Wilmington Grammar School for Girls was founded in 1958, our school has been helping girls to secure outstanding academic results and providing a well-rounded experience for over half a century.  The school encourages a happy and harmonious community which respects the individual and celebrates the rich diversity of backgrounds and heritage of students and staff. 

We are seeking an outstanding teacher and leader of modern foreign languages to become Head of department. The successful candidate must be able to deliver Spanish, French and/or Italian to at least GCSE level and ideally with experience of delivering one or more at A level.

Languages are an integral part of the core curriculum at Wilmington Grammar School for Girls. Our MFL Department places a strong emphasis on authentic and confident communication in the target language by building a broad and secure knowledge of linguistic structures as part of our carefully designed curriculum. Consequently, the department has been praised for our ‘ambitions plans with clearly defined learning goals’ (Ofsted 2021).

Students follow an intensive course of with Mandarin or French in year 7, before starting Spanish or Italian in year 8.  All students continue with one language at GCSE, with an increasing number of students opting to take two languages.  Our recruitment at A level has developed considerably in the past few years and we now have French and Spanish with Mandarin from September.

The ideal candidate will be passionate about teaching our students the skills they need to both maximise exam success and to develop the linguistic competencies needed to compete in an increasingly globalised world. We are looking for someone whose inspiring teaching can spark students’ passion for languages and the culture of the countries in which they are spoken and help students to lead successful future lives. Experience of taking a lead on areas of the curriculum and/or developing a programme of extra-curricular and enrichment activities would be an advantage. The post would be suitable for an Early Career Teacher or a practitioner who is ready to take on leadership responsabilities in an ambitious and innovative MFL department.

The department attained strong results in all three languages at GCSE last year and we expect this strong achievement to continue this year as our current Year 11 and Year 13 students have made excellent progress.

Please read the attached job description and person specification for more information on this role.

Career with Endeavour MAT - what we can offer you:

As well as offering you a competitive salary with pay progression opportunities, you will also be working with a team of talented, engaged and motivated colleagues. Our common values of respect, integrity, determination, equality of opportunity and self-management help instil a strong work ethic among staff and students alike and our supportive culture provides what many of our existing staff describe as a ‘family feel’ within our Trust.

Application Process:

The deadline for applications is 9am on Monday 16th September 2024, with interviews expected to take place later that week.

Early applications are encouraged as eligible candidates may be invited to the interview stage on a rolling basis and we may appoint before the stated closing date.