Head of MFL (French Specialist) at The Nobel School

About this Role

We are seeking to appoint a highly qualified,enthusiastic, committed and successful Head of Modern Foreign Languages to workwith our department to drive standards even higher. The MFL department is anexceptionally strong and supportive team. We use educational research to inform and develop our teaching and tryto understand how students learn so we can improve outcomes. The successful candidate must be anoutstanding practitioner with strong leadership skills who is confident inleading and maintaining high standards within the department.

Our lovelyschool has made tremendous progress in recent years. At KS4 our students' makeexcellent progress, above that of other schools nationally. Performance inEnglish and maths are above national trends. The school has made excellentprogress in Ebacc subjects as well as our other option subjects. In addition,the school has made significant improvements for vulnerable groups. Ouraverage P8 score over the last 3 years is +0.39, 9-5 63%. KS5 outcomes havebeen consistently strong with our Alps three-year T-score being 3 for both ALevel and Vocational. The size of The Nobel School Sixth Form has increasedyear on year, with students achieving fantastic results and progressing intofurther education. Each year we have students placed at Oxford or Cambridge,into medicine degrees and many other destinations or careers.

Nobel School is committed to safeguarding thewelfare of all of its students and staff. The successful candidate will have to meet the requirementsof the person specification in order to be offered the post and will be subject to satisfactory recruitmentchecks, including an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified individualsregardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion.

Please make your application though My new term. When writing your personal statement, you should address your vision and values relating to the post and why you want to join the Nobel community. To arrange an informal visit please contact Suzanne Crow at the email below. The closing date for applications is 9.00am Monday 20 April 2026. Prospective candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible as the school reserves the right to close the advert should we feel able to appoint an appropriate candidate.