White Rose Education
Primary English Specialist
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Primary English Specialist
Permanent | 37 hours per week | All Year Round
£41,200 to £56,650 per annum (FTE dependent on experience)
On-site role | Based in Halifax (HX2), with regular travel to Leeds (LS11)
About this opportunity
This is your chance to join the White Rose Education English team as it embarks on its journey to create a leading English programme for primary schools in England and across the world.
This role presents an ideal opportunity for someone who has extensive experience of teaching English in the primary phase and is ready to take their classroom expertise in a new direction.
Your work will have impact on a large scale, providing an exceptional product for teachers and pupils that will transform how English is taught for the next generation.
The White Rose English Team Values
- BE BOLD - we think big and stand tall
- BE EXCEPTIONAL - we aim high and exceed expectations
- BE COLLABORATIVE - we engage and achieve together
- BE SUPPORTIVE - we are understanding and show respect
What you will do
- Work closely with the team to build a premium primary White Rose English curriculum
- Produce high-quality classroom resources, collaborating with colleagues on the initial concept through to development
- Create first-rate professional development materials to support teachers and school leaders in strengthening classroom practice
- Take ownership of defined workstreams, ensuring smooth and effective delivery
- Engage with schools to understand their priorities and to improve our products and services
- Develop your educational knowledge and expertise further through in-house and external training; engagement with research; and collaboration with specialists at White Rose Education
- Present, train and develop others both externally and at White Rose Education
- Contribute to the wider offer of White Rose Education by actively engaging with other teams within the organisation, offering ideas and challenge so we continually improve.
What we will offer you
You will work alongside experts in education and have endless opportunities to further your knowledge and experiences, not only within the English team, but across other WRE teams, products and services we offer. You will be joining White Rose Education at an exciting stage of our growth as we expand into the primary English market, and you will be able to make a genuine contribution from the outset. We are a diverse and inclusive team; we value ideas at every level and want you to feel confident sharing your perspective, developing your expertise and helping shape the continued success of our organisation.
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How to apply
There are four stages to the recruitment process for the English Specialist role.
Stage 1: Embark
Send your CV and personal statement to White Rose Education by 9am Monday 26th October.
Stage 2: Bronze Invitation
If your CV and personal statement demonstrate that you meet the criteria of the job specification and we are interested to learn more, you will receive a WRE Bronze Invitation. This will be dropped into your inbox. The invitation will ask you to create a short video (maximum 90 seconds) explaining why you believe that you are the ideal candidate for this role; you will have 5 working days from receiving the invite to submit this.
Stage 3: Silver Invitation
After watching each video, the panel will send out Silver Invitations to those who have impressed us the most. The Silver Invitation means you are invited to a full morning at White Rose Education Offices in Leeds on Saturday 21st November, 9am-1pm. The day will consist of talks from our Executive Officer, Managing Director and Head of English, and you will also meet other staff from across the organisation. It is important to us that you understand who we are and what we do, so you can assess if WRE is what you are looking for. Alongside others who have been shortlisted, you will take part in a series of different activities so that you have an opportunity to show your knowledge, skills and personality in different contexts. The panel and colleagues from across different teams will support with this process. Lunch will be provided and you will walk away with your very own WRE goody bag.
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Stage 4: Gold Invitation
If you are shortlisted from stage 3, you will have achieved something remarkable - a Gold Invitation will appear in your inbox inviting you to a formal interview. These will take place on Saturday 28th November.
What you will need
- QTS and at least five years’ primary teaching experience
- Strong academic qualifications (2:1 or above at degree level)
- Experience of teaching in at least two phases of primary (EYFS, KS1, LKS2, UPKS2)
- Secure knowledge of the primary English curriculum (reading, writing, handwriting, spelling, grammar and punctuation) and effective pedagogy
- Proven track record of being an outstanding classroom practitioner over time
- Leadership of English or leadership of an aspect of English (e.g. English Lead; Reading Lead; Writing Lead; Phase Lead; Senior Leader with line management of English)
- Experience of English curriculum development, including the creation of impactful classroom resources
- Strong written and spoken communication skills
- Experience of presenting, training and developing others
- Attention to detail and pride in producing accurate, high-quality work
- Strong organisation and time management skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities independently
- Adaptability and be able to thrive in a fast-moving environment
- Secure knowledge of educational research, policies and the current educational landscape
What we will offer you
- 25 days annual leave, increasing to 30 after 5 years experience, plus 8 bank holidays
- Access to the NEST pension scheme
- Employee assistance programme
- Access to formal training and CPD
- A supportive network of colleagues and line managers
- Free on-site parking
- Complimentary tea, coffee and snacks
- Subsidised hot lunches
- Wellbeing initiatives
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