Teacher of French at King's Ely

About this Role

An introduction to King's Ely

Purpose,Ethos and Values

King's Ely exists to make the most and best ofchildhood, and in particular to give the very best education, opportunities andpastoral care to as diverse a community of children as we can. In doing so we aim to prepare each one tolive positive, productive, successful and fulfilled lives, for the bettermentof themselves and the world around them. We achieve this through the operation of a family of schools centredaround a 2-19 co-educational day and boarding school in Ely, aiming to drawfully on our exceptional environment, history, physical, cultural, spiritualand human resources in doing so.

History

King'sEly can trace its origins from at least 970AD, making it one of the oldestschools in Europe. The School was first established to educate the choristersof the worshipping community of Ely and throughout our history we havemaintained strong links with Ely Cathedral.

In1541, King Henry VIII founded a College of Canons at Ely Cathedral to replacethe monks whose monastery has been dissolved in 1539 and the School receivedits Royal Charter, later becoming known as "The King's School".

King'sEly Today

Inrecent years King's has expanded rapidly, becoming co-educational in 1970, andtoday educating around 1100 children aged 2-18 at Ely, including 185 boarders.

Theschool is divided into three sections: King's Ely Senior (age 13-18) and King'sEly Prep (age 7-13), which occupy adjacent campuses and benefit from sharedfacilities, and King's Ely Acremont and Nursery (ages 2-6) which have their ownself-contained campus about 400m from the main site. Additionally, Fairstead House School inNewmarket (for pupils aged 1-11) joined the King's Ely family of schools in2022.

Themain campus extends to around 75 acres and contains buildings spanning thethirteenth to twenty-first centuries, including many of the historic monasticbuildings adjacent to Ely Cathedral as well as more recent, purpose-builtfacilities and almost 40 acres of playing fields.

King's Ely plays a key role in the localcommunity. We are one of Ely's largestemployers and contribute greatly to the local economy, and we also continue toeducate the choristers of Ely Cathedral. King's Ely also offers a number of bursaries to enable pupils from allwalks of life to benefit from the education it offers.

In its recent ISI Inspection(March 2025), King's Ely was found to meet or to exceed all regulatorystandards. In addition, the Inspectorsjudged the School to have a significant strength in the way in which itshigh quality pastoral care is interwoven with a dynamic enrichment programme.This enables "pupils of all ages to develop their independence, intellectualcuriosity, creativity and socialization particularly well".

The School is rightfullyproud of the Inspection. It is testamentto the community spirit of King's Ely and the commitment and respect shown eachday by pupils, staff and their families.

King'sEly is affiliated with the HMC, Society of Heads, IAPS, the Boarding Schools'Association and the Choir Schools' Association.

Job Description

The successful applicant's key duties will be to:

Plan lessons thoroughly and regularly mark work to the departmentalpolicy.

Attend regular departmental meetings and assist in the setting andmarking of internal examinations

Undertake regular reviews of students' academic progress and acknowledgestudent success, and endeavour to provide extra-curricular language learningopportunities and accompany trips/residentials when required.

Stretch the more able and support the less able, in and outside theclassroom.

Collaborate with other Frenchteachers with preparation of teaching materials.

To help ensure that scheme of work for French forYears 3-6 build on pupils' prior teaching and learning and that, in addition tothe level of expected achievement for a particular group, they are designed toaccommodate both the needs of pupils requiring support and those requiringextension

To liaise with French teachers in KEA and KES to ensure progression andcontinuity

To keep departmental displays up-to-date

The successful applicant will be expected to contribute toextracurricular activities and play a full part in the vibrant life of theschool.

This description is not exhaustive and may well be subject to change over time. The intention is to offer candidates an accurate impression of the expectations commensurate with the post and an outline of the role as it is envisaged at this time.

Terms and Conditions

• The School operates a defined contribution scheme for teaching staff. This scheme is the Aviva Pension Trust for Independent Schools (APTIS) scheme. Further details about the defined contribution scheme are available from the School's Chief Financial Officer.
• Members of staff may educate their own children in any of the three parts of the school or at Fairstead House, subject to availability of places and successful admissions procedures. Staff currently enjoy a discretionary discount on fees for children in Reception year onwards, details of which will be provided upon request.
• The School offers a private healthcare insurance scheme, which staff may opt to join shortly after the start of each academic year (the policy starts on 1st November each year). The scheme can only be joined at the start of the policy year, not part-way through the year.
• School lunch provided when at work over lunch time and tea and coffee throughout the day.
• Limited use of school gym facilities (during specific times) and use of the school swimming pool at specific times (during summer school holidays - small fee applies)
• Limited free on-site parking.
• Employees and their dependants have access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to Salary Sacrifice Schemes such as: Cycle2Work, Home and Tech Scheme and Local Gym Membership.
• Members of staff are entitled to 10% discount on all King's Ely school uniform ordered for their own children from Schoolblazer.
• Discounts at local businesses including Poet's House, The Almonry Kitchen & Tearoom, Ely Grazing Company, Sushi and Salad, Griddle Bar and Meathouse, and The Pantry (Newmarket).

• King's Ely is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service.
• If you are selected for interview, you will need to provide and bring with you photographic proof of identity (eg passport or photo driving license), birth certificate, documentation confirming your NationalInsurance Number or your right to work in the United Kingdom, proof of address (eg recent bank statement/HMRC correspondence/utility bill) and certification of declared qualifications

We appreciate your effort in completing this application and for your interest in working for King's Ely.