Teacher of MFL
Chatham Grammar, Chatham, Kent, ME5 7EH8 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Easter or September 2025
Closing date
17 March 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
3 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subjects
- German, Languages
Working pattern
- Full time: Term Time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- £31,650 - £49,091 per annum
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking an enthusiastic and forward-thinking Teacher of Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) to join our supportive and successful department on a full-time, permanent basis from September 2025. An earlier start may be available for candidates who are available from Easter.
The ideal candidate will be a dedicated and experienced teacher with specialist knowledge in German. However, we welcome applicants with expertise in any language specialism. You will be passionate about inspiring students, committed to ongoing professional development, and eager to create engaging and challenging learning experiences. With a positive attitude and a resilient nature, you will help students develop confidence in their language skills and cultural awareness.
At Chatham Grammar, our MFL department is committed to fostering a love of languages through high-quality teaching and extra-curricular opportunities. We encourage students to see how language learning connects to real-life situations, global communication, and future careers. As part of a Trust with strong links to the University of Kent, we offer excellent opportunities for professional development and collaboration.
What the school offers its staff
The successful applicant will be coming to a multi-academy trust-wide supportive learning environment, characterised by open management, and in the knowledge that they will enjoy the full support and care of the pragmatic and down to earth leadership team. We have a dynamic, innovative team of professional staff who want to make a difference to the lives, aspirations and opportunities of our young people. We would encourage applicants to visit the UKAT website to view the many employee benefits on offer:
https://www.universityofkentacademiestrust.org.uk/careers-with-ukat
Chatham Grammar offers its students a wide variety of educational opportunities with a commitment to ensuring that its students achieve good educational outcomes, develop healthy minds and aspire to be happy confident young women ready to embark on a variety of aspirational careers. It benefits from being part of the University of Kent Academies Trust and has a current Ofsted rating of Good. Chatham Grammar is proud of its comprehensive website and would encourage applicants to visit our website for further information: http://www.chathamgrammar.org.uk
Further details about the role
HOW TO APPLY
Your application should be made after reading the job description and person specification and you will use your application to tell us how your current skills and experience fit the requirements and why you think you would be suited to this role.
We are keen to attract top talent to our inclusive Trust and therefore we welcome applications from all people across the community spectrum regardless of their race, religion, ethnicity, sexuality, sexual orientation, disability, gender reassignment or age.
For further information and to apply, please visit our website.
CVs will not be accepted, and you must complete a full application form.
Commitment to safeguarding
The University of Kent Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service
(DBS).
In addition, the Trust will carry out an online search, once, as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.
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 Chatham Grammar
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 980 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Chatham Grammar website
- Email address
- pennywalshe@universityofkentacademiestrust.org.uk
Chatham Grammar (CG) is a selective 11 – 19 girls academy (with a mixed sixth form) whose Lead Sponsor is the University of Kent. Chatham Grammar is part of the established University of Kent Academies Trust (UKAT).
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