Teacher of Spanish and French at Icknield Community College

About this Role

Teacher of Spanishand French

MPR/UPR

IcknieldCommunity College, an 11-16 comprehensive school, is looking to appoint anenthusiastic Teacher of Spanish and French from January 2027.

Our successful candidate willbe:
• a team-player;
• motivated, resilient and flexible;
• thoroughly committed to enabling allstudents to reach theirpotential;
• a creativeteacher who places highvalue on their ownprofessional development;
• committed to achieving a work-life balanceandmaintaining their own interests outside teaching.

We offer the successful candidatea school which:
• exists to serve itsstudents and both support and challengeits staff;
• focusesrelentlessly on improvingteaching and learningin order to raise standards;
• enjoys positive relationshipsbetween staff and students;
• knows every individualstudent well because of itssize;
• enjoys a traditionofsuccess and is excited about itsfuture.

The MFL Department is a cohesive, established and collegiateteam that is also welcomingof new thinking. We achieve strongexam outcomes. We have a well-established curriculum which is available on our website, with fully-resourced schemes of work,underpinned by our shared pedagogical approaches and consistent assessment goals.Westrive to continually develop ourcurriculum to meet the needs of all learners. We place great emphasis on teachers' professional development through coaching and thesharing of good practice between colleagues as wellas great emphasis on teachers' wellbeing. All teachers across the school have a fortnightly wellbeing hour whichthey can take at home. We seek to engage all learners and include frequentopportunities for discussion in our lessons. We ensure that all learnersare supported inpersonalised and differentiated ways and that MFL is anaccessible and enjoyable subjectfor all, taking advantage of the many resources afforded by all students inthe school having their own chromebook in lessons and at home.

In December 2024,Ofsted inspected our school and concluded that:
• Staff are effusiveabout working in the school and value its mindful approach to workload.
• Pupils are proud to bemembers of this ambitious and friendly school.
• Pupils value the warmand respectful relationships they have with staff.
• Pupils' behaviour iscalm and orderly.

InMarch 2025, The Sunday Times named Icknield Community College the happiestsecondary school in Oxfordshire. More recently, in October 2025, the GreatBritish Schools Guide (GBSG) ranked the school joint sixth nationally in termsof "safest schools", based on the latest Parent View feedback for the 2024-2025academic year. These recognitions reflect our strong commitment to studentwellbeing and success, further supported by Ofsted's Parent View survey, where98% of parents said they would recommend the school.

To discuss this post informally, please contactAlex Hunter, Head of MFL: [email protected]

We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancyat any time ahead of the closing date if there is a good level of response.Therefore, we recommend you submit your application as early as possible. Wealso reserve to right to interview shortlisted candidates ahead of the closingdate.

Please be advised that references may berequested on receipt of your application. Please state if you wish this to bedelayed until shortlisting/interviews have taken place.

Safeguarding Statement:

The Acer Trust and its schools are committed tosafeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expectall staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Employment is subject to asatisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)and online checks.

The possession of a criminal record will notnecessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post. All applicants areconsidered confidentially and according to the nature of the role andinformation disclosed.
• Applications close on Monday 5October at 8.00am
• Interview: Thursday8 October
• Start Date: 1 January 2027