The Portsmouth Grammar School is a leading co-educational school located in the historic heart of Portsmouth. We are very much a family school known for excellent teaching, superb pastoral care and wide-ranging co-curricular opportunities and offer an education across the age range from Pre-School to Sixth Form.
The school seeks to appoint a dynamic and well-qualified teacher of French or Spanish from September 2025. Candidates should be well qualified subject specialists, able to inspire children with their enthusiasm for Modern Languages and be committed to all pupils reaching their full potential. This is a full-time role and applicants must be able to teach at least one of French or Spanish to GCSE. The ability to teach one language to A Level would be an advantage but is not a pre-requisite.
The school offers excellent training and support to teachers at all stages of their career. PGS teachers convey passion for their subject and seek to maximise progress by knowing their pupils well and adapting their teaching accordingly. We are always looking to develop new ideas and approaches to teaching and are keen to incorporate the particular interests of new members of staff into the overall curriculum scheme.
Outstanding teaching and learning at PGS are achieved by inspirational and creative teachers with excellent subject knowledge and the ability to use ICT and interactive resources to enhance learning. Teachers’ planning is informed by assessment for learning, ensuring all pupils make very good progress in each lesson. Our pupils are encouraged to take responsibility for their learning and understand how they can improve using constructive feedback provided by their teachers.
The successful applicant will be expected to contribute fully to the pastoral and co-curricular life of the school. It is an expectation that all senior school teachers will have a tutor group or act as a co-tutor within the pastoral system.
How to apply
Candidates are asked to apply using the online form linked to our advert on Tes at www.tes.com
Any enquiries about the role or how to apply are very welcome at recruitment@pgs.org.uk
The closing date will be midday on 3rd March 2025. Interviews will be scheduled to take place on 11th March 2025 and candidates are asked to allow a whole day for the interview process.
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The School may carry out online searches on shortlisted applicants and applicants may be required to provide details of their online profile, including social media account names/handles, as part of their application.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions on a self-declaration form in advance of attending an interview (including those which are ‘spent’ unless they are ‘protected’ under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
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