Teacher/Head of MFL
Milton Abbey School
Dorset
- Expired
- Salary:
- Dependent on experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2025
- Apply by:
- 28 February 2025
Job overview
We are seeking to appoint a well-qualified, enthusiastic and inspirational Teacher/Head of Modern Foreign Languages (Fluent in French and/or Spanish) at Milton Abbey with an ability to deliver lessons up to A Level.
The MFL Department teaches the Edexcel GCSE specification followed by the AQA A Level for Sixth Form students for both Spanish and French. Modern Foreign Languages enjoys small classes across the year groups which allows us to tailor our lessons to individual learner’s needs. We require our teachers to be creative, empathetic and dynamic practitioners who inspire within the classroom and beyond.
Alongside teaching a standard timetable allocation, you’ll also play an active role in the extra-curricular life of our full boarding school. There are many opportunities to contribute to off-timetable enrichment extension programmes, share good practice and play your part in aspects of community life such as coaching sports, directing plays or taking pupils on trips; these are all elements of a role that will enable you to play a key part in our transformational education programme.
Applicants will need a good level degree in a related subject and a thorough knowledge of the curriculum. Experience teaching GCSE and/or A-Level is essential, while previous involvement in extra-curricular activities (professional, amateur, or voluntary) is also desirable.
We will also consider suitably experienced applicants from an industry background.
Further details may be obtained from our website or from HR on 01258 882306 or email hr@miltonabbey.co.uk. Applications must be submitted on the school’s application form. The closing date for applications is Friday 28th February 2025. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Please note that we are not accepting applications for this position through any employment agency and all applications should be made direct to the school.
Milton Abbey School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The appointment will be the subject of an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service. Additionally, please be aware that Milton Abbey School will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. To avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination a person who will not be on the appointment panel will conduct the search and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.
Please note that our school is a no smoking site.
www.miltonabbey.co.uk Registered Charity No 306318
Attached documents
About Milton Abbey School
Milton Abbey School
Testimonials
“I love working here. I have the freedom and creativity to keep exploring and becoming more passionate about my subject, which helps me pass that passion on to my pupils.” | Milton Abbey School teacher
“I’m so glad we chose Milton Abbey. Every pupil is treated as an individual, strengths are recognised and celebrated, and the dedication shown by staff is exemplary.” | Parents of a Sixth Form student
“It’s a small school, so everyone knows everyone. We get a lot of help from staff with our studies and with our personal lives. It feels like a tight family bond.” | Sixth Form student
“Milton Abbey has been the making of our son. From the teachers, to the Boarding House team, and the friends he has made for life. It truly is a fantastic school.” | Parents of a Lower School pupil
Our location and facilities
The School lies in a secluded wooded valley, halfway between the towns of Blandford and Dorchester. It occupies the site of a former Benedictine Monastery, founded over 1,000 years ago. The two remaining Monastery buildings are used daily by the School – the Abbey for regular services and musical performances and the Abbot’s Hall as our dining hall.
Our expansive natural surroundings mean the School boasts a large farm and stables used for vocational learning, a nine-hole golf course, impressive grass pitches for a variety of sports, and plenty of inspiring outdoor space to run lessons, be active, or to relax.
Other buildings and facilities are on par with much larger schools, due to the wide variety of subjects on offer at the school. They include classrooms, laboratories and workshops to teach a full spectrum of academic and vocational subjects, a large library in a converted ballroom, specialist rooms for teaching Creative Media, Art, Fashion Design and Music courses, and a 370-seat theatre. Indoor sports facilities include a 25-metre swimming pool, golf simulator, gymnasium and sports hall. Staff are able to use these facilities as a benefit of working at the School.
Our management structure and ethos
The School is run by the Head, supported by a Senior Deputy Head and three Deputy Heads responsible for the Academic, Co-Curricular and Pastoral elements of the School. We have an overall staff of around 120 people, some of whom work flexibly to meet the needs of the school at different times of the year. We are deliberately small, with around 225 pupils.
All staff appointed are expected to contribute to the pastoral and nurturing ethos of the school, supporting a full and busy sports and activities programme. All candidates for any roles are encouraged to celebrate their conventional, and unconventional, interests on their application. Appointments will be made subject to a full DBS check and the receipt of satisfactory references.
For more information please see the school’s website: www.miltonabbey.co.uk
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