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Teacher of French

Teacher of French

City of London School for Girls

EC2Y 8BB

Job type:
Full Time, Fixed Term
Start date:
January 2020
Apply by:
15 September 2019

Job overview

FIXED- TERM APPOINTMENT OF A TEACHER OF FRENCH  

French is one of five modern languages taught at CLSG.  French is taught for one year (Y4) in the Preparatory Department and is an option in Year 7, when girls choose two languages from French, German, Spanish and Chinese.  

We are looking for a dynamic, energetic, well qualified and highly committed graduate possessing excellent French language and literary skills, and the ability to teach French to A level is essential.  This is a fixed-term post  for January to August 2020.

The languages faculty is very well resourced with a wide variety of authentic and course-related materials, DVD, and reading material thanks to is a well-stocked language section in the school library. We have regular subscriptions to extra online resource material for both teacher and student use. Students are encouraged to use IT, particularly using their own iPads, for display, reinforcement of learning and homework and whole classes may be taken into a computer room. 

Lessons are taught through the target language using the communicative approach. We place a great emphasis on promoting the students’ motivation and enjoyment in order to reach the highest possible standards. The faculty also believes that a strong grammatical foundation is essential to good communicative competence.

Results are excellent at GCSE and A level.  All language students follow the AQA French specification for GCSE and the Edexcel specification for A level. 

FRENCH DEPARTMENT

There are currently 3 full-time teachers of French, and two Foreign Language Assistants.

At KS3 Dynamo 1 (Y7) and Dynamo 2 (Y8) will be introduced from September 2019. Métro 3 is used in Y9 with a view to move onto Dynamo 3 from September 2020. 

Studio at KS4 and the Edexcel textbook is used at KS5. 

For literature we currently cover “Les 400 coups” by François Truffaut in Y12  and “No et moi” by Delphine de Vigan  in Y13.

Every year we take several trips to France:  Normandy with Y8, a rolling immersion exchange in Rouen for Y9 and a language course in Antibes with Y10. 

Y12 are strongly encouraged to organise work experience or attend a language course in France.

The teacher of French should make a positive contribution to good practice in the school by generating enthusiasm for the work in the department, building good relationships with colleagues, parents and girls. Lesson observation is encouraged as part of good practice.  He/she should contribute fully to the development of the whole community in accordance with the aims of the school.  

As a member of the languages team you will be required to fulfil the following;

• help with the general administration of the French department and helping to build a resource base;

• help promote French through disseminating information about careers using languages as well as publicising films and cultural events relevant to the students;

• take part in the review of the schemes of work, handbook and development plans.

• develop resources at Sixth Form level.

• take part in regular appraisal, mutual lesson observations and share ideas for good practice. To keep up to date with developments in languages teaching;

• attend in-service training and to feed back to the team.

• encourage the use of IT in language learning;

• help to organise and/or accompany trips to France.

Person Specification: 

ESSENTIAL

  • Good qualifications – degree in French.
  • Competency in the use of ICT for administration, report writing and for carrying out the teaching of this subject. 

• Commitment to further professional development 

• Good communication skills 

• Willingness to get involved in the extra-curricular life of the school

• An ability to motivate students to reach their full potential

DESIRABLE

• Experience of teaching French from KS3 to A level. 

• A proven track record of success with exam classes 

• Understanding of the expectations of a high achieving academic environment.

• Experience as a form teacher. 

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About City of London School for Girls

Academic yet unstuffy, modern yet acutely aware of its history, diverse yet with a strong sense of identity, our location in the heart of the City is definitive to the energy of our school.


City of London School for Girls is an independent day school for pupils aged 11-18 situated in the heart of the Barbican. Opened in 1894, the school provides an outstanding education for able students from all backgrounds, cultures and faiths. We capitalise on our location to attract students from all over Greater London and beyond, and give them access to every learning opportunity our capital has to offer.  This is best demonstrated by our unique geography, nestled between the brutalist Barbican and looming Roman walls. Ours is an intellectually edgy, unassuming and unpretentious environment, unshackled by tradition, and imbued with a relaxed excellence. This is a refreshing and modern place in which to learn.

Our school is one of brave academic enquiry, of intellectual wonder and of fiercely independent thinkers. It’s hard to convey the excitement of the learning at City, where ideas in these rooms become almost become bigger than the people in them, where the structures of learning can become an escape from the self and identity. City is a school which never places any artificial division on our formal academic and co-curricular provision, but celebrates the wild adventure and the fun of learning wherever it is found.

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