Job description
Are you passionate about languages and inspiring young people to become confident communicators? We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated Teacher of Modern Foreign Languages to join our successful team, ideally with the ability to teach German.
The successful candidate will deliver engaging and high-quality language lessons, promote a love of language learning, and support students to achieve excellent outcomes. This is an exciting opportunity to join a supportive and ambitious academy committed to excellence in teaching, learning, and student success.
The successful candidate will:
- Hold QTS (or equivalent) and a relevant undergraduate degree
- Have successful teaching experience at secondary level (can be teaching practice), ideally including experience in multi-ethnic urban schools and of working in an 11-18 school
- Understand the theory and practice of effective teaching and learning
- Understand the importance of high expectations and equality of access for all students, and of being a tutor
- Have knowledge of National Curriculum requirements at KS3 and KS4, and of writing lesson plans, developing resources and assessing students' work
- Be able to work as part of a team and to develop and maintain positive relationships with all staff
- Have a good level of ICT skills, ideally including innovative use of interactive white boards
- Be able to create a motivating and safe learning environment for all students
- Be able to communicate positively with parents, carers and other external agencies where necessary
- Have good written and spoken communication skills
- Be able to lead and manage their own work effectively
- Have excellent time management skills
- Be able to motivate students and raise their aspirations through a range of strategies
Benefits
Annual Loyalty Bonus + Pension Scheme (TPS) + Harris Wellbeing Cash Plan + Additional Harris Benefits
Applications are handled on Teaching Vacancies (GOV.UK).
About this school
The Appleton School
Academy converter · Secondary · Ages 11–19
- Pupils
- 1,561
- Avg teacher salary
- £50,968
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 19.2:1
- Academy trust
- COMPASS EDUCATION TRUST LTD
Average (mean) teacher salary · DfE School Workforce Census 2024/25
View full school profileOfsted rating key
Not rated= no current Ofsted judgement — typically a new school, a recently-converted academy not yet inspected, or a school type Ofsted doesn’t grade.
Location
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Benfleet, Essex, SS7 5RN
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- Posted
- 19 October 2026
- Closing date
- 9 November 2026
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