Uckfield (On-Site)
Permanent, Full time
No DBS check required
£50,025 - £55,207 per annum
32.5
Job introduction
About the role
Lead Practitioner: MFL
LP1 to LP5 (currently £50,025 to £55,207)
Required for September 2025
Uckfield College is a highly successful and popular college in the heart of rural Sussex yet within commuting distance of Brighton, Eastbourne and the South Coast. Our school is an excellent working environment characterised by happy, well-motivated students and innovative and enthusiastic teachers. Following our recent inspection in April 2024, Uckfield College has been awarded an ‘Outstanding’ rating by Ofsted, both as the overall judgement, and in each of the different categories that are evaluated. The MFL department is housed in our new main school building.
We are seeking to appoint an ambitious and highly skilled Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) teacher to join our forward-thinking team at Uckfield College as a Lead Practitioner, who will work closely with our SLT to improve the educational outcomes of our students. In this key role, you will excel in the classroom - but, just as importantly, you will be instrumental in supporting not only your departmental colleagues to be the best they can be in the classroom and beyond, but also be involved in the exciting next chapter of our journey.
The ideal candidate will be an excellent classroom practitioner with a desire to achieve strong outcomes. We need someone who wants to become a beacon of excellent practice in a classroom environment, whilst supporting SLT to drive up standards in the classroom for all our young people. This is a unique opportunity to enhance your leadership skills and fast-track your career toward senior leadership roles, working closely with the Curriculum Leader for MFL on impactful initiatives.
Working at Uckfield College means joining a vibrant, dedicated and skilled team, who are committed to working collaboratively to achieve real excellence for our students. In return we offer a wealth of staff benefits including a Teachers’ pension scheme, professional learning and development opportunities, free parking, employee assistance programme including counselling services, and well being initiatives such as staff breakfasts, free sports activities and staff social events.
For further information and a full application pack, please telephone our Human Resources Team on extension 1008 quoting reference LPMFL/03/25 or visit our website: www.uckfield.college. An electronic application can be returned by e-mail to hr@uckfield.college.
Applications should be returned to the College as soon as possible or at the latest by 9am on Monday 10th March 2025. Interviews will take place as soon as possible after this date.
We reserve the right to invite candidates for interview prior to the closing date and to close vacancies early if we have sufficient suitable applications. Therefore, we encourage interested applicants to apply as soon as possible.
East Sussex County Council is an authority committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Working pattern: Full-time
Please note, we do not accept CVs.
Additional information
Work Permits: we may be able to obtain a Work Permit for this post but this is subject to meeting the requirements of the UK Border Agency’s Points-based Immigration System.
Due to the restrictions we cannot guarantee that individuals that meet the requirements of the Points-based Immigration System will be issued with clearance to obtain work permits.
This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff will be expected to hold or be willing to obtain Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced check for Regulated Activity with the Disclosure & Barring Services (previously the Criminal Records Bureau). For further information about what is required in this process please go to www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check.
All school based staff have the responsibility for promoting the safeguarding and welfare of children. All school staff should be aware of the school’s Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy and work in accordance with this document at all times.
Company information
East Sussex County Council is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, disability or age. All applications are treated on merit.