St Mary’s CE Middle School, Puddletown, has an exciting job opportunity for a Modern Foreign Languages Teacher, to preferably teach both French and Spanish across KS2 and KS3. The successful candidate(s) will be enthusiastic and passionate about languages and share our passion for promoting modern foreign languages across the school. We will also consider applications from those who only teach either French or Spanish. For the right candidate, we will consider a range of working patterns, including part-time and full-time. Please put your preferred working pattern in your application. We welcome applications from Mainscale teachers, including ECTs. This is a rare and exciting opportunity to be part of our teaching staff team and to support our school vision ‘to inspire today to shape tomorrow’. We are looking for a candidate who can support the Christian ethos of the school and uphold our school values of justice, respect, forgiveness, uniqueness, equality, kindness and acceptance. Our school is part of the Wessex Academy Trust, which consists of 12 schools, including 2 other middle schools – an invaluable collaboration to enable the sharing of expertise, learning and development. What we can offer you: • Pupils that are a delight to teach with excellent behaviour and attitudes to learning; • A strong inclusive ethos and a thriving whole school community; • A highly committed and supportive staff team, who are dynamic, motivated and focused on improving outcomes for children; • A commitment to ensuring teacher wellbeing and a good work-life balance; • Facilities and opportunities for all children to excel across the wider curriculum; • A strong commitment to training and professional development, with opportunities for staff to develop new ideas and approaches to improve outcomes for learners; • The opportunity to live in one of the most beautiful areas of the South Coast; •Corporate staff discount at 1610 gym and swimming pool in Dorchester; • Free onsite parking, onsite staff gym and access to an Employee Assistance Programme. Further Information Any questions? For further information about the role, please contact Tori in the office on 01305 848293. Visits are warmly welcomed and encouraged and can be organised by contacting Charlotte, the Head’s PA on the telephone number above. The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which 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 Governments safer recruitment guidelines. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community. This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. Keeping Children Safe in Education The school will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern. About Us Not Specified