HOLMESDALE TECHNOLOGY COLLEGE: MFL French Teacher - Full-time

Pay: MPS/UPS

Fixed-Term Contract – Maternity Cover

Required from w/c 17 October 2016

The Holmesdale School is a successful 11-18 co-educational school on the Kent and Medway borders. It is part of the Malling Holmesdale Federation, in which each school retains its own ethos and identity whilst benefitting from the increased funding.

We are seeking an enthusiastic Teacher of MFL to cover the maternity leave of one of our colleagues. The successful candidate will have the ability to teach French and Spanish at KS3 & KS4.

We can offer you:

• Opportunities to teach your specialist subject to GCSE Level


• Extensive and individualised professional development programme


• A new school with outstanding facilities


• An opportunity to change lives through education

You will be:

• An excellent teacher of French & Spanish (experience not important but teaching ability is)


• The ability to teach your specialist subject to KS3 and GCSE is essential


• Innovative in your approach to teaching


• Able to achieve excellent examination results for children


• Motivated by a desire to change lives


• A qualified teacher

Please apply via the button below.

Closing Date: 8 July 2016

Interviews: as and when candidates are available

The Malling Holmesdale Federation is committed to the safeguarding and promotion of welfare of all children and young people. All successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure, CV, Occupational Health and Teaching Agency check as well as receipt of two satisfactory references.

Information about the school

The Holmesdale School is a successful and flourishing 11-18 co-educational school, in the heart of the Medway Valley. The school was rebuilt in 2007. This provides our community with modern, exceptionally well-resourced facilities; yet the school ethos is founded on traditional values.

The development and well-being of each individual child is at the heart of our moral purpose. These values are embedded through our moral code; honesty, kindness, courage and diligence.

Our school motto is Believe Aspire Succeed and at Holmesdale we unlock potential and transform lives through exceptional education by inspiring our students to:

• Believe in themselves


• Aspire to achieve and


• Succeed academically, socially and personally.

We achieve this through;

• Excellent Teaching


• State of the art facilities and an excellent climate for learning


• Supporting students to be the best they can be


• Specialisms in Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths and English


• Being big enough for choice, small enough to care.

Holmesdale has a friendly and supportive, but disciplined, environment and provides extensive learning opportunities which unlock students self-belief and aspiration.

Our School and all its personnel are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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