Teacher of MFL

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, highly motivated and inspirational Teacher of Modern Foreign Languages to join our Modern Foreign Languages department. We are interested in applications from excellent MFL teachers who are able to teach both French and Spanish. This post is suitable for either an experienced teacher or an ECT seeking to start their career in a caring and supportive team with expertise in training and development. Part-time requests may be accommodated, as will requests to start earlier than April, depending on contractual commitments.

Testbourne Community School, an 11-16 comprehensive school with an extremely able cohort, is an Outstanding School (Ofsted 2010) which provides a forward thinking, outward looking and vibrant learning environment. We pride ourselves on the strength of staff and student relationships and we have a strong community at the heart of our ethos. Our shared philosophy is embodied by our strapline ‘Achievement, Excellence, Integrity.’ 

We highly value our staff and expect teaching staff to exercise their professional judgement in how they teach. We are dedicated to professional learning and you will be supported to develop into a highly competent teacher with a deep understanding of effective teaching strategies. To get a sense of what it’s like to be part of our team, please see the ‘Working for Us’ section on our website. 

Testbourne is a high performing school, with students achieving our highest results on record in the summer 2022. 85% achieved a ‘standard’ pass of grade 4 and above in English and Maths combined. Almost a quarter of students achieved the top grades, 9-7, in both English and Maths. A staggering total of 135 grade 9s were achieved by our year 11s across their subjects.

The successful candidate will:

·      be an excellent or potentially excellent teacher of French and Spanish;

·      be passionate about Modern Foreign Languages and engaging students in the subjects.

·      have a passion for learning and teaching and be committed to continuous learning and professional development.

·      be forward thinking and keen to develop as a practitioner;

·      have fantastic subject knowledge and be passionate about helping all students to appreciate Modern Foreign Languages and achieve excellent standards in the subject.

In return we:

·      offer professional development and expertise to enable staff to achieve excellence;

·      provide a highly supportive environment with opportunities to develop as an education practitioner;

·      provide a highly professional and collaborative working environment focused on developing a love of learning;

·      offer first rate personal career development to assist you in the fulfilment of your ambitions;

·      facilitate a culture of research, development and personal reflection to ensure that everyone can reach the high standards expected;

·      provide excellent support for ECTs with well trained and experienced professional tutors/mentors.