Head of MFL

The Crestwood School, Dudley, West Midlands, DY6 8QG

11 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  11 May 2026 at 3:23pm

• Date listed

  30 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Head of department or curriculum
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,196 - £51,048 + TLR2c (£8,611)

Head of MFL job summary

Head of MFL

September 2026

Full time

Permanent

Term Time Only

MPS / UPS £32,196 - £51,048 + TLR2c (£8,611)

We are a Multi Academy Trust comprising of six secondary schools and one primary school with over 750 employees and over 5,500 students. The Trust headquarters are based in Dudley, our schools are located across the wider West Midlands, including areas such as South Staffordshire and Stourbridge.

 

The Crestwood School is a thriving, inclusive school with a strong commitment to supporting all students in achieving their full potential.

 

We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated Head of MFL to join our school in September 2026. We are looking to appoint a talented professional with very good subject knowledge and a clear understanding of effective and engaging teaching and learning to lead our capable and supportive department. At The Crestwood School, we highly value personal attributes of hard work, positivity and kindness, and we are looking for staff who can model these values.

 

The successful candidate should be an outstanding classroom practitioner who can build on current developments within the school and Trust, to continue to improve outcomes and raise aspirations for all students..

 

For an informal discussion about either the school, the post, or to organise a visit, please contact Harry Bowen, HR Support Officer, via email hbowen1@invictus.education

 

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 Closing date: Monday 11th May at 9am

 

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

 

Interview date: to be confirmed

 

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025, and as part of our recruitment process, the Trust will carry out an online search on all shortlisted candidates. This is to help identify any incidents or concerns that are publicly available which may pose a safeguarding risk or bring the Trust into disrepute. Any such findings will be shared with the recruitment manager and may be discussed at interview.

 

We are deeply committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All required pre-employment checks will be undertaken, and offers of employment are subject to satisfactory outcomes. These include an enhanced DBS check with Children’s Barred List information, identity checks, online checks, and verification of professional qualifications and references. Further details are available in Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2025.

 

This role involves regulated activity and is therefore subject to:

·        An Enhanced DBS Check including the Children’s Barred List

·        Verification through the DfE’s Check a Teacher’s Record (for applicable roles)

 

It is a criminal offence to apply for this role if you are barred from working with children.

 

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, as amended). Certain convictions or cautions are considered ‘protected’ and need not be disclosed. Guidance on disclosure is available on the Ministry of Justice website: Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974

 

For information on the filtering of cautions and convictions, visit the DBS Filtering Guidance: DBS Filtering Guidance

 

As a Trust, we are committed to ensuring that during all stages of recruitment and selection, no applicant is disadvantaged or discriminated against based on any protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.

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

We are deeply committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and expect all Staff and Volunteers to share this commitment. All necessary Safeguarding checks will be undertaken which must have satisfactory outcomes, otherwise the conditional job offer may be withdrawn. Details of the checks that will be undertake can be found at: KCSIE, 2023
This role has been assessed as working in regulated activity and is subject to an Enhanced DBS plus Children’s Barred List Check.
It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

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 Crestwood School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1028 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Crestwood School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-crestwood-school-dudley

The Crestwood School is part of the Invictus Education Trust, to learn more about the Trust please click hereor visit our website here

The Crestwood School is a secondary school for children between the ages of 11 and 16. It is a coeducational establishment which was converted to academy status in March 2015. It is based in the town of Kingswinford, West Midlands, in Dudley. At present, the Crestwood School has around 645 students being educated at the establishment.

Crestwood School and Sixth Form exists to provide an unrivalled learning environment for the young people in our local and wider community. Through our teaching and pastoral care we aim to develop independent young people with a thirst for learning. We encourage students to strive to make more progress than is expected of them. We encourage students to strive to achieve more than is expected of them. Our students know, if they do so, they will achieve more success than is expected of them.

The Crestwood School aims to help every student to develop into independent adults. The curriculum is stimulating and enriches the children’s minds. Students who have respect and tolerance for others are valued by the academy. The school’s motto is “anything is possible”. By working hard, the students should be able to achieve excellent results with the support from the teachers.

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