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Lead Practitioner - MFL
Leigh Academy Rainham, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 8GS3 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
19 May 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
7 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
- Other leadership roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Languages
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Leadership scale based on experience
What skills and experience we're looking for
Since opening in 2021, Leigh Academy Rainham has grown into a forward-thinking school with a reputation for excellence. We are excited to invite applications for a Lead Practitioner - MFL to join our team from September 2025. This is an exceptional opportunity for a passionate language teacher to inspire students to develop a love for languages and an appreciation for global cultures.
About You
We’re looking for a talented and motivated MFL teacher, able to teach French and Spanish, who can bring learning to life and build students’ confidence in language acquisition. You’ll be a strong communicator, committed to developing cultural awareness and global perspectives in your lessons.
What the school offers its staff
Why Join Leigh Academy Rainham?
- A School on the Rise: Be part of a dynamic and expanding academy that is making a real difference in students’ lives.
- Cutting-Edge Learning Environment: Teach in modern classrooms equipped with the latest technology.
- Invested in Your Growth: Benefit from personalised CPD opportunities, clear leadership pathways, and access to innovative teaching resources.
- Supportive and Collaborative Culture: Join a dedicated team that values creativity, shares best practice, and celebrates achievement.
What We Offer
- A competitive salary
- Opportunities for rapid career development withinLeigh Academies Trust
- A vibrant co-curricular programme that enriches student life
- A full-time, permanent role startingSeptember 2025
Further details about the role
If you have any queries regarding the role or the application process, please contact Holly Neve (Talent Manager) on holly.neve@latrust.org.uk or 01643 412 263.
Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, Leigh Academies Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy sooner than the specified closing date. Applicants will be notified of this where possible. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our commitment to safeguarding: Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust, consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. Including online checks for shortlisted candidates - you can read more about this in our Recruitment Guidance. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Leigh Academy Rainham
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 631 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Leigh Academy Rainham website
- Email address
- joinus@latrust.org.uk
In September 2021, we opened our doors to the 180 founding students of our co educational comprehensive school for 11-18 year olds. Already oversubscribed, our new school is firmly set to be a beacon of excellence for secondary education in Medway. The wellbeing and success of each individual child is at the heart of everything and we are driven by the belief that it is our role to ensure all pupils develop an appreciation of the limitless possibilities ahead of them. Every learner is entitled to an enriching, varied and personalised education; delivered through a broad and balanced curriculum that provides challenge, irrespective of need, starting point or background. It is our ambition that in our highly inclusive setting, all our students will flourish, becoming inquiring, compassionate and culturally aware young adults. We will work together to embed the essential skills, knowledge and attributes needed to be highly successful in achieving their own personal goals, as caring members of our community and as leaders in tomorrow’s world.
Our strong learning community works together and shares the value of collaboration; every member of our academy family works together to achieve success, cultivating a strong sense of belonging. Our belief in human-scale education, delivered through our college model, ensures every one of our students is known and valued. Strong pastoral care is at the heart of our academy and we place great importance on building strong partnerships with parents and carers.
Working in a brand new school is a unique opportunity. A flexible approach with a can-do ethos is required, as is drive, grit and boundless enthusiasm. We will be looking to recruit a staff body that has a multitude of talents to enable us to provide a rich academic and co-curricular offer from the outset and look forward to hearing what additional skills, talents and interests you could bring to a role at the Academy. A sense of humour is also essential!
Arranging a visit to Leigh Academy Rainham
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email joinus@latrust.org.uk.
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