Director of Languages
Lealands High School, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 3AL43 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
3 July 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
21 May 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
- £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (Actual) MPR/UPR scale and TLR 2.3 - £8,310
Director of Languages job summary
About Us
Lealands High School is a vibrant, diverse, and rapidly growing 11-16 academy situated in the heart of Luton. We pride ourselves on our positive learning environment, high expectations, and a community where both students and staff are supported to thrive.
Our Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) department is a collaborative, energetic team. We are looking for an ambitious leader to shape the future of our languages curriculum, driving a passion for international cultures and global communication across the school.
The RoleWe are seeking an outstanding, inspirational, and driven Director of MFL to lead our successful Languages department.
The ideal candidate will be a Spanish specialist who can lead the strategic development of the subject across Key Stages 3 and 4. The ability to also teach French is highly desirable and will be a distinct advantage in managing our dual-language offering.
This is an exceptional opportunity for an experienced Head of Department looking for a new challenge, or a highly accomplished teacher ready to step into their first major leadership role.
Key Responsibilities:
Provide strategic leadership, management, and direction for the MFL department.
Lead, support, and mentor a team of dedicated language teachers.
Oversee curriculum design and implementation for Spanish (KS3/KS4) and French (KS3).
Teach high-quality, inspiring Spanish lessons up to GCSE level.
Monitor student progress data across the department and implement effective interventions to maximize outcomes.
Promote languages across the wider school community through cultural events, trips, and extracurricular activities.
A qualified teacher (QTS) with a degree in Spanish or a related subject.
A proven track record of delivering excellent GCSE results in Spanish.
The ability to teach French is highly preferred.
Strong leadership qualities, with the ability to motivate, challenge, and support colleagues.
Up-to-date knowledge of current educational developments and pedagogy within MFL.
Exceptional communication and organisational skills.
A generous TLR allowance reflecting the significance of this leadership role.
Continuous Professional Development (CPD) and tailored leadership training.
A supportive Senior Leadership Team (SLT) committed to your professional growth.
Motivated students who are keen to learn.
A modern, well-resourced school building with excellent facilities.
Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and encouraged. To arrange a visit or for an informal discussion about the role with the Headteacher, please contact our HR team at recruitment@lealands.luton.sch.uk.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS)
CVs will not be accepted for any posts based in schools
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 Lealands High School
- School type
- Local authority maintained schools, Does not apply, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1026 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Lealands High School website
Lealands High School is a comprehensive Foundation school located on the northern edge of Luton, in Sundon Park. We provide high quality education for students aged from 11 to 16 years old.
We are driven by our core values of respect, responsibility and excellence. We believe in working to help every single student become a responsible and respectful citizen with the skills and knowledge needed to lead successful and fulfilled lives beyond school. Our mission is to support each individual to ‘climb the mountain to success’ and our curriculum and support structures help us to achieve this.
Lealands was fully refurbished in 2013 and we continue to benefit from a modern and well equipped building with fantastic specialist facilities. The School retains a special focus on sport and PE and we benefit from superb resources including an indoor heated swimming pool and flood lit astroturf.
Our school serves a catchment area, but also takes students from across Luton and surrounding Bedfordshire villages and towns. We are a diverse school which is proud to welcome students and staff from many cultural and religious backgrounds.
Lealands is a welcoming, safe and caring school environment. Student progress is supported by the hard work and commitment of well qualified staff who set high expectations to enable every child to succeed. A wide range of support is available for those who need additional help to succeed. We believe in the continual improvement of each individual within our school community and are strongly focused on reward and celebration.
Ofsted judges the school to be ‘good’ with strengths in a number of areas recognising that, “Pupils clearly enjoy school” and “They feel valued and well supported” (Ofsted, March 2017).
As a school, we strongly believe in partnerships working together in the best interests of all our students. Parents/ carers, students, staff, governors, community groups and friends all work together to ensure that the young people in our school enjoy their learning journey and achieve some exceptional outcomes. As part of the Luton Futures and Lea Springs Partnerships we are able to enjoy the benefits of working closely with other schools locally.
For more information about Lealands, please visit the school website www.lealands.luton.sch.uk which gives a good insight into our school and why we are so proud to be members of Lealands High School.
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