Head of MFL (French Specialist)

The Nobel School, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG2 0HS

26 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  20 April 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  25 March 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: MPS/UPS plus TLR2c (£8,611 p.a) plus £1,500 relocation allowance
• Additional allowances:

  MPS/UPS plus TLR2c (£8,611 p.a) plus £1,500 relocation allowance

Head of MFL (French Specialist) job summary

We are seeking to appoint a highly qualified, enthusiastic, committed and successful Head of Modern Foreign Languages to work with our department to drive standards even higher. The MFL department is an exceptionally strong and supportive team. We use educational research to inform and develop our teaching and try to understand how students learn so we can improve outcomes. The successful candidate must be an outstanding practitioner with strong leadership skills who is confident in leading and maintaining high standards within the department.

Our lovely school has made tremendous progress in recent years. At KS4 our students’ make excellent progress, above that of other schools nationally. Performance in English and maths are above national trends. The school has made excellent progress in Ebacc subjects as well as our other option subjects. In addition, the school has made significant improvements for vulnerable groups. Our average P8 score over the last 3 years is +0.39, 9-5 63%. KS5 outcomes have been consistently strong with our Alps three-year T-score being 3 for both A Level and Vocational. The size of The Nobel School Sixth Form has increased year on year, with students achieving fantastic results and progressing into further education. Each year we have students placed at Oxford or Cambridge, into medicine degrees and many other destinations or careers.

Nobel School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of all of its students and staff. The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification in order to be offered the post and will be subject to satisfactory recruitment checks, including an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion.

Please make your application though My new term. When writing your personal statement, you should address your vision and values relating to the post and why you want to join the Nobel community. To arrange an informal visit please contact Suzanne Crow at the email below. The closing date for applications is 9.00am Monday 20 April 2026. Prospective candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible as the school reserves the right to close the advert should we feel able to appoint an appropriate candidate.

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
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 The Nobel School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1490 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Nobel School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-nobel-school

We are committed to delivering an education that provides students with the relevant skills and experiences to prepare them for further education and the world of work, but also to develop their character to become fully fledged members of society. The school has been recently retained an OFSTED rating of ‘Good’ (June 2023).

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Our lovely school has made tremendous progress in recent years. At KS4 our students’ make excellent progress, above that of other schools nationally. Performance in English and maths are above national trends. The school has made excellent progress in Ebacc subjects as well as our other option subjects. In addition, the school has made significant improvements for vulnerable groups. The size of The Nobel School Sixth Form has increased year on year, with students achieving fantastic results and progressing into further education. Each year we have students placed at Oxford or Cambridge, into medicine degrees and many other destinations or careers.

Nobel School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of all of its students and staff. The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification in order to be offered the post and will be subject to satisfactory recruitment checks, including an enhanced DBS check and satisfactoryreferences. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion.

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