Job description
TEACHER OF MODERN LANGUAGES
Job Title: Teacher of Modern Languages and Character Development (PHSE)
Grade: Main Pay Range / Upper Pay Range
Contract: 0.78 FTE Temporary – Maternity Cover
Reporting to: Head of Modern Languages
Start Date: 1st September 2026
Are you a qualified teacher with a passion for Modern Languages who has the skills to help students excel?
Do you want to work in an academically successful school that achieves outstanding results?
This is an outstanding and rare opportunity to join a thriving, successful and oversubscribed, 11-16, mixed, comprehensive school with an excellent reputation, set in an enviable location at the foot of the beautiful South Downs just north of Brighton
The post is suitable for a newly qualified teacher or a more experienced teacher wishing to further their career.
MAIN PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
To carry out the professional responsibilities of a teacher in accordance with the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document and the school’s policies, under the direction of the Headteacher.
About this school
Downlands Community School
Community school · Secondary · Ages 11–16
- Pupils
- 1,250
- Avg teacher salary
- £51,784
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 17.1:1
Average (mean) teacher salary · DfE School Workforce Census 2024/25
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Location
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Hassocks, West Sussex, BN6 8LP