Teacher of Modern Foreign Languages - Fixed Term until August 2026 - ECTs welcome to apply

Swanshurst School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B13 0TW

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Easter 2025

• Closing date

  10 February 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  31 January 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Modern Languages
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS/UPS (TLR may be considered for exceptional candidates)

Teacher of Modern Foreign Languages - Fixed Term until August 2026 - ECTs welcome to apply job summary

Swanshurst is a large, outstanding school for girls aged 11-19 years. We offer excellent support and CPD for staff at all stages of their career. Ofsted (May 2024) described our school to be “an exceptional place for pupils to learn”. They described the curriculum as “exemplary” and one which "explodes into life in the classroom". In relation to staff wellbeing, they noted that “The school is conscious of staff workload and well-being and is committed to achieving excellence in a sustainable way.” We are exceptionally proud to have been judged ‘Outstanding’ in two consecutive inspections. Ofsted (2024) judged Swanshurst to be Outstanding for a second time. Our Ofsted report can be found here.

The school is part of the newly formed West Midlands Academy Trust (WMAT) which opened in January 2025. As one of the three founding members, the school has been integral to forming the Trust’s mission:

Relentless focus upon delivering an excellent Quality of Education, resulting in strong progress and attainment for all groups of pupils.

Emphasis upon personal development and well-being for staff and pupils.

We are seeking to appoint a dedicated professional to join our successful MFL department on a fixed-term contract. We are looking for someone who can inspire a passion for learning languages and bring out the best in our pupils’ by delivering a strong curriculum through effective teaching. We are looking for a teacher who can capture and share their own enthusiasm for languages with our hard working, well behaved and aspirational pupils.

The languages department is a successful one, making a significant contribution to pupil progress scores that for the subject are consistently in line with the national average. We would expect the successful candidate to teach French or Spanish at Key Stage 3 & Key Stage 4. A second language of French or Spanish is desirable.

Additional responsibilities may be considered for exceptional candidates.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

WMAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff­ to share this commitment. Necessary safeguarding checks will be undertaken.

The amendments to the Rehabilitation of O­ffenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

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

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 Swanshurst School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: Up to 1943 pupils
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Swanshurst School website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/swanshurst-school-birmingham (opens in new tab)

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