Director of Languages
Ellis Guilford School, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG6 0HT15 days remaining to apply
Job start date
31 August 2026
Closing date
5 May 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
20 April 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subjects
- French, Languages, Spanish
Working pattern
- Full time: Monday - Friday during term time plus inset days
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Leadership 4-8 (£55,745 to £61,532 pa)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you an exceptional languages leader who is ready for their next challenge? Would you like to inspire our diverse, multilingual students by continuing to build on excellent outcomes and standards across Key Stage 3 and 4, driving ambition, progression and academic excellence? This is a great opportunity to join our committed and talented middle leadership team, whilst also contributing to whole school leadership.
Job Title: Director of Languages
Location: Ellis Guilford School
Salary: Leadership scale L4-8 (£55,745 - £61,532)
Start Date: September 2026
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Pattern: Leadership
About You:As the Director of Languages at Ellis Guilford School, you need a true passion for language learning Your deep knowledge of modern foreign languages will lead our languages faculty to continue to drive academic excellence, as we continue to outperform similar centres.
Our ideal candidate will:
- Have experience delivering French and Spanish curriculums in KS3 and KS4
- Be an experienced or aspiring leader, with previous leadership or assistant leadership experience, supporting colleagues to deliver inspiring, challenging and high‑quality language provision.
- Have a track record of securing strong outcomes in Languages at Key Stage 3 and 4.
- Be resilient and relentless in the pursuit of ‘EGScellence’.
- Bring a ‘can do’ and ‘will do’ work ethic.
- Set high expectations and foster a culture where pupils value communication, respect different cultures and take pride in their learning environment.
- Have a strong commitment to our school values of integrity, ambition and equality.
- Bring creativity to the classroom, where language learning isn’t limited to a textbook
Requirements: To apply for the Director of Languages opportunity you must have:
- Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) and a degree in a relevant field
- Recent successful teaching experience in French and Spanish at Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4.
- Recent and proven experience of leading a team of people within an educational setting.
- The ability to create innovative resources and learning opportunities that engage and challenge learners.
What the school offers its staff
About Our School:
The Ellis Guilford School is a thriving, larger than average inner-city, Secondary School with a clear mission ‘to ensure that the children attending our school have a better chance of success than if they attended any other school’. We deliver a broad curriculum, including emphasis on the creative subjects, to support our children to become confident, independent and balanced individuals, allowing them to excel.
Graded ‘Good’ by Ofsted in 2023, Ellis Guilford School is at an extremely exciting point in its development journey. We strive for ‘EGScellence’ in all that we do!
About the Languages Department:
We believe at Ellis Guilford School that Languages open doors for our children, helping them to understand different cultures, broaden their perspectives, and communicate confidently in an increasingly interconnected world. We deliver a rich, ambitious and engaging Languages curriculum that seeks to spark curiosity, celebrate diversity and inspire a love of language learning.
Our Languages team unite in the belief that all of our children will succeed in language learning, finding creative and effective ways to provide dynamic, inclusive and motivating lessons.
About Creative Education Trust:
Creative Education Trust was established in 2010 to work in England’s post-industrial and coastal towns and cities. We are now a network of 17 schools educating 14,500 children and young people.
We have chosen to work with schools in challenging circumstances. We have successfully transformed schools previously deemed to be inadequate into good ones in order that all our students can have the best start in life. We are committed to providing educational opportunity for children of all abilities and to building cultural capital through a wide range of co-curricular activities. Curricular innovation through our Knowledge Connected programmes promotes creative, integrated and pro-active thinking so that our students are equipped for the challenges of the 21st century.
CET Benefits & Continual Professional Development
CET are committed to your learning and development, which is a continuous process that starts with your induction. The opportunities include a wide range of subjects from middle leadership and DSL training to autism awareness. We run annual conferences including Safeguarding and Learning and Teaching and have regular network meetings across the Trust.
We have a wide range of benefits that you are more than welcome to explore further in our Staff Benefits brochure attached.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The Creative Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undertake relevant safeguarding checks in line with Government Safer Recruitment guidelines.
Applying for the job
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About Ellis Guilford School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1247 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Ellis Guilford School website
- Email address
- recruitment@ellisguilfordschool.org.uk
- Phone number
- 0115 913 1338
Ellis Guilford School is a mixed secondary school, catering for children between the ages of 11 and 16 years and located in Old Basford, Nottingham.
Since November 2018 we have been part of the Creative Education Trust. This has enabled the school to rigorously pursue rapid improvement for the children we teach.
The school boasts many facilities, and we strive to provide an inclusive and expansive education for all of the children in our care.
Sports fields including 5-a-side football pitches;
Multi-Use Games Area marked up for netball and football;
Astro Turf perfect for football;
Dance studio complete with sound system and mirrored wall;
Hall complete with a stage;
Interactive whiteboards in classrooms;
Modern and open-plan library with wide range of reading materials
Creative Education Trust inspires and enables young people to build successful lives on foundations of learning, resilience, and employability. We believe that a rewarding educational experience and the highest possible qualifications are the best way to ensure social mobility for young people.
Creative Education Trust is a growing multi-academy trust educating over 13,000 children in England. It was established in 2010 to work in England’s post-industrial cities and coastal towns: areas of economic disadvantage and with a history of academic underachievement. We transform these schools by integrating a knowledge-rich curriculum with skills and creativity.
Creative Education Trust defines creativity as the ability to find connections between the things we know and turn these connections into new ideas and action. The academic arts and PE, practical subjects and life skills all need this creativity, and creativity is valued highly by employers. Our staff and expert advisers use imaginative methods for linking knowledge across subject boundaries, fostering personal development and resilience, and developing practical skills that prepare
students for their transition to adult life and employment.
Arranging a visit to Ellis Guilford School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@ellisguilfordschool.org.uk.
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