Teacher of French or French/German

Holywell School, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK43 0JA

11 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  19 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  7 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Modern Languages
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £31,650.00 - £43,607.00 Annually (FTE) MPS

Teacher of French or French/German job summary

This is a wonderful opportunity for a creative colleague to join us as we continue to teach our students in Years 5 to 8 but also as we develop our curriculum further through Years 9 to 11 so our students can be successful at GCSE Level. This role would be perfect for an experienced teacher looking to work in a dynamic, supportive team. MFL is a well-led and well-resourced area of the curriculum. Full details of the schemes of work can be accessed on the school website – Learning -> Subjects -> Modern Foreign Languages. There is a significant teaching commitment attached to this post and the postholder will also share responsibility for a tutor group. We are in a position to be able to offer this post either as a full-time post (up to M4) or a part-time post (minimum of 3 days). Please state of your application as to which option you are interested in.

The start date for the position is September 2025. If you need any additional information or clarification about the post, or should you wish/be able to visit the school ahead of submitting your applications, please contact either Romana Tomei (Business & Operations Manager) by email (rtomei@holywellschool.co.uk) or myself: mgsimpson@holywellschool.co.uk. Completed applications should be received on or before 12 noon on 19th May 2024 via MyNewTerm. Full and part time applications will be considered.

We would highly recommend a visit to the school to see our ethos in action.

The successful candidate will;

Join a school that offers a genuine opportunity for career development

Be able to contribute to the wider improvement of the school

Be driven and committed to our students.

Visits to the school are welcomed. Please contact Romana Tomei, Business & Operations Manager, at rtomei@holywellschool.co.uk to arrange an appointment or for an informal conversation about the role. For further information , please view the attached letter of introduction, job description and person specification. All applications must be received via MyNewTerm by the closing date. We reserve the right to withdraw the advert should a suitable candidate be found before the closing date.

Closing date: Monday 19th May 2025 (Noon)

Interview date: TBC

Holywell School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to the safeguarding and promotion of children’s welfare. We also have a sincere commitment to equal opportunity and to the celebration of diversity, including in our staff recruitment. We welcome applications from all sections of our community very warmly, and we recognise the huge strength and opportunity that comes from diversity in all aspects of our make-up. We will need to obtain references in advance of interview for any candidate short- listed, and all job offers are subject to satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service clearance.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Holywell School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 9 to 13
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 722 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 9 to 13
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Holywell School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/holywell-school

Holywell School is a caring, distinctively Christian, community-focussed Church of England School. We aim to continue the historic tradition of Church of England Schools by providing a Christian Values-inspired education of the highest quality within the context of Christian belief and practice. As a school, we are a loving, supportive community with high aspirations for all. We promote inclusion, we are proud to belong and we value each individual. We look after each other, believe in second chances and aim to be the best we can be so we can serve and support the common good.

Our vision is to ‘Live life in all its fullness’. We aim to be an outstanding Christian learning community where everyone is valued as a unique individual and where everyone feels safe. We will aim to be the best we can possibly be, to treat others as we wish to be treated and to make a positive difference to our community and beyond. We strive to be peaceful problem-solvers with open minds and hearts, living God’s love and being kind.

We are a popular and oversubscribed school of 700 students. 2021-2022 will see our final year of expansion. Although situated in the Local Authority of Central Bedfordshire, we straddle the border and have half of our population from Bedford Borough schools. Students are largely drawn from the two villages of Cranfield and Wootton. There is an increasing number of ‘out-of-catchment’ students who are applying to the school because of its good reputation. As part of Central Bedfordshire’s ‘Schools for the Future’ development programme, we are currently exploring a long-term plan to evolve into an 11-16 secondary school.

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