Head of MFL
Samuel Ward Academy, Haverhill, Suffolk, CB9 0LD9 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
30 April 2025 at 9am
Date listed
2 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Languages
Working pattern
- Full time: 33.25 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS 1- UPS3 (FTE: £31,650 - £49,084 per annum)
Additional allowances
TLR2b (£5,803 per annum)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Samuel Ward Academy is looking to appoint a well-qualified, optimistic, and successful Head of MFL to join our friendly and professional team of subject leaders (Middle Leadership Team).
Alongside teaching French, preferably (but not necessarily) with German, the successful candidate will oversee MFL across the curriculum, promote languages and internationalism across the school, as we undertake to challenge ourselves to provide the very best education for our students and the community. There will also be the opportunity to make connections and find support from other leaders and teachers of MFL across the Unity Schools Partnership which includes secondary, special and primary schools.
This is an excellent opportunity for a prospective Head of MFL with a passion for ensuring that each student can flourish and succeed academically within an environment that also prioritises enrichment and ‘whole-child’ development. We are a warm, welcoming school, at the heart of our community, committed to creating rich and fulfilling futures for each child. We ensure that our students aspire to be their very best, tackle challenges bravely and work together with compassion to build an inclusive community in which each individual can flourish.
What the school offers its staff
We are an Ofsted ‘Good’ school with the ambition to be a great school. You will join a staff dedicated to promoting a positive culture of tolerance, respect and excellence. The successful candidate will be a teacher of the highest calibre who has the ability to motivate, challenge and inspire our students. You will be a highly skilled, innovative and enthusiastic practitioner with a determination to achieve the highest outcomes. Already an excellent teacher, you will be ambitious to have an impact across your own department within a supportive and possibly the Trust as well.
All staff at SWA benefit from close links with colleagues in the other secondary schools in the Unity Schools Partnership. You will join a highly visible and supportive SLT in a school with a sensible approach to workload and a calm, respectful working environment, alongside a professional and dedicated team of staff.
Samuel Ward is a successful 11-18 co-educational academy. We are situated in pleasant surroundings on the western edge of Suffolk, within easy reach of Cambridge and Bury St Edmunds. We benefit from a modern building and excellent facilities.
Commitment to safeguarding
Unity Schools Partnership is committed to safer recruitment, equal opportunities, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required.
Applying for the job
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CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
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About Samuel Ward Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1176 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Samuel Ward Academy website
- Email address
- Kfranks@samuelward.co.uk
Arranging a visit to Samuel Ward Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email Kfranks@samuelward.co.uk.
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