French Teacher (MFL) | Academy | Norwich

CORE PURPOSE

We require an ambitious, linguistically expert French Teacher to deliver high-quality modern foreign languages (MFL) instruction across Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4. The role involves implementing a challenging, communication-first academic curriculum that builds grammatical precision, phonetic fluency, and sophisticated listening, reading, and writing capabilities in all pupil cohorts.

KEY TASKS & DAILY OPERATIONS

• Curriculum Design & Instruction: Plan, resource, and execute highly structured, target-language lessons that develop authentic communication skills and secure structural linguistic foundations.

• Grammatical & Phonetic Mastery: Systematically embed complex verb tenses, mood structures, syntactic frameworks, and phonics instruction into routine practice to build student confidence.

• Examination Preparation: Guide Key Stage 4 classes systematically through the terminal requirements of GCSE French specifications, focusing intently on spontaneous speaking strategies and advanced translation skills.

• Progress Diagnostics: Run regular formative vocabulary checkpoints and summative mock examination cycles, utilizing pupil data to track productive vs. receptive language skill gaps and deliver targeted intervention.

• Pastoral Responsibilities: Undertake full form tutor duties, managing morning registration, monitoring attendance trends, and delivering the school's personal, social, and cultural development units.

ENVIRONMENT & STRUCTURE

• Academy Framework: Operating within a forward-thinking multi-academy trust, our academy benefits from centralized operational support, collaborative language 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 modern language classrooms remain calm, predictable, and fully focused on immersive communication.

PROFILE REQUIREMENTS

• Qualifications: Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or an equivalent recognized teaching credential, paired with a strong honors degree in French or a modern languages discipline. Near-native or native-level linguistic fluency is essential.

• Pedagogical Capability: A proven track record or clear capacity to deliver excellent progress metrics and high-tier entries in terminal public examinations through explicit whole-class language teaching.

• Routine Implementation: The ability to execute school behavior policies with absolute consistency, maintaining a positive, high-expectation, and strictly disciplined classroom culture.

REGIONAL CONTEXT

• Historic Cultural & Tech Hub: Based in Norwich, the school operates within a historic, culturally vibrant city celebrated for its independent creative sector, major scientific research institutes at the Norwich Research Park, and a growing reputation as an East Anglian technology hub.

• Connectivity: The area offers excellent Norfolk transport infrastructure, providing reliable commuting options via major regional routes (A11, A47 corridors) alongside comprehensive local bus networks and direct Greater Anglia rail links running smoothly through Norwich station to Ipswich, Cambridge, and London Liverpool Street.

APPLICATION INTAKE

Please submit your current CV to begin the application process.