Head of Faculty MFL

St John's Marlborough, Marlborough, Wiltshire, SN8 4AX

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  31 January 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  14 January 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Modern Languages
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MS/UPS + TLR1B (£12,032)

Head of Faculty MFL job summary

Are you passionate about the opportunities and development that learning Modern Foreign Languages offers to all students?

Are you interested in evidence-informed teaching and learning strategies?

Are you a forward-thinking, collegiate and optimistic leader who strives to develop themselves and those around them?

If so, an exciting opportunity has arisen for Head of the Modern Foreign Languages faculty at St John’s Marlborough. We are a high performing academy and a key member of the highly effective Excalibur Academies Trust. The academy is judged as Outstanding in all areas, and it has exceptional facilities in a modern teaching environment. We are a school that specialises in evidence-informed approaches to teaching and learning and take great pride in developing our staff.

We are looking for a highly motivated individual who will provide inspiring leadership to help achieve excellence in terms of students’ outcomes, behaviours and attitudes, and personal development in Languages at Key Stages 3, 4 and 5. You will lead a large, talented and committed team of French, German and Spanish teaching staff, ensuring the highest standards of learning and achievement for all pupils, and a personally enriching experience of professional development for staff.

Reporting to the Vice Principal, the main responsibilities for this role are:

To lead the MFL team. This involves giving a clear vision and direction to the team, celebrating achievements, identifying key areas for improvement, and planning appropriate actions to meet them.

To manage both the people and resources associated with each aspect of MFL and examination subjects.

To monitor the quality of teaching and learning, liaising with other Heads of Faculty and Heads of Year and offering support and development where necessary.

To promote and organise extra-curricular programme for all Key Stages including liaising with external bodies.

To promote the ethos of the school.

Being part of the Excalibur Academies Trust means we offer a well thought through package of support and development, which includes a wide variety of opportunities for you to take your career in any number of directions. Our professional development is an area of excellence and ensures a very clear focus on the development and well-being of all our staff and students.

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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About St John's Marlborough

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1726 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: St John's Marlborough website (opens in new tab)
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