Modern Languages Teacher (Spanish)

The role

The Senior School is seeking to appoint a dynamic and passionate full time Modern Languages teacher for a term to cover a temporary absence. The ability to teach Spanish to A Level is necessary; the ability to teach French also would be an advantage. The post would suit an experienced teacher or a Newly Qualified Teacher, for whom the school offers a full induction programme in conjunction with ISTIP. 

The Modern Languages department is busy and diverse with five full time teachers, three part-time teachers, and three language assistants. The department teaches French and Spanish from Years 9-13, offering the AQA GCSE and A level specifications. Study of modern languages is compulsory for most pupils in Years 9-11, with an increasing number of pupils opting to study both French and Spanish to GCSE. Against a national backdrop of decreasing uptake of A level languages, the number of Sixth Form students studying French or Spanish is growing and they achieve excellent results. Many continue their language studies at top universities, including Oxford and Cambridge. There is also a GCSE German programme and a GCSE Italian programme which run in the Sixth Form. 

The department is committed to fostering students’ curiosity and passion for languages. It runs various trips and visits during the course of the year, including study tours to Montpellier and Salamanca. Film evenings, visits from university languages departments, competitions, debates and taster sessions in other languages combine to make the department a vibrant and exciting place to be and work. 

For full details about the department, please see the MFL department website by following this link: http://www.deanclose.org.uk/Modern-Languages 

The position reports to the Head of modern Foreign Languages

Dean Close School is an exciting place to work, with a strong, supportive and friendly community of people. We are committed to the personal and career development needs of our teachers.

Application Process

Please click 'Quick Apply' and complete the application and forward any queries to recruitment@deanclose.org.uk

Closing date: 9am, Wednesday 12 May 2021. 

Interviews are expected to take place w/c 17 May 2021

Dean Close Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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Dean Close School is a thriving independent, co-educational day and boarding school set on a beautiful 50-acre site on the edge of Cheltenham. The School currently has approximately 900 pupils between the ages of 3-18 years. Founded in 1886, Dean Close has a strong Christian ethos and is a happy and supportive working environment. Dean Close has recently built a state-of-the art Day House Village which has freed up teaching space on the main site to reconfigure academic departments. The first phase of this project will be completed for September 2021 with the opening of the new Maths and Business and Economics bases. Exciting plans for future phases to create new teaching spaces for humanities subjects and a new science block are in advanced stages.