The Opportunity

Derby is a city where international connections run deep—from its proud heritage as a global pioneer in aerospace and rail engineering to its vibrant, multicultural contemporary community. We are seeking a linguistically agile MFL Teacher (Spanish & French) to join a progressive, trust-supported academy. In this role, you will challenge students to build authentic fluency and cross-cultural communication skills, utilizing the city’s global industrial profile to show how mastering a second language opens doors to international careers and global citizenship.

The Academy This is an ambitious, rapidly improving secondary academy backed by a highly supportive regional education trust. The school is dedicated to raising aspirations across the community, implementing structured, positive behavioural routines that ensure classrooms are quiet, focused, and respectful. With a strong focus on staff well-being, the academy provides a collaborative environment where teachers are given the time, resources, and authority to teach effectively.

The Department & Linguistic Immersion

• You will join a supportive and collaborative Languages faculty that champions a communicative approach to language learning, prioritizing spontaneous speech and structural grammatical confidence.

• The department operates with highly structured, shared schemes of work, providing ready-made, high-quality resources that minimize individual planning time.

• Classrooms are equipped with modern multimedia tools and interactive language software to enhance listening, pronunciation, and vocabulary retrieval.

• The faculty is passionate about cultural enrichment, organizing international trips, film clubs, and regional translation competitions to bring languages to life outside the classroom.

Core Responsibilities

1. High-Challenge Instruction: Planning and delivering high-quality Spanish and French lessons across Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 (GCSE), building rapid confidence in reading, writing, listening, and speaking.

2. Grammatical Mastery: Systematically breaking down syntax, conjugation patterns, and tense changes, giving students the tools to manipulate language independently.

3. Phonics & Oracy Focus: Cultivating strong pronunciation and decoding skills from day one, fostering a classroom culture where students feel safe taking risks with spoken language.

4. Data-Driven Success: Using regular vocabulary retrieval checks and diagnostic assessments to track student progress, offering precise feedback to maximize performance in GCSE terminal exams.

5. Pastoral Commitment: Fulfilling the role of a supportive form tutor, contributing directly to the school’s inclusive community and high attendance standards.

The Successful Candidate We are looking for an energetic, resilient linguist who is passionate about breaking down barriers to language learning. Your application should show:

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) alongside a degree in Spanish, French, or a related modern languages discipline.

• Dual-Language Capability: The ability to teach both Spanish and French to Key Stage 3, with a specialized capability to deliver at least one of these languages to GCSE standard.

• Consistent Behaviour Management: The capacity to implement explicit school routines with warmth and rigor, maintaining a highly focused, positive learning environment.

• Collaborative Mindset: A reflective practitioner eager to contribute to departmental resource pools and engage in peer-to-peer coaching.

Why Join Our Staff?

• The support of a centralized education trust, offering shared planning networks, cross-school moderation, and excellent internal promotion opportunities.

• Comprehensive, evidence-based professional development focusing on retrieval practice, cognitive load theory, and language acquisition pedagogy.

• The lifestyle benefits of Derby—a central, exceptionally well-connected midlands city offering highly affordable housing, vibrant local culture, and immediate access to the Peak District National Park.

• A sensible approach to workload, featuring centralized detentions, a collaborative marking policy, and zero expectations of out-of-hours email communication.

How to Apply

Please submit your current CV to begin the application process.