Teacher of MFL (Maternity Cover)
| Posting date: | 28 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 July 2025 |
| Location: | Rochester, Kent, ME1 3EL |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | eb10fe5d-8f1d-4d50-a7eb-868155d673d2 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint an excellentTeacher of MFLto cover a maternity post in our French department. We are looking for a dynamic and forward thinking member of staff who can contribute to our hardworking department and to continue to secure outstanding outcomes for all of our pupils.
The French department has its own teaching rooms and all students are issued with a Chromebook enabling us to make use of useful online websites and tools to support learning.
There are three full-time dedicated teachers and a French Foreign Language Assistant who delivers speaking sessions to our examination classes. Studying a language is compulsory at GCSE with French being a popular choice. We have many students who choose to take two languages at GCSE.
This is a fixed term position, working full-time, offering MPS/UPS, commensurate with experience.
Note:Whilst the position is offered on a maternity cover basis initially of up to one year, every effort will be made to offer a substantive position thereafter, either at Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School or within the wider family of academies across Leigh Academies Trust. The central Recruitment Team will keep in touch with you throughout your contract to discuss options available to you.
What the school offers its staff
Sir Joseph Williamson’s Mathematical School was founded in 1701 in order to provide an education to young men who would go on to work at the famous Chatham Dockyard. More than 300 years later we still pride ourselves on providing a superb academic education alongside an unparalleled range of opportunities for personal growth and character development. Awarded ‘outstanding’ in our last Ofsted, the comment that stands out to us is, “students thrive within its distinctive ethos, enabling them to succeed academically and to develop into confident, well-rounded individuals who are prepared extremely well for their future lives.”
Sir Joseph Williamson’s Mathematical School is a selective boys grammar school with a coeducational sixth form. It is a seven form of entry school with over 1500 pupils. The school is significantly oversubscribed and has recently added an additional form of entry. The sixth form is also a highly successful and popular part of the school. The school has exceptional facilities and a distinctive ethos of providing outstanding academic teaching alongside a range of exceptional opportunities for all pupils.OFSTED awarded the school an outstanding grade in every category in our most recent inspection in March 2023 commenting that, ‘Pupils and students are thoughtful, polite, courteous and respectful’ and that ‘behaviour is exceptional’ They also stated ‘Staff morale is high, and turnover is low. Leaders are very conscious of staff well-being.’
In 2012 the School became one of the first 100 National Teaching Schools and in 2021 was successful in converting this into becoming one of the first 35 National Teaching School Hubs. Alongside our work as a National Support School, our position in Leigh Academies Trust and as the lead school in the Kent and Medway Maths Hub the school is in unrivalled position to offer superb support and training to any new member of staff, regardless of their role, or their experience.
Pleaseclick hereto view our website, to find out more about Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
We are seeking to appoint an excellentTeacher of MFLto cover a maternity post in our French department. We are looking for a dynamic and forward thinking member of staff who can contribute to our hardworking department and to continue to secure outstanding outcomes for all of our pupils.
The French department has its own teaching rooms and all students are issued with a Chromebook enabling us to make use of useful online websites and tools to support learning.
There are three full-time dedicated teachers and a French Foreign Language Assistant who delivers speaking sessions to our examination classes. Studying a language is compulsory at GCSE with French being a popular choice. We have many students who choose to take two languages at GCSE.
This is a fixed term position, working full-time, offering MPS/UPS, commensurate with experience.
Note:Whilst the position is offered on a maternity cover basis initially of up to one year, every effort will be made to offer a substantive position thereafter, either at Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School or within the wider family of academies across Leigh Academies Trust. The central Recruitment Team will keep in touch with you throughout your contract to discuss options available to you.
What the school offers its staff
Sir Joseph Williamson’s Mathematical School was founded in 1701 in order to provide an education to young men who would go on to work at the famous Chatham Dockyard. More than 300 years later we still pride ourselves on providing a superb academic education alongside an unparalleled range of opportunities for personal growth and character development. Awarded ‘outstanding’ in our last Ofsted, the comment that stands out to us is, “students thrive within its distinctive ethos, enabling them to succeed academically and to develop into confident, well-rounded individuals who are prepared extremely well for their future lives.”
Sir Joseph Williamson’s Mathematical School is a selective boys grammar school with a coeducational sixth form. It is a seven form of entry school with over 1500 pupils. The school is significantly oversubscribed and has recently added an additional form of entry. The sixth form is also a highly successful and popular part of the school. The school has exceptional facilities and a distinctive ethos of providing outstanding academic teaching alongside a range of exceptional opportunities for all pupils.OFSTED awarded the school an outstanding grade in every category in our most recent inspection in March 2023 commenting that, ‘Pupils and students are thoughtful, polite, courteous and respectful’ and that ‘behaviour is exceptional’ They also stated ‘Staff morale is high, and turnover is low. Leaders are very conscious of staff well-being.’
In 2012 the School became one of the first 100 National Teaching Schools and in 2021 was successful in converting this into becoming one of the first 35 National Teaching School Hubs. Alongside our work as a National Support School, our position in Leigh Academies Trust and as the lead school in the Kent and Medway Maths Hub the school is in unrivalled position to offer superb support and training to any new member of staff, regardless of their role, or their experience.
Pleaseclick hereto view our website, to find out more about Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.