Head of Modern Foreign Languages
The Community College, Bishop's Castle, Bishops Castle, Shropshire, SY9 5AY28 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2027
Closing date
12 November 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
15 October 2026
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subjects
- French, German, Spanish
Working pattern
- Part time (Can be done as a job share): 0.82 Current timetable Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- MPS/UPS
Additional allowances
TLR 2c
What skills and experience we're looking for
The College is looking to appoint a Head of Modern Foreign Languages to provide strategic and curriculum leadership for our successful Languages department. We are seeking an enthusiastic, innovative, and highly effective teacher who can engage and inspire students of all abilities. The successful candidate will teach across Key Stages 3 and 4, demonstrate strong leadership skills, and have evidence of making a positive impact on student progress and outcomes. In addition, applicants may have the experience or potential to contribute to whole-school improvement and lead developments across other curriculum areas.
The post could also work as a job share with appropriate candidates.
Students have the opportunity to study two languages at The Community College, currently French and German, previously French and Spanish.
What the school offers its staff
The Community College Bishop’s Castle is a popular rural secondary school, which provides our community with good to outstanding development, learning and progress in a positive, pleasant learning environment. We were described by OFSTED as having a “committed staff team” that is “determined to create a positive learning culture”. All judgements were good.
Our well-behaved students respond positively to our hard-working and highly committed staff. They achieve well and leave the school with results that are above the national average. You will be joining the school at an exciting stage of its development.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About The Community College, Bishop's Castle
- Organisation type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 507 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- rebecca.newbold@ccbcshropshire.com
- Phone number
- 01588 638257
The Community College is an exciting and stimulating place to learn, one that treats all
students as individuals, challenges and actively supports them, and provides the widest
range of educational opportunities possible. It is a safe and tolerant society, which operates
on the basis of mutual respect, with high expectations of conduct, a high regard for moral
courage and teamwork. It is a place that supports, and is supported by its local community,
but seeks to develop students’ understanding of the wider world where creativity, adventure
and new ideas are encouraged.
We believe the best way to prepare our young people for the future is to encourage high
aspirations, help them achieve outstanding results and develop the necessary skills and
attributes to be the best that they can be.
Arranging a visit to The Community College, Bishop's Castle
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email rebecca.newbold@ccbcshropshire.com.
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