Teacher of French at Dorchester Middle School (Maternity cover)

About the role

French Teacher - 0.4FTE (Maternity cover)

Main Scale Pay Range

Fixed term (May 2026 - May 2027)

Required: May 2026

We are seeking to appoint a hard-working, enthusiastic and passionate teacher of French to join our inspiring and supportive modern foreign languages faculty. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a team in our inclusive community. The role is for a fixed term from May 2026 - May 2027 to cover a Maternity leave.

The successful candidate will:

• Have Qualified Teacher status
• Have a passion for their subject and the ability to make their subject come alive with inspirational and interactive lessons, which challenge and support all pupils to secure the best outcomes
• Be a proven excellent classroom practitioner with strong subject knowledge
• Be able to demonstrate ambitious standards and has high expectations for all pupils, ensuring robust assessment to support pupil progression
• Have excellent organisational and ICT skills
• Be a flexible practitioner with the ability to work collaboratively as part of a highly successful team striving to bring out the best in our students and promote success in the department

Dorchester Middle School is part of the successful Wessex Multi Academy Trust working in partnership with local First, Middle and Upper schools who share resources, planning and expertise in order to enhance continuity across all stages of the children's' education.

Applications can be made or downloaded via www.jobs.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk. Individual CVs will not be accepted. You can also find further details about the school, its facilities and this position on the school website: https://www.dms.wessex.ac/

Closing Date: 18th January 2026 - Interview Date: TBC

Further Information

Dorchester Middle School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.

This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ's guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Keeping Children Safe in Education

Dorchester Middle School will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.