Teacher of French
Aylestone School, Hereford, Herefordshire, HR1 1HY17 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
10 February 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
22 January 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- French
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
Aylestone School is an oversubscribed co-educational 11-16 school, located in the picturesque Cathedral City of Hereford, adjacent to the Herefordshire Colleges' campus for Further Education, and 10 minutes’ walk from the City railway station. The school is a popular choice with parents in Herefordshire as it is a small school (450 students) but is still able to offer the breadth, choice and opportunities that larger schools do.
Required for September 2025
Teacher of French
Permanent Full-Time post
MPS
Thank you for taking an interest in our school. Aylestone School is federated with two primary schools with one Executive Headteacher. This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, dynamic, creative teacher to join our school as a teacher of French. We are looking for an inspiring teacher with a real passion for their subject, with the ability to teach French across KS3- 4, including at GCSE level. We offer you an exciting opportunity to work with and enhance a forward thinking, successful, small, supportive and motivated team. Whilst the school has a relentless focus on high expectations and aspirations we are proud to provide a happy and nurturing environment, so that as well as maturing into well-rounded, confident young people, our students develop a passion for learning.
We are looking for a teacher who has a clear commitment to achieving the best possible outcomes for pupils of all abilities. Applications are welcomed from ECT’s as well as more experienced teachers.
We are looking for a candidate who:
- is or has the potential to be an outstanding teacher
- is highly organised, motivational and flexible
- is an inclusive individual, with high expectations of all students and who is committed to all students reaching their full potential
- is dedicated to raising standards and working in partnership with others
What the school offers its staff
We can offer:
- a supportive leadership team and vibrant professional community
- quality training to those new to the career
- a commitment to continuing professional development
- a positive school culture
- a Federation CPD programme
- an opportunity to work with our federated primary schools
Further details about the role
Aylestone
school iscommitted to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children
and young people. The successful candidate will be subject to a Disclosure and
Barring Service enhanced check and further pre-employment checks will be
conducted in accordance with KCSIE. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation
of Offenders Act 1974 and the school is therefore permitted to ask job
applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are
"spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering
rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children
Dependant on the applications received we may choose to interview before the deadline date. Should you wish to visit the school or talk to key staff prior to application then we would welcome the opportunity to meet you and show you around our school. If you would like to arrange such a visit, then please call the school office to arrange this, or to discuss the post over the phone with Mr Moores, the Assistant Headteacher.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Governing Body are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and vulnerable adults. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced disclosure through the Disclosure and Barring Service and additional recruitment checks.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to hr@aylestone.hereford.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Aylestone School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 460 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Aylestone School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- hr@aylestone.hereford.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01432 357371
Aylestone School is a co-educational 11-16 school, located in the picturesque Cathedral City of Hereford, adjacent to the Herefordshire Colleges' campus for Further Education, and 10 minutes walk from the City railway station.
Arranging a visit to Aylestone School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@aylestone.hereford.sch.uk.
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