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Modern Foreign Languages Teacher
Sawston Village College, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB22 3BPThis job expired on 16 June 2023 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2023
Closing date
16 June 2023 at 10:08pm
Date listed
9 June 2023
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subjects
- French, German, Languages, Spanish
Working pattern
- Full time, part time: Full time Full time 100%. Part time Full time or part time 88%
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £28,000-£43,685
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are now seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, creative and inspirational teacher to join our successful team to share their love of modern foreign languages with our pupils. You will be able to teach French and Spanish at KS3 with at least one to GCSE. The ability to teach German would be an advantage, but is not essential. The post is available from September 2023 but we will consider a later start for an exceptional candidate.
Many pupils at the College choose to study languages at GCSE, despite it being optional, because of the enjoyable and positive experience they have of the subject; the department is also renowned for the opportunities available to pupils for residential trips abroad. The MFL team is characterised by its supportive and friendly ethos.
This
post will provide the successful applicant with a wealth of opportunity to
develop their classroom practice and career.
Applications are welcomed from Early Career Teachers, as well as those
with more experience looking for their next position in a department and school
with aspirations for excellence for all.
Please read the candidate information pack for full details.
What the school offers its staff
Anglian Learning offers the following benefits to staff.
- Teachers: Teachers’ Pension Scheme
- Career Average Revalued Earnings Pension Scheme (CARE)
- Free membership to all Anglian Leisure’s Sports Centres - Bassingbourn, Bottisham, Sawston, Joyce Frankland, Linton and Netherhall
- 20% Discount on Adult Education Classes run by Anglian Learning Schools
- Employee Assistance Programme via Health Assured
- Cycle To Work Salary Sacrifice Scheme
- Discounted Eye Care Vouchers
- Annual Flu Jab Vouchers
Further information about the job
Languages teachers in Cambridgeshire may be eligible for early-career payments worth up to £7,500 and/or be eligible to claim back student loan repayments.
Please click on the links in the candidate information pack for more details.
Commitment to safeguarding
Anglian Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff to share this commitment and those in regulated activity will be subject to an Enhanced DBS Check and online checks. Certificate of Good Conduct and other applicable checks may be requested.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. Our policies for Ex-Offenders, GDPR, Safeguarding and Recruitment can be found on our website: www.anglianlearning.org.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Sawston Village College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1194 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Sawston Village College website
- Email address
- jobs@sawstonvc.org
- Phone number
- 01223 712777
Thank you very much for your interest in a position at Sawston Village College. We hope the information in this pack will encourage you to apply.
Sawston Village College is a highly successful and welcoming 11–16 academy where pupils are treated with respect and held in positive regard. Named the State 11–16 Secondary School of the Year in The Sunday Times Parent Power list (The Sunday Times, 8 December 2024), we have high expectations and standards and are ambitious for our learners. We work collaboratively to provide an inclusive, safe and calm learning environment in which all pupils can thrive. We have an inspiring and evolving campus with a brand new building opening in 2027.
Our focus is the achievement and wellbeing of our 1,198 pupils within a culture based on community, ambition, respect and endeavour. In 2025, the College achieved outcomes above national averages, including 61% gaining grade 5+ in English and Maths, 37% at grade 7 or above across all subjects and a high Attainment 8 score, enabling pupils to progress successfully to their preferred post-16 pathways.
This success is based on a firm belief that all pupils, whatever their background or ability, deserve to succeed. We are determined to recruit, develop and retain excellent staff through high-quality professional development and a caring, supportive culture. As noted by our Ofsted report in May 2023, Sawston Village College is a highly professional and friendly, caring and enjoyable place in which to work and teach.
Thank you, in anticipation, for the time you will give to your application.
Mr Jonathan Russell
Principal
Arranging a visit to Sawston Village College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jobs@sawstonvc.org.
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