English Lead

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**Job Title: English Lead**

**Location: Syon Manor College, Isleworth, London, TW7 5AJ**

**Salary: From £46,000.00 per annum depending on experience**_ (Not pro rata)_**

**Hours: 37.5 hours per week | Monday to Wednesday 8.30am - 4.30pm | Thursday and Friday 8.30am - 4.00pm**

**Contract: Permanent, Term Time Only**

**Start Date: January 2026**

**UK applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship**

Are you an experienced and passionate English teacher ready to take your leadership to the next level? Do you believe in preparing young people not just for exams, but for life?

At Syon Manor College, part of Options Autism, we’re on a mission to equip young adults aged 16-19 with the communication, confidence, and literacy skills they need to thrive. As our new English Lead, you'll be at the forefront of delivering an inspiring, practical, and inclusive English curriculum — one that empowers students for the classroom and beyond.

**About the Role**
- Deliver engaging English lessons that are tailored to post-16 learners
- Lead and continuously develop an inclusive, relevant English curriculum
- Deliver a range of qualifications, including Functional Skills and GCSE
- Support students' literacy, communication, and overall confidence
- Teach PSHE and enrichment sessions to support personal development
- Foster a culture of excellence, inclusion, and reflective practice
- Mentor and support teaching colleagues to raise standards across the board
- Work closely with the Headteacher and SLT to shape the future of learning

**Who we are looking for**
- QTS or QTLS (Essential)
- A strong track record of outstanding classroom practice
- Experience working with young people with additional or complex needs
- Proven ability to lead curriculum planning and qualification delivery
- Confidence using assessment for learning to drive progress
- A collaborative, reflective, and learner-focused mindset
- Full UK Driving Licence (Essential)

**About Us**

Syon Manor College is a new post-16 provision for young people with autism and complex needs. The college will offer a broad curriculum of academic, vocational and life skills learning including BTECs, GCSEs, Functional Skills and ASDAN accreditations which will work towards Employability or Independence and Duke of Edinburgh qualifications.

For over 16 years Options Autism have provided care and education to pupils, young people and adults with autism, complex needs and learning difficulties. We are a leading provider of education for neurodivergent young people and young adults. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.

**Why join Options Autism?**

We place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

**Benefits**

**Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including**:

- Life Assurance
- Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
- “Your Wellbeing Matters” - access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

**And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including**:

- A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
- 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
- Cycle to Work Schemes
- Electric Car Purchase Scheme
- Critical illness cover
- Family Growth Support - *inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.

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