Are you a passionate and dedicated teacher with a love for languages? Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy has an exciting opportunity for an exceptional Teacher of MFL (French) to join our dynamic faculty from September 2025. This is your chance to inspire and empower students at Key Stages 3, 4, and 5 while being part of a vibrant, supportive team dedicated to excellence.
Why Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy?
At Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy, we offer a thriving MFL department with a strong track record of success, including an excellent 3-year trend in GCSE outcomes. You’ll be joining a department that is passionate about languages and committed to providing the best possible learning experience for our students.
As an IB World School, we pride ourselves on fostering international mindedness and a global perspective in all our students. Our focus on developing languages further at Key Stage 5 ensures that our students are well-prepared for the world beyond school, equipped with the skills to succeed in a global society.
This is a permanent opportunity offering MPS/UPS based on experience.
Are you ready to make a difference? If you're passionate about MFL and eager to inspire the next generation of language learners, we want to hear from you! Apply today and take the next step in your career with us.
Working with us at Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy
Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy (formerly The Leigh Academy) is a secondary school at the heart of the community and our small school model ensures that each and every student gets the personal support and challenge they need to reach their full potential. Overall the academy is a dynamic and exciting place to work and the fantastic leadership team are committed to making it a great place to work for staff at all stages of their career.
Our award-winning building and facilities are modern, light and airy. The open learning terraces and classrooms built around a daylit winter garden give the academy a unique and special character.
The purpose-built academy has the most up-to-date, technologically advanced facilities available. It is divided into four Colleges each containing 400 students aged 11-18 taught by their own staff. Our dedicated and energetic staff make a real difference to the lives of our students. We believe that these smaller schools within the Academy develop deeper relationships and lay stronger foundations for learning which underpin outstanding achievement.
Please click here to view our website and learn more about Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy (formerly The Leigh Academy).
Being part of Leigh Academies Trust
As of 1st September 2024, our Trust comprises 33 geographically organised academies (17 secondaries, 14 primaries and 2 special) educating more than 24,000 students and employing 4,000 talented staff. Currently, 16 of our academies are considered to be “Outstanding” which is 53% of those which have been inspected whilst part of the Trust.
As part of Leigh Academies Trust, you will have ample opportunity to collaborate with your peers both within the academy and across the whole Trust. This is an important part of our vision as we know through experience that we perform better when we work together. You are supported to undertake regular self-development to continue your professional development and hopefully progress further within the organisation.
Our commitment to safeguarding: Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance.
Our commitment to equality and diversity: As a Trust, we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices and not discriminating on any grounds.
Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, Leigh Academies Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy sooner than the specified closing date. Applicants will be notified of this where possible. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.
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