Head of Modern Foreign Languages

Ipswich Academy, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP3 0SP

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  To be confirmed

• Closing date

  20 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  13 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Head of department or curriculum
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Subject: Languages
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £55,747 - £60,145

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Position

As Head of Modern Foreign Languages at Ipswich Academy, you will support, develop and lead a team of teachers within your department, ensuring high standards of teaching and learning.

What you will offer

The successful candidate will have the drive ability to provide effective curriculum planning and implementation of Modern Foreign Languages across all key stages. You will be responsible for managing the work of all staff in your department, ensuring through consistent implementation, that the academy meets all of its obligations to staff and pupils.

What the school offers its staff

What we will offer

You will be joining a friendly and engaging workplace with benefits including:

• Teachers’ Pension Scheme (TPS)
• A strong commitment to professional development
• We strive to be a family friendly employer
• Employee counselling service
• Cycle to work scheme

If you would like to have a conversation with the Principal regarding this vacancy, this can be arranged by contacting Adam Wilding, Principal on 01473 550040.

As a Trust, we are committed to reducing unnecessary workload and are outcomes-driven; flexible working options can be accommodated.

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

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Ipswich Academy

• School type: Academies, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1006 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Ipswich Academy website
• Email address: amelia.brown@paradigmtrust.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ipswich-academy

"Good" co-educational Secondary school - ages 11-16

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