What skills and experience we're looking for
• An excellent classroom teacher with a clear understanding of what makes for effective teaching and learning and the capacity to share it with others.
• An understanding of how to analyse data effectively.
• ICT competency.
What the school offers its staff
We have high expectations of our staff and students and work around the key principles of kindness, aspiration, and perseverance. We are looking for committed people who care passionately about education and the welfare and progress of students. This is also an incredibly supportive and friendly school with a very caring pastoral team.
Further details about the role
TEACHER of FRENCH/SPANISH
ECT/Main Scale/UPS
Part time – 0.6 - Permanent Contract
Start date – September 2025
We are looking for an enthusiastic and passionate teacher of French/Spanish to work within a successful and supportive Modern Foreign Languages Faculty. This position is ideally suited for an ECT.
This is a fantastic time to join the school. We are an oversubscribed and popular school with results consistently placing us in the top 20% of schools nationally. Both the French and Spanish departments are highly successful with a track record of outstanding results. The department have recently adopted Dr Gianfranco Conti’s method of Extensive Processing Instruction (EPI) to enable all of our students to access and succeed at language learning.
We are looking for a teacher who wants to work in a strong team, in a school in a beautiful area where there are lots of opportunities to develop both within the faculty and in the pastoral systems of the school.
Please see our school website for more information.
Closing date: Tuesday 22nd April 2025
Commitment to safeguarding
The Purbeck School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all members of the community. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and this is a commitment we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Government safer recruitment guidelines.