Head of French

The School

Calthorpe Park School is a highly successful place to learn and grow. The school is in an exciting phase of ongoing development as its numbers increase year on year within the context of outstanding standards of care and expectation. The school’s projected growth over a number of years creates many ongoing opportunities for staff to develop, enhance and advance their careers within the same institution.

We pride ourselves on the excellence of our exam results but our ethos is to support all students to have the opportunity to succeed and the experience of success in a culture of care and consideration; challenge and commitment; respect and responsibility; integrity and impression. These four are the tenets of ‘The Calthorpe Way’. We aim to educate the whole child for the whole of their life: no ceilings or parameters; aspiring to excellence in everything we do.

Our centralised disruption free learning behaviour policy insures calm and purposeful lessons for all our students and teachers.

Job/Person Summary

We wish to employ an enthusiastic, ambitious and dynamic Head of French. The successful candidate will join a highly functioning and experienced department. The Head of French will support the Head of Department in MFL to develop, lead and manage the effective delivery of the curriculum, enabling our students to progress and reach their full potential in MFL.

You are an experienced French Teacher and an additional language German and/or Spanish will be beneficial. This post is full time (80% considered) and attracts a TLR2b allowance.

We reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date if we receive applications that meet the criteria.

Prior to interview, an online search will be conducted to identify any past or current incidents or issues that might affect your suitability to work with children and undertake this role. This is in line with guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Please note this online search will be carried out only on publicly available information and be limited to issues relating to your suitability to work with children and/or in a school environment. Issues that arise will not automatically be a bar to your employment at this school.