DLS (Head of Department) - Modern Foreign Languages

Arrow Vale High School, Redditch, B98 0GF

17 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  13 April 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  27 March 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: MPS - UPS + TLR2
• Additional allowances:

  MPS - UPS + TLR2

DLS (Head of Department) - Modern Foreign Languages job summary

We require a well-qualified and enthusiastic professional to lead our dedicated and hard working MFL team. This opportunity would suit experienced colleagues or colleagues looking for their first steps into leadership within Modern Foreign Languages.

At Arrow Vale, our vision is rooted in social justice. All staff are dedicated to creating a learning environment where every pupil can thrive, regardless of their background, prior knowledge, or additional needs. We’re looking for someone who shares this vision, who will prioritise the success of our pupils, and who is eager to have a meaningful impact on the lives of our young people. All pupils learn Spanish in Year 9 with our most able linguists also offered the opportunity to learn French too. Both languages are also offered at GCSE and A Level.

Our staff at all career stages are committed to their own development. We offer a highly valued programme of CPD opportunities and, through our Trust, offer a range of career-stage specific opportunities, including the following (led by expert Trust staff and highly regarded external consultants): Subject Leadership; Pastoral Leadership; Aspiring Lead Practitioner Programme; and various NPQ programmes. This is an incredible opportunity to put your career on the path you want it to take and work alongside a team of highly effective practitioners and who have lots of experience of coaching and mentoring.

This is an exciting time to join a highly motivated and successful team. As a school we achieved ‘Outstanding’ in all categories in 2014, 2018 and have maintained this standard in our most recent inspection in 2024 and combined with the collaborative ethos of staff and students, the Central Region Schools Trust is an innovative and highly rewarding place to teach.

Interested candidates who wish to have an informal conversation about this role are welcome to contact Tom Bayley, Assistant Principal.

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 Arrow Vale High School

• School type: Academy, ages 13 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 856 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 13 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Arrow Vale High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/arrow-vale-rsa-academy

Outstanding Ofsted rating, excellent CPD opportunities and highly experienced and supportive departments - just some of the reasons why RSA Academy Arrow Vale is the place to work...

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