Teacher of French at Ashford School

About this Role

Withan excellent degree in French, the successful candidate should be accustomedto, or capable of, guiding students of all abilities.

Reporting to the Head of French, the Teacherof French will be expected to build on the MFL Faculty's successful approach tolanguage learning. Lessons take place in a dedicated faculty building where there is aLanguage Lab for use by both Language Assistants and teachers.

Lessons in MFL are dynamic and lively, and the postholderwould be expected to show confidence in teaching the four principal skillsrequired in a language classroom: listening, speaking, reading and writing. The faculty has developed a particularly collaborative and supportiveatmosphere where resources are shared, yet teachers are encouraged to becreative and adaptive with their materials and methods, and teaching autonomyis respected.

All Year 7 students are exposed to three languages at the start of theacademic year (French, German and Spanish) in a carousel. They then go on to selecttheir two preferred languages which they continue to learn for the rest of KeyStage 3.

The AQA specifications are taught at both GCSE and A Level. The abilityto teach German would be advantageous but is not essential.

Respondingto the needs of the individual student - be it preparing for examinations in boosterclasses or guiding the most able through the Oxbridge process - is at the heartof the faculty's ethos. The candidate for this position will be able toarticulate what academic rigour looks like within their subjects. Furthermore, the successful candidate will showan interest in the School's StrategicPriorities and Curriculum Philosophy.

The LanguagesFaculty aims to provide students with opportunities to broaden their culturalawareness and candidates should be willing to contribute tothe French co-curricular programme.

Teachersat Ashford School enjoy a welcoming, comfortable and well-resourced environmentand are provided with assistance from a range of support staff. All teachingstaff and pupils in Years 7-11 have their Microsoft device.

Continuingprofessional development opportunities are offered to staff during the academicyear.

A singleperson accommodation may be available in return for boarding duties.

Thepart-time allocation for this role is approximately 0.5.

Note - We reserve the right to interviewand offer to a strong candidate prior to the closing date. It is stronglyrecommended that candidates submit their applications as soon as possible.

Closing Date: 7th June 2026

Salaryby negotiation and dependent on skills, attributes and qualifications of thesuccessful candidate. Applications are welcomed from ECTs or experiencedteachers.

AshfordSchool is part of United Learning, a large and growing group of schools aimingto offer a life-changing education across England. As a group, we achieve moreby sharing than any single school could.

AshfordSchool is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from allsuitably qualified candidates.

Weare committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expectall staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for allsuccessful applicants.