Head of MFL

Samworth Church Academy, Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, NG18 2DY

22 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP/ Spring Term (January 2027)

• Closing date

  11 June 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  19 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £42,057.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (Actual) TLR £5868

Head of MFL job summary

About the Role

As Head of MFL, you will be responsible and accountable for the quality of teaching and learning in the department, student progress and outcomes, curriculum design and delivery, staff development and performance management, and the effective use of resources to secure sustained improvement.

What We Are Looking For

We are looking for an excellent classroom practitioner who can inspire a love of languages, lead and develop colleagues, use data intelligently to drive improvement, and uphold the highest professional standards.

Why Join The Samworth Church Academy?

The academy offers a strong culture of professional trust, high-quality CPD, supportive leadership and the opportunity to make a real difference to young people in Mansfield.

Safeguarding

The Samworth Church Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All appointments are subject to enhanced DBS and barred list checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

We undertake very thorough checks to ensure that we meet our obligations to protect the children attending the Academy. Successful candidates will be required to undertake an enhanced check for regulated activity via the Disclosure and Barring Service. You will be required to provide;

• Original documents to allow us to apply for a Disclosure and Barring Service enhanced check for regulated activity.
• Original copies of Certificates for all relevant qualifications.
• Evidence that you have the right to work in the UK e.g. UK passport, birth certificate or other appropriate documents.

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 Samworth Church Academy

• School type: Academies, Church of England, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1004 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Samworth Church Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/samworth-church-academy

Our vision is to create an environment that provides the best start to a bright future for all our students, by giving them all the opportunity to be fully qualified for adult life, in the fullest sense of the term.We realise this vision by offering a broad range of courses, to cater for as many interests and abilities as possible. We also work in partnership with other Mansfield schools to maximise opportunity. To broaden the educational experience we include Sport, Dance, Music and Drama in the curriculum. Not just for the select few, but for absolutely everyone. There are many different ways of defining achievement but ours is unusually holistic. Good qualifications are crucial to young people and their futures but we also know that other things are important to prepare young people for the challenges they face.

The Samworth Church Academy is a Global Member of the Round Square, a worldwide association of schools which share a commitment, beyond academic excellence to personal development, responsibility and international understanding through service, challenge and adventure. 'Inspiring students to become the leaders and guardians of tomorrow's world'

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