2nd in Department (Modern Foreign Languages)

Hyde High School, Hyde, Cheshire, SK14 4SP

7 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  12 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  2 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Other leadership roles
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Subject: Languages
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPR/UPR + TLR2A (currently £3,391 per annum).
• Additional allowances:

  MPR/UPR + TLR2A (currently £3,391 per annum).

What skills and experience we're looking for

This is an exciting opportunity to have a real impact in the leadership and management within the MFL Department, with primary responsibility for pupil outcomes and educational quality in MFL. The successful candidate will be joining the school at an exciting time in its history, and will play a large part in ensuring its success.

The Trust

The Tame River Educational Trust was founded in January 2022. You can find more information about the Trust at: https://www.tret.org.uk/

Our mission is to challenge educational and social disadvantage by hosting a family of great community-based schools in which to learn, teach and belong. Our Trust promotes learning, develops character, values diversity and builds cultural capital. By the age of 16 we want every student to progress to suitably challenging post-16 studies or apprenticeships.

The School

Hyde High School is an inclusive, friendly school which became a member of the Tame River Educational Trust (TRET) on 1st April 2025. This is an exciting time for the school and its students, staff and governors.

Tame River Educational Trust and its schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; pre-employment checks will be carried out, references will be sought and successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and other relevant checks with statutory bodies.

It is an offence to apply for this role if you have been barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

We are an equal opportunities employer. It is our policy to employ the best qualified personnel and we are committed to providing equal opportunity in recruitment and employment to all individuals who meet our criteria for the role advertised. We will consider candidates without regard to race, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation and identity, national origin, age, military or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. This list is not exhaustive, and candidates will also be considered without discrimination based on socioeconomic, marital, parental or caregiving status, or any of the previously listed characteristics or statuses.

We value the diversity of our staff and do not tolerate any form of harassment, discrimination, or victimisation. We achieve this by creating and maintaining a work environment and culture where people from different backgrounds, and with varying lifestyles, interests, opinions, and responsibilities, treat each other with dignity and respect. Our working environment is such that our staff feel safe and are inspired and motivated to be their best.

The Trust and its schools are dedicated to sustaining and promoting diversity with respect to recruitment, promotion, training, and general treatment during employment. We are actively seeking to extend the diversity of our staff.

Interested applicants should complete an Application Form and Equal Opportunities Application Form.

Completed applications should be returned to l.phillips@hydehighschool.uk

Due to the volume of applications we receive, we may only be able to contact candidates who are being actively considered for a position.

What the school offers its staff

Hyde High School is a co-educational 11-16 school with approximately 1150 pupils on roll. The school serves two of the most deprived wards in Tameside and a large proportion of pupils are supported by Pupil Premium funding. This is a proudly multicultural school with almost a third of pupils having Bangladeshi heritage and typically thriving at Hyde. SMSC is a strength and permeates our school; positive relationships underpin our harmonious and aspirational ethos. Pastoral systems are strong and a wide variety of support measures are effectively employed to enable pupils to access learning.

Hyde is proud to be an educationally inclusive school, one in which the teaching and learning, achievements, attitudes and well-being of every young person matter. We have a strong, committed and stable staff team; a low staff turnover speaks volumes about the well-resourced working environment and positive culture within our school.

Further details about the role

Please complete an application form, including within your application a supporting statement explaining how your experience and qualifications meet the person specification for this role.

Please note – CVs are NOT accepted.

Closing Date: Monday 12th May 2025 at noon

Interview Date: Wednesday 14th May 2025

Start Date: 1st September 2025

Application forms should be emailed to or l.phillips@hydehighschool.uk or uploaded to our section on the TES website.

Commitment to safeguarding

Tame River Educational Trust and its schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; pre-employment checks will be carried out, references will be sought and successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and other relevant checks with statutory bodies.
It is an offence to apply for this role if you have been barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to l.phillips@hydehighschool.uk

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Job Description_2nd in Department_MFL.pdf - 746 KB (opens in new tab)

Equal-opportunities-form.doc - 124 KB (opens in new tab)

About Hyde High School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1169 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Hyde High School website
• Email address: l.phillips@hydehighschool.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hyde-high-school

We are a proudly multicultural community school where learning is at the heart of all we do and is truly valued. Students are offered a rich, broad and balanced curriculum which promotes all aspects of their development and so prepares them for the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of 21st century life. Our students leave us as well-rounded and decent young people with real strength of character, who aspire to make a positive contribution to their society.

Arranging a visit to Hyde High School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email l.phillips@hydehighschool.uk.

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