Teacher of Modern Foreign Languages (Willingdon Community School)

Job introduction

About the role

TEACHER OF MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES (MFL)

Full time / Maternity Leave Cover / 1-year Fixed Term

MPS-UPS £31,650 – £49,084 per annum 

Start date September 2025

Required from September 2025, an excellent Teacher of French and Spanish, capable of teaching to GCSE. The successful candidate would be joining an MFL department within a high achieving school, which greatly values languages within the curriculum. The popularity of languages is growing rapidly at Willingdon Community School, and there is an opportunity for the successful candidate to add Latin to their skillset if they so wish to.  

At the core of our values is supporting students so that they can achieve personal excellence. Whilst we are a high performing school, we are fully inclusive, and students make progress irrespective of need or background. The successful candidate will be prepared to go the extra mile, be keen to work as part of a team, and be open to, and willing to share, new ideas. At KS3, students are taught using the EPI methodology. A good knowledge of this methodology would be an advantage although not a requirement. 

The MFL Department currently teach French and Spanish from Year 7 to GCSE, Latin is also taught at KS3 and offered as a GCSE. Our aim is to foster an excitement about languages across the school. We have good links with our feeder schools and staff are involved in cross phase teaching. 

The school regularly hosts groups of students from around the world and this is something we are keen to develop further. Our students act as ambassadors for the international visitors we receive. The Languages department is on a trajectory to keep growing over the next few years, and investment in the subject is good. Trips include Spain, France and Canada. 

Our Vision Statement:

We are Willingdon

We are a united, vibrant community which demonstrates personal excellence in all that we do.  Learning at Willingdon transforms lives by igniting curiosity and expecting the very best from staff and students alike. We value opportunities, aiming for success today to prepare for challenges and opportunities tomorrow. We are respectful, compassionate and courteous to empower each other on our unique learning journeys. We look after ourselves and each other, and show empathy, respect and compassion to all people and our environment along the way. We encourage tolerance, resilience and reflection, which in turn allows everyone to make progress every lesson. We work together as a harmonious community to be the very best versions of ourselves. 

This makes us Willingdon.

Willingdon Community School is committed to child protection/safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, we expect all staff and volunteers to share this duty of care. All applicants will be subject to safer recruitment procedures and will require satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check.

Closing Date: Wednesday, 12th March 2025 (by noon)

Interview details will be sent to shortlisted candidates only.

To apply for this post, please download and complete the application form from the school website: http://willingdonschool.org.uk/about-us/vacancies or e-mail: recruitment@willingdonschool.org.uk

We advise applying promptly for our vacancies as we reserve the right to close and interview early if sufficient suitable applications have been received.

Working pattern: Full-time fixed term
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.