Head of French

Cramlington Learning Village, Cramlington, Northumberland, NE23 6BN

12 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  7 March 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  19 February 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Subject: French
• Working pattern: Full time: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS1 - UPS3
• Additional allowances:

  TLR 2.2

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Degree in French or MFL

• Recent relevant CPD

• Further specialist qualifications (NPQML, MEd)

• Recent successful experience of teaching French to ‘A’ Level

• Experience of successful teaching of KS3 and KS4 French

• Experience of teaching Spanish

• Experience of leading MFL clubs or extracurricular activities

• Excellent classroom management

• Good working knowledge of MFL principles

• Thorough understanding of NC and how it relates to assessment.

• Interest in student centred teaching methods

• Ability to teach French to ‘A’ level standard

• Understanding of how ICT can be used appropriately to impact on learning

• An excellent communicator

• A clear vision of teaching and learning

• Knowledge of recent developments in MFL pedagogy

• Like working with young people

• Enthusiasm for teaching and learning

• Able to work in a team and to lead a team

• Capacity for hard work

• Willingness to take the initiative

• Confidence to try out different approaches in the classroom

• Ready to help all students to achieve the best possible standard

• Professional, committed, optimistic

• A positive attitude to school

• Self awareness

• A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

• A willingness to offer something extra to the school and its students

• Suitability to work with children and young people

• To safeguard the welfare of children for whom you have responsibility or come into contact with, to include adhering to all specified procedures.

• Interested in working with colleagues from other departments.

• An action researcher.

• Interested in developing their career.

What the school offers its staff

Please see job pack

Commitment to safeguarding

It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in Regulated Activity relevant to children.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure with a children’s barred list check, two satisfactory references and successful completion of vetting procedures.

In accordance with the statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be conducted as part of due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This post will also be subject to TRA and S128 clearances.

Applying for the job

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About Cramlington Learning Village

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 2040 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Cramlington Learning Village website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruitment@cramlingtonlv.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/cramlington-learning-village-cramlington (opens in new tab)

Cramlington Learning Village is a comprehensive single academy trust
with 2000 students serving a community which sits between the beauty of Northumberland and the bright lights of Newcastle. Although the school is large in scale, it feels like a smaller community school where every student feels known and cared for. We pride ourselves in our
core principles: ‘we are a school built on respect, which develops resilient learners, expert readers, knowledge explorers and responsible citizens.’

Cramlington Learning Village became a single academy trust over 11 years ago, and as a governing body we are looking to build on the strength of this history.

The school is at an exciting time. We have recently taken over the management of Cramlington Sporting Club – a facility which is used by many sport and leisure clubs in the town, and which has great potential. We are part of the Department for Education’s School Rebuilding Programme and the buildings are currently being assessed for refurbishing or rebuilding over the next few years.

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