Curriculum Leader of MFL

Callerton Academy, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 4JQ

8 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  7 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  29 April 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

We are seeking an ambitious and inspirational Curriculum Leader of MFL to lead and develop an engaging, high-performing Modern Foreign Languages provision. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced and creative practitioner who is passionate about languages, committed to raising standards, and eager to shape the future of MFL within a growing and forward-thinking school.

As Curriculum Leader of MFL, you will be accountable for learner achievement across the department, leading teaching and learning to ensure excellent outcomes for all students. You will provide clear strategic direction for the MFL curriculum, ensuring it is ambitious, inclusive and responsive to student needs.

You will lead and line manage a team of staff, fostering a collaborative and high‑performing departmental culture built on shared practice, professional growth and collective responsibility for outcomes. Through effective use of assessment, data analysis and intervention, you will drive continuous improvement in teaching and learning and ensure robust quality assurance processes, including reporting to parents and departmental self‑evaluation and development planning.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for an excellent classroom practitioner with a proven track record of raising achievement and securing strong progress at KS3 and KS4. You will have strong subject knowledge and a clear understanding of current curriculum developments and best practice in MFL.

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• The ability to lead, motivate and inspire a team, with experience (or clear potential) in curriculum leadership
• Expertise in curriculum development, assessment and the effective use of data to improve outcomes
• Strong interpersonal, organisational and communication skills
• Creativity, enthusiasm and resilience, with a positive and flexible approach to change
• A commitment to professional development for yourself and others

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

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 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
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/callerton-academy

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