Head of French

We are seeking an ambitious, passionate and imaginative languages teacher to join and complement the friendly, supportive and dedicated professionals across the school and within our MFL team. This is an exciting opportunity to lead the teaching of French, in collaboration with our whole departmental team, and especially with the Head of Spanish.  

Start Date: September 2025

Salary: MPS/UPS as appropriate. TLR2C (c. £3,391)

Permanent

Email: recruitment@westnorfolkacademiestrust.co.uk

Website: https://www.springwoodhighschool.co.uk/

This position would equally suit someone looking for their first responsibility or a person with existing subject lead experience.

About the Role

Marshland High School has a reputation for excellent student behaviour and educational outcomes, making it the school of first choice within the community it serves.   Our school is consistently placed within the top 20% of schools nationally for progress.  We are seeking an ambitious, passionate and imaginative languages teacher to join and complement the friendly, supportive and dedicated professionals across the school and within our MFL team. This is an exciting prospect to support and develop French language teaching in the school, working in collaboration with our Head of Spanish, to ensure the best experience possible for our language students. You will share your passion for language learning with the students and make an important contribution to our department, teaching French up to KS4. It is desirable that you can also (or are willing to learn to) teach Spanish at KS3. 

Main Duties and Responsibilities, but not limited to:

Responsibilities

·        To meet all requirements of the Teachers’ Standards.

·         Within the designated curriculum area, to implement, deliver and contribute to the published scheme of work.

·        To shape the learning experience to motivate and encourage students to achieve their full potential.

·        To monitor the progress of students and provide support to ensure personal and academic growth.  

Teaching and Learning Responsibilities

·        To deliver the designated programme of teaching as presented in the published scheme of work.

·        To use a variety of delivery methods to stimulate learning, appropriate to student abilities.

·        To prepare and update subject materials.

·        To ensure a high quality learning experience for students that meets internal and external quality standards.

·        Within the guidance presented in the school Assessment Policy and using appropriate I.T. systems, to assess, record and report on the attendance, progress, development and attainment of students.

·        To take part in Parent/Carer Information Evenings

For a full job description please click the link below.

Closing Date for Applications: 31st March 2025

Interview Dates: TBC

Start Date: Sept 2025

How to apply

For this vacancy, please click the 'Apply for Job' button, to complete our online application form.

Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable field is met.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from minority ethnic communities and those with disabilities. An enhanced DBS check will be required.

As part of our recruitment process it is necessary for us to perform an online social media check. The reason for the online search is to identify any matters that might relate directly to our legal duty to meet the safeguarding duties set out in KCSIE. There is no other purpose for a search.

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualifications) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post.