French Teacher (with potential to be Head of MFL)

Port Regis is one of the country’s leading preparatory schools; an established and successful co-educational, day and boarding school for children from the ages of two to thirteen. Our reputation has been achieved due to our outstanding teaching and results, superb pastoral care and academic, sporting and musical facilities.

We seek an inspiring and enthusiastic French Teacher to join our MFL department (with the potential to become Head of MFL) from September 2019.  The successful candidate  will be required to teach French from Year 4 up to Year 8 Common Entrance/Scholarship standard.

Port Regis has its own salary scale, details of which will be discussed at interview. Salaries may be enhanced by a generous allowance for staff who play a full part in the life of this busy boarding school. 

Accommodation, with boarding duties, may be available for the right candidate.

Port Regis is a busy boarding School. Its core teaching and games programme takes place from Monday to Saturday. You will be entitled to a ‘half-day’ off each week. 

The post is full-time (although applications from candidates wishing to work part-time will be considered: please specify your part-time working requirements in the handwritten letter accompanying your application form). 

To apply, please complete the application form linked with this advert and send it, along with a hand-written covering letter, to our HR Manager, Mrs Geraldine White, at gaw@portregis.com at your earliest convenience.

Please read the Explanatory Notes and Safeguarding Policy in conjunction with your application. Early applications are encouraged. 

Closing date: Friday 15 March 2019.

Interviews will take place during the weeks commencing 18 and 25 March 2019. 

Note: The post-holder’s responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons, for whom they are responsible, or with whom they come into contact, will be to adhere to and ensure compliance with the school’s Safeguarding Policy at all times. If, in the course of carrying out the role, the post-holder becomes aware of any actual or potential risks to the safety or welfare of children in the school, they must report any concerns to the school’s Designated Safeguarding Lead or to the Headmaster.