Curriculum Leader of MFL
Callerton Academy, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 4JQ14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026 or sooner
Closing date
23 March 2026 at 9am
Date listed
9 March 2026
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
- Head of year or phase
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £32,916 - £51,048 (MPS/UPS) plus TLR 1A (£10,174)
Curriculum Leader of MFL job summary
*Please note this is a full/part time role, and you will be paid all year round as per STPCD (School Teacher’s Pay and Conditions Document). Please disregard the fields 'contract term' and 'hours per year'.
We are seeking an exceptional Curriculum Leader in MFL to join our team at Callerton Academy. This is a pivotal role for an ambitious and inspiring professional who can lead the development of outstanding teaching and learning within the MFL department.
You will take strategic responsibility for raising achievement and progress in MFL across the academy. This includes leading curriculum development, implementing effective assessment strategies, and ensuring high-quality teaching practice. You will line-manage and motivate a team of dedicated staff, fostering a collaborative and innovative culture that drives excellence.
As a key member of the leadership team, you will contribute to whole-school priorities and play an active role in shaping the future of the academy. This is an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact on student outcomes and to lead a department that is central to our vision of academic success.
WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR
- An outstanding practitioner with a passion for Modern Foreign Languages
- A proven track record of excellent progress and achievement across KS3 and KS4
- A commitment to fresh and exciting methods of delivering the curriculum
- The ability to develop, lead and inspire a team of staff
- A relentless drive to secure the best possible outcomes for students of all abilities and from all backgrounds
- Excellent communication and ICT skills
- An interest and commitment to the whole school community
WHAT WE CAN OFFER YOU
- A competitive salary - as an accredited Living Wage Employer, you’re guaranteed a wage that meets, and often exceeds, the real cost of living.
- Generous annual leave
- Benefits including; excellent pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, free on-site parking
- An opportunity to work with highly-skilled professionals
- Enthusiastic and motivated students
- An exciting and extensive commitment to professional development
- A school with its community at heart
- Wider career development opportunities to be involved across the Gosforth Group
If you would like to discuss this vacancy further, or you are unable to complete the online application form and require this in another format please contact us by email: peoplecallerton@gosforthgroup.org.uk or telephone: 0191 429 9797, option 4.
Applications are shortlisted for interview as they are received, and so early application is encouraged. We reserve the right to commence the interview process and close the vacancy prior to this date.
The Trust is committed to equality, inclusion and diversity and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Callerton Academy
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 479 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Callerton Academy website
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