Curriculum Leader - Modern Foreign Languages (MFL)

The Cavendish School, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN21 1UE

18 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  8 May 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  20 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Languages
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Within Main Pay Range - Upper Pay Range plus TLR2B £5,870
• Additional allowances:

  Within Main Pay Range - Upper Pay Range plus TLR2B £5,870

Curriculum Leader - Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) job summary

Curriculum Leader - Modern Foreign Languages (MFL)

Full Time - Within the Main Pay Range - Upper Pay Range

Plus TLR2B: £5,870

Permanent Contract

Start Date: September 2026

Closing date: 9am Friday 08 May 2026

Interview date: Wednesday 13 May 2026

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

Are you excited about teaching Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) and raising standards in a school, which strives for continuous improvement? Cavendish School wishes to appoint a dedicated and committed teacher and leader as part of our drive for outstanding teaching across the school. You should have the drive and enthusiasm to be proactive with extra-curricular clubs and activities.

You will play a significant role in building on our current success in terms of pupil learning experience, outcomes and enrichment opportunities.

This school offers:

• A permanent teaching role

• A strong and visionary leadership

• To be part of a vibrant community

• To be part of an exciting new environment in our all-through campus.

• A grading of ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted, 2025

• Excellent CPD opportunities for all levels and interests

• Staff Wellbeing: a genuine focus on staff wellbeing

• Pupils who are motivated and keen to learn

The ideal candidate will:

• Have initiative and ambition to lead and inspire staff and challenge and motivate our pupils

• Establish and maintain high standards

• Bring the curriculum alive through inspirational learning across the department

• Have the ability to think outside of the box

• Believe in creating strong, positive relationships with the children, developing them personally, socially, emotionally and academically

• Have a commitment to personal and professional development

• Be a team player who is supportive of colleagues

The job role consists of:

• Responsibility for teaching in assigned curriculum areas

• Raising standards and promoting the vision, ethos, culture and policies of the school and department.

• Supporting the clear, cohesive leadership and direction in learning and teaching in the faculty area

• Ensuring that high standards of discipline and respect are evident throughout the faculty, supporting colleagues in line with school policies and practice

• Playing an active part in the monitoring of pupils’ behaviour for learning, alongside the Head of Faculty

• Supporting the leadership and teaching and learning across the faculty

• Demonstrating accountability through regular meetings with the Head of Faculty

• Demonstrating measurable impact of the work undertaken in the faculty

• Helping ensure all pupils, across all key stages engage in learning and maximise their potential

• Being involved in enrichment activities such as making a contribution to after-school clubs and visits

Leaders in this school have created a positive and productive teaching and learning environment where staff have creative autonomy and feel well-supported. The whole community is involved in all aspects of school life and the school has excellent relationships with parents and carers.

If you would like to join a school with a great focus on creating an inclusive environment and where children are empowered to be their best, then please apply. You will join a team of dedicated and caring staff in establishing outstanding teaching, learning and progress for all our children.

Please visit our website for further details as well as the application process via the recruitment platform mynewterm https://cet.uk/vacancies/

We look forward to receiving your application, if you have any questions please email hr@cet.uk

Please note that we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students and expect all those who work with us to share this commitment. This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check with the Disclosure & Barring Services (previously the Criminal Records Bureau). For further information about what is required in this process please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-check-applicant-criminal-record. We give high priority to promoting diversity throughout the school

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

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.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About The Cavendish School

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 16
• Education phase: All through school
• School size: 1372 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Cavendish School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-cavendish-school

The Cavendish School is a popular co-educational Academy, catering for the 2-16 age range, which has had a Specialist Status in the Arts since 2002. We have a planned admission number of 60 in each year group in the primary phase and 180 for each year group in the secondary phase.

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