students and teachers.
- Mission-Driven Team: Collaborate with a dynamic, values-aligned startup team.
- Work Life: High levels of flexibility & autonomy in schedule design.
- Growth Paths: Opportunities for leadership development in curriculum design and school partnerships.
- Direct Work: Leverage Vocabulous’s partnering school network to influence large-scale education practices.
Benefits
- Salary: Fixed-term at £18k (£45k equivalent FTE)
- Holiday: 27 days pro-rated (incrementing by 1 day annually), plus bank holidays covered.
- Pension: 5% employer contribution, (subject to auto-enrollment rules).
- Flexibility: Closing date till 24/07/2026, interviews in August 2026, with dates in January 2027 (eligible to negotiate start date).
To Apply
Send CV (max 2 A4 sides) and a cover letter (max 1 A4 side) to info@vocabulous.co.uk addressing:
- Relevant experience aligned with role requirements.
- Passion for Vocabulous’s vision — articulate your eagerness to transform vocabulary education.
Criteria:
- Acceptance as a post-holder requires DBS satisfaction (standard UK compliance).
- Applications warmly welcomed from teachers, curriculum specialists, and leaders dedicated to innovation in educational practice.
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