Teacher of French, Part time 0.4FTE, Maternity Cover
Trinity Catholic High School, Woodford Green, Essex, IG8 0TP14 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
23 April 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
2 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- French
Working pattern
- Part time: Part time 2 days 0.4FTE, Maternity Cover
Contract type
- Fixed term - September 2025 - June 2026 - Maternity or parental leave cover
Full-time equivalent salary
- MSP/UPS £36,414- £53,994 per year (FTE)
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Role
We wish to appoint a part-time maternity cover Modern Foreign languages teacher to teach French at KS3 -KS4. Successful applicants would be joining an outstanding, friendly and well-established department. This would be an exciting opportunity to work within an ambitious and supportive department in a high achieving school.
Our students follow the AQA syllabus at GCSE and at A Level.
- All classes are taught in mixed ability groups from Year 7 upwards.
- The MFL Department achieves outstanding results at all key stages.
About Our School
Trinity Catholic High School is a large Catholic comprehensive school situated in the London Borough of Redbridge and within the Diocese of Brentwood. Highly regarded in the area, we have a reputation for excellence in all aspects of our service to the children in our school and the wider community. Many of our staff are long-serving; 10 years plus, which highlights their happiness and commitment to the school. Many ex-students choose our school to support their own children because of their own positive experiences here. The highest standards relating to Teaching and Learning are a feature of daily life at Trinity and these significantly and positively impact student progress and attainment which are demonstrated by our excellent exam results. Trinity’s most recent Catholic Schools Inspection report (January 2020) states that “Trinity Catholic High School is an outstanding school and a beacon of high-quality Catholic education. It has an excellent reputation in the local community and beyond and it is rightly seen as a flagship school for the Diocese of Brentwood”. The report also emphasises that “Catholic life at Trinity Catholic High School is outstanding and is of the highest quality” and “Every aspect of Collective Worship at the school is outstanding".
We are seeking a professional who is:
An enthusiastic Modern Foreign Languages specialist with the ability to teach French across Key Stage 3, 4 and 5.
Passionate about Modern Foreign Languages and has excellent subject knowledge.
Ambitious and committed to the very highest standards of student learning.
Keen to challenge and enthuse our diverse student population.
An excellent classroom practitioner with a drive for self-improvement and development.
What the school offers its staff
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We can offer the successful candidate:
- An opportunity to work with an experienced Headteacher and forward-thinking and supportive Senior Leadership Team
- A pleasant environment conducive to high quality teaching and learning with friendly and motivated staff across the school
- A caring and affirming culture and ethos with a staff social committee who regularly organise events to enhance this
- Opportunities for professional development and progression including support for NPQs
- Well-resourced and well-managed departments with a collaborative attitude to classroom management and commitment to raising standards and securing achievement for all students
- Well behaved students that are keen to achieve and are respectful of their teachers.
- Support for staff wellbeing through access to SAS wellbeing services, including:
o 24 hour GP helpline
o Health screening service
o Medical support services
o Physiotherapy
o Counselling
- Fair allowances for staff requiring leave of absence beyond that relating to illness
- Non-contact time which is above the national minimum requirement of 10% of timetable
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 are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Trinity Catholic High School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1626 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Trinity Catholic High School website
- Email address
- recruitment@tchs.org.uk
Trinity Catholic High School is large Catholic comprehensive school situated in the London Borough of Redbridge and within the Diocese of Brentwood. Ofsted have ranked us as ‘outstanding’ on 5 consecutive occasions and we have a reputation for excellence in all aspects of our service to the children in our school and the wider community. Our school’s inspection reports can be viewed on this link: www.tchs.org.uk/about-us/inspections. The highest standards relating to Teaching and Learning are a feature of daily life at Trinity and these significantly and positively impact student progress and attainment. Trinity’s Section 48 report (January 2020) states that “Trinity Catholic High School is an outstanding school and a beacon of high-quality Catholic education. It has an excellent reputation in the local community and beyond and it is rightly seen as a flagship school for the Diocese of Brentwood”. The report also emphasises that “Catholic life at Trinity Catholic High School is outstanding and is of the highest quality” and “Every aspect of Collective Worship at the school is outstanding".
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