The Stephen Longfellow Academy
Leeds, West Yorkshire

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Posted: 16 September 2026
Closing Date: 02 November 2026

The Stephen Longfellow Academy is seeking to appoint an ambitious and passionate Reading Intervention Lead to drive our whole-academy reading strategy and inspire a culture of reading for pleasure. This is a rewarding opportunity to lead targeted interventions, develop a dedicated reading team and make a tangible difference to pupils' literacy outcomes and life chances.

The successful candidate will be an experienced literacy practitioner with a proven commitment to improving outcomes for young people. They will play a key role in shaping reading provision across the academy, working collaboratively with colleagues across the trust to ensure every pupil develops the skills, confidence and enthusiasm to become a successful reader.

Potential applicants should have:

• Experience of leading successful reading or literacy interventions.
• A strong understanding of reading development and effective intervention strategies.
• The ability to analyse data and use it to improve pupil outcomes
• Excellent leadership, communication and organisational skills.
• A passion for promoting reading and supporting young people to achieve their full potential.