Teacher of MFL (French and/or Spanish)

St John's Catholic Comprehensive, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 2JW

6 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  18 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  12 May 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Subjects: French, Spanish
• Working pattern: Part time: Part-time (2 or 3 days per week) or Full Time (if successful applicant is able to teach a 2nd core subject)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Main/Upper Pay Scale

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking to appoint a talented and enthusiastic MFL teacher to join our high-performing and extremely welcoming MFL team. You will work alongside our Head of Department and other experienced MFL staff to deliver this vital core subject across a range of abilities and age groups. The successful candidate will teach across both KS3 & KS4 and there will also potentially be an opportunity to teach aspects of A Level Spanish should the successful candidate be interested in doing so (there is no requirement for the successful candidate to have experience of, or an interest in, teaching A Level).

Our MFL department’s results are consistently excellent and have been a major contributing factor to the exceptional whole school outcomes that St John’s has achieved in recent years. At GCSE we deliver both French & Spanish (French has been incorporated to our curriculum in the past 2 years), and Spanish is also offered at A Level (French will be offered at A level when our cohorts studying French reach A level age).

What the school offers its staff

• Additional October Holiday (ensuring staff have a two week break in October in order to refresh and recuperate during the longest two terms of the academic year)
• Support Line and Wellbeing App (providing a free confidential helpline available 7 days a week, 365 days a year)
• Access to rewards programmes (e.g. Blue Light & Kent Rewards)
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Eye-Care (financial contribution to the cost of eye care for regular VDU users)

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

St John's is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory references, Enhanced DBS check and an online social media profile check. This role includes specific safeguarding responsibilities, as defined in the job description. Our school’s dedicated Child Protection Policy can be viewed on our school website.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

Applying for the job

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CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About St John's Catholic Comprehensive

• School type: Local authority maintained schools, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1322 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St John's Catholic Comprehensive website
• Email address: loneill@stj.kent.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01474534718
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-john-s-catholic-comprehensive

St John’s is a very successful co-ed Catholic school with over 1300 pupils including over 350 students in our Sixth Form. We have a very strong Catholic ethos and pride ourselves in being a 'warm and welcoming learning environment', something that was externally recognised in our most recent Catholic Schools Inspection (CSI), in March 2026, where we once again achieved 'Outstanding Catholic School' status. Our recent Section 8 Inspection stated that - Pupils flourish in this inclusive school because staff provide high-quality care; Staff are consistently clear with their high expectations and Important values such as ‘excellence for all’ and ‘service to others’ underpin the ambitious culture in place. The school’s 2024 Progress 8 score of +0.11 was the seventh consecutive examination year where the school achieved a positive score on this key performance measure, and is a wonderful reflection of the talented and dedicated students and staff we have at the school.

Arranging a visit to St John's Catholic Comprehensive

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email loneill@stj.kent.sch.uk.

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