14 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2026

  • Closing date

    30 January 2026 at 9am

  • Date listed

    16 January 2026

Job details

Job role

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4

Subject

Languages

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Fixed term - 1 year - Maternity or parental leave cover

Pay scale

MPS/UPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Cheltenham Bournside School as a Teacher of Modern Foreign Languages. We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic Teacher of French and Spanish. Due to the size and flexibility of our language offering at Bournside, we also welcome applicants who are teachers of German and Mandarin.

The post would be an ideal opportunity for a new entrant to the profession although equally attractive to a more experienced colleague. We have a positive commitment to supporting Early Career Teachers and a comprehensive staff development programme.

Qualification

Essential:

  • A language Degree in either French/Spanish/German/Mandarin
  • Qualified Teacher Status
  • Ability to teach at least two of the above languages to KS3 and one language to KS4

Desirable:

  • 2:1 or better degree classification
  • The ability to teach two languages to KS4 and KS5

Experience, understanding and knowledge

Essential:

  • A passion for languages and for teaching
  • A strong academic background and subject knowledge
  • An excellent classroom practitioner (or the potential to be one)
  • A commitment to professional development
  • An understanding of the needs of pupils across the ability range
  • A teacher who can inspire and enthuse pupils and who uses a range of teaching and learning strategies for effective delivery
  • An understanding of how to assess pupil progress
  • An awareness of ways to raise pupil attainment
  • A commitment to safeguarding and the welfare of students

Desirable:

  • Good knowledge of the National Curriculum in the subject
  • The ability to use ICT to enhance learning and aid teaching



What the school offers its staff

General

-Provision of all necessary IT equipment

Lifestyle and wellbeing

-Salary sacrifice electric car leasing scheme
-Four electric car charging points
-Attractive salary and pension
-Free one-to-one wellbeing support with aqualified psychotherapist and a coach
-Family-friendly policies
-Onsite parking facilities and cycle storage
-Free access to the school’s Gym
-Cycle to work scheme
-Discounted gifts cards via Voucher Store
-Techscheme – save money on the latest techfrom Apple and Currys PC World
-A comprehensive range of staff social eventsthroughout the year
-Our dining centre and Pit Stop Cafe is openbetween 8:30am and 1:30pm every day.

Professional development

-Every year, there is some disaggregatedINSET time, resulting in additional holidaydays per academic year
-Personalised CPD hours to develop are asspecific to your practice and needs
-Support to complete further academic studyand professional qualifications
-Access to high quality in-house and external leadership development programmes, tailored to a wide variety of levels of experience
-Membership of your subject association through your department
-Membership of the Chartered College of Teaching for ECTs
-A well-stocked CPD library

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

We are an equal opportunities employer and value and respect diversity across our whole school community. Bournside is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary school
School size
1862 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
School website
Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre website
Email address
recruitment@bournside.com
Phone number
01242235555
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Bournside is the largest comprehensive 11-18 school in Gloucestershire. We are an established single academy trust with a good reputation (Ofsted ‘Good’ rating 2022), wide catchment, and a strong presence in the community. Our school is consistently oversubscribed with a PAN of 300, and most of our students choose to stay with us for their
post-16 study.

Bournside is a mixed, non-denominational academy school for students aged 11 to 18. It is located in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. It settled in its current location of Warden Hill in the early part of the 1970s and converted to academy status in 2011.

Arranging a visit to Cheltenham Bournside School and Sixth Form Centre

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@bournside.com.

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