Head of French

Trinity Catholic High School, Woodford Green, Essex, IG8 0TP

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  19 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  8 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: French
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £37,872.00 - £56,154.00 Annually (FTE) TLR included

Head of French job summary

The Role

We wish to appoint a full-time Head of French to lead and teach across KS3, KS4 and, where appropriate, KS5. French is taught in ability groups from Year 7 onwards, allowing students to be appropriately supported and challenged throughout their learning journey. The successful candidate will be an outstanding practitioner, capable of delivering high-quality lessons across all key stages, and committed to promoting a love of languages. They will also be expected to contribute to the wider development of the Modern Foreign Languages curriculum and enrichment opportunities. Students follow the AQA syllabus at both GCSE and A Level. Modern Foreign Languages is a thriving area within the school; the quality of teaching and curriculum provision is strong, and outcomes are consistently high, placing the subject among the strongest in the school.

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.

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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 Questionnaire
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 Trinity Catholic High School

• School type: Local authority maintained schools, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1598 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Trinity Catholic High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/trinity-catholic-high-school

Trinity Catholic High School is large Catholic comprehensive school situated in the London Borough of Redbridge and within the Diocese of Brentwood. Ofsted have ranked us as ‘outstanding’ on 5 consecutive occasions and we have a reputation for excellence in all aspects of our service to the children in our school and the wider community. Our school’s inspection reports can be viewed on this link: www.tchs.org.uk/about-us/inspections. The highest standards relating to Teaching and Learning are a feature of daily life at Trinity and these significantly and positively impact student progress and attainment. Trinity’s Section 48 report (January 2020) states that “Trinity Catholic High School is an outstanding school and a beacon of high-quality Catholic education. It has an excellent reputation in the local community and beyond and it is rightly seen as a flagship school for the Diocese of Brentwood”. The report also emphasises that “Catholic life at Trinity Catholic High School is outstanding and is of the highest quality” and “Every aspect of Collective Worship at the school is outstanding".

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