17 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    17 March 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    28 February 2025

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4

Subjects

French, Languages

Working pattern

Full time, part time: Full-time or part-time would be considered

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

MPS / UPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and passionate Teacher of French to join theoutstanding team at Royds Hall, A SHARE Academy.

If you have a passion for languages and want to inspire this in students, our talented,enthusiastic and very supportive team would like you to join us.

The ideal candidate will:

* be educated to degree level with QTS

* be able to impart knowledge to young people to engage and excite them in their learning

* be able to develop, plan and deliver effective and consistently good lessons

* love motivating and inspiring young people through the support they give in order to encourage their learning

* have great references demonstrating they are a suitable candidate, safe to work with children

What the school offers its staff

The trust offers a wide range of benefits including employee assistance programmes catering for the individual wellbeing needs of staff, wellbeing champions and designated wellbeing resources for staff. flexible working opportunities (where practical), occupational sick pay, maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental leave, competitive pension schemes with the opportunity for shared cost AVCs, money saving ‘salary sacrifice’ cycle scheme and tech scheme.

Further details about the role

Please refer to our application pack for further details about this role.

Commitment to safeguarding

SHARE MAT is committed to the Equalities Act 2010 and also to promoting the welfare and safeguarding of children and young people, by adhering to the “Keeping Children Safe in Education” guidance. All staff and volunteers are regularly trained regarding our expectations in keeping our students safe. An enhanced DBS is required for every post

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

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Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

About Royds Hall, A Share Academy

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1221 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Phone number
01484463366

Being part of SHARE Multi-Academy Trust and Teaching School Hub for Kirklees and Calderdale, provides staff a wealth of support and a wide range of opportunities to collaborate with colleagues across the Trust and also with the wider Calderdale and Kirklees network. This means we can offer the successful candidate access to a fantastic support network, CPD and opportunities to develop practice.

Royds Hall is a small secondary school that achieved a Progress 8 score of 0.2 in 2023, and in March of the same year, Royds Hall was graded 'Good' in all categories by Ofsted. We enjoy strong behaviour for learning and a curriculum that is ambitious for all and well-sequenced. Staff wellbeing is central to our vision of 'valuing people, supporting personal best. Visitors and staff regularly share that the school is warm and supportive, with high expectations for all.

We also offer pupils a wealth of extended learning opportunities from Royds Hall Scholars, Duke of Edinburgh, debating society, and Steam Lab to knitting for fun. The PE department supports our pupils in representing the school in a wide range of sports, including basketball, netball, and athletics. We take part in the annual Speakers' Trust event and have been successful in reaching the final in recent years. Pupils gain from a wealth of opportunities offered, including leadership opportunities in every year group. In 2023, 100% of pupils took part in an extended learning opportunity. A strong belief exists that offering a wide range of extended learning opportunities ignites pupil interests and allows them to uncover skills and abilities that support their sense of achievement and happiness in school and into adulthood. We believe every child can succeed, and it is our privilege to provide them with opportunities to identify their talents, future dreams, and aspirations.

"We are delighted to officially announce that the inspection team rated Royds Hall a Share Academy as a ‘Good’ school. We are exceptionally proud of what our staff and pupils have achieved in the last five years. Whilst the outcome doesn’t change the way we work, it provides further evidence of the very positive journey of improvement we are on. We will continue to focus on what matters for our pupils and community and ensure that our pupils leave school fully equipped with the life skills, experiences and educational outcomes to enjoy a happy and successful future.” – May 2023

Royds Hall is a wonderful place to work, where you will have the opportunity to make a difference every single day.

Arranging a visit to Royds Hall, A Share Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email royds.recruitment@sharemat.co.uk.

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