Foreign Language Instructor (French)

Required for August 2026

Bring language to life and inspire confident communicators

The GORSE Academies Trust is seeking to recruit a talented, enthusiastic and fluent French speaker to join our growing Modern Foreign Languages provision as a Foreign Language Instructor.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in developing students' confidence in spoken French, supporting them to become effective communicators and deepening their understanding of language and culture.

Working across the Trust, you will support students in lessons, deliver targeted speaking practice and help bring languages to life through authentic materials, cultural insight and engaging interactions.

About the role

As a Foreign Language Instructor, you will:

• Work closely with teachers and curriculum leaders to support high-quality language learning.
• Deliver small group and individual speaking sessions, helping students develop fluency and confidence.
• Assist teachers with classroom curriculum delivery.
• Assist in the planning and delivery of classroom learning activities.
• Prepare and use engaging, up-to-date and authentic materials to enhance learning.
• Support students in preparing for GCSE and A Level speaking assessments.
• Contribute to the development of resources across the Trust.
• Play an active role in enrichment activities, including clubs, revision sessions and cultural opportunities

What we're looking for

We are looking for someone who:

• Is a fluent or native French speaker with excellent communication skills.
• Can build positive relationships with young people, motivating and engaging them.
• Has the ability to support language learning within a cultural context, bringing the subject to life.
• Is organised, flexible and able to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Has a genuine passion for education and making a difference

Why join us?

At GORSE, you'll be part of a trust where:

• High challenge and high support underpin everything we do.
• Staff at every stage benefit from exceptional professional development and career progression.
• Collaboration and innovation are actively encouraged.
• You can make a genuine difference to students' life chances.

What we offer you:

As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team - as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:

• Membership of a teacher or local government pension scheme, depending on the role.
• A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• £2k Cycle to work scheme.

About us:

Led by Sir John Townsley, the nationally renowned GORSE Academies Trust has a central mission; to ensure that we play a significant role in removing the stubborn link between poverty and academic underperformance. We achieve this through providing all students, but particularly those who have the most challenging and complex backgrounds, with a rigorous and academic education which challenges and develops them, not only academically, but also socially. We believe that this will prepare them for life not only in Britain, but across the world.

We aspire for our young people to acquire the Gift of Choice, that is the ability for them to be able to actively choose their next steps, at whatever age, as opposed to having avenues closed off to them as a consequence of a poor skillset or qualifications base. The impact of the work of by professionals can be acutely seen in the trust's performance, for example, in 2022-23 GORSE was the highest performing trust in the country (for trusts with 5 or more schools in them) for whole cohort Progress 8 and for disadvantaged Progress 8. Furthermore, the trust is proud that all of its establishments (with the exception of those that are currently ungraded) are Ofsted Good or Outstanding. This is only possible because of the exceptional members of staff and the tremendous support offered within the trust.

If you would like to know more about our Trust, please visit our website at www.tgat.org.uk .

How to Apply:

If you are as excited about this role as we are, you can download the Job Description, Person Specification, and Application Form from this page , request them by email at [email protected] or call us on 0113 487 8888.

Please note if you submit an electronic application, we will not require a hard copy. CVs are not accepted.

We are committed to creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment process, and we welcome applications from people with disabilities as defined by the Equality Act . If you would benefit from any adjustments during the application or interview process, please inform us so we can support you appropriately.

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to full employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure and barring service check. We promote diversity and aim to establish a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds.

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Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK - either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.

Please note that, as a sponsor licence holder, we only provide sponsorship for teacher vacancies.