The opportunity
This role offers an exciting opportunity to lead a high performing and well established Modern Foreign Languages Faculty, working with committed colleagues and highly motivated students across French, German and Spanish. Applications will be considered for either full time working or 0.8FTE.
Role Summary
As Head of MFL, you will play a central role in shaping the strategic direction of languages across the school, leading curriculum development, driving high standards in teaching and learning, and ensuring excellent outcomes for students at all key stages.
Key Responsibilities for the role include
Work closely with Heads of Department and senior leaders to further develop a coherent and ambitious curriculum, support professional growth across the faculty and foster a collaborative culture rooted in high expectations and continual improvement. The role provides significant scope for leadership, innovation and influence, including opportunities to shape assessment practices, develop teaching expertise across the team and contribute to whole school priorities.
The successful candidate will
- Good Honours Degree, PGCE / QTS
- Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to the post
- Ability to identify own professional development needs
- Experience Successful teaching of MFL across all Key Stage
- Planning of lessons / schemes of work in line with the demands of an examination syllabus
- Evidence of raising student attainment in subject
- Assessment of students across all Key Stages
- Contribution to extra-centrec activities
Key Application Dates
- Shortlisting Date: Tuesday 16 June 2026
- Interview Date: w/c 22 June 2026
- Start Date: January 2027 or sooner if possible
Safer recruitment
The Girls’ Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. In order to meet this responsibility, we follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.
As well as verification of identity, we ask all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance, we may also conduct an online search about any shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence to identify any matters that might relate directly to our legal duty to meet safeguarding duties in accordance with KCSIE.
Sponsorship
We are not able to offer sponsorship to non-settled individuals for a Skilled Worker Visa.
EEO Statement
We welcome applications from all suitably qualified people and aim to employ a culturally diverse workforce, which reflects the nature of our communities.
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