CORE PURPOSE

We require an ambitious, linguistically precise French Teacher to deliver high-quality modern foreign language instruction across Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4. The role involves facilitating a challenging, communication-first academic curriculum that embeds grammatical mastery, phonological precision, and spontaneous speaking skills while fostering a deep cultural appreciation for the francophone world.

KEY TASKS & DAILY OPERATIONS

• Curriculum Design & Instruction: Plan, resource, and deliver highly structured, immersive French lessons that challenge pupils across all linguistic and academic profiles.

• Linguistic Skill Development: Systematically develop pupil competencies across the four core pillars of language acquisition—listening, speaking, reading, and writing—ensuring authentic pronunciation and deep structural comprehension.

• Examination Preparation: Guide Key Stage 4 cohorts through the rigorous demands of terminal GCSE French specifications, embedding exam-board rubrics, translation methodologies, and targeted listening strategies.

• Progress Diagnostics: Run regular formative and summative assessment routines, utilising pupil tracking data to diagnose vocabulary gaps and design sharp, targeted intervention sessions.

• Pastoral Responsibilities: Undertake full form tutor duties, managing morning registration routines, tracking pupil attendance, and delivering the school's structured personal and social development programmes.

ENVIRONMENT & STRUCTURE

• Academy Framework: Operating within a forward-thinking multi-academy trust, our academy benefits from centralised operational support, collaborative network planning, and robust professional development pathways designed to accelerate teacher growth.

• Behaviour Systems: The campus implements highly consistent, school-wide behaviour routines that maintain a quiet, respectful, and orderly atmosphere, ensuring classrooms remain entirely calm, predictable, and focused on scholarly learning.

PROFILE REQUIREMENTS

• Qualifications: Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or an equivalent recognised teaching credential, paired with a strong honours degree in French or a modern languages discipline with a primary French specialism.

• Pedagogical Capability: A proven track record or clear capacity to deliver strong progress metrics in terminal public examinations through explicit, highly engaging whole-class instruction.

• Routine Implementation: The ability to execute school behaviour policies with absolute consistency, maintaining a positive, highly focused, and strictly disciplined classroom culture.

REGIONAL CONTEXT

• Maritime Heritage & Tech Gateway: Based in Ipswich, the school operates within Suffolk's historic county town, a location celebrating a rich maritime and agricultural trade heritage that is now developing into a prominent regional center for insurance, digital tech startups, and green energy networks.

• Connectivity: The area offers excellent East Anglia transport infrastructure, providing efficient commuting options via key arterial networks (A12, A14 corridors) alongside reliable Greater Anglia rail connections running straight through Ipswich station to Norwich, Cambridge, and London Liverpool Street.

APPLICATION INTAKE

Please submit your current CV to begin the application process.