Deputy Curriculum Leader of MFL (Spanish)
MPS/UPS plus TLR2B (currently £5,643)
Required for September 2025
Uckfield College is a highly successful and popular college in the heart of rural Sussex yet within commuting distance of Brighton, Eastbourne and the South Coast. Our school is an excellent working environment characterised by happy, well-motivated students and innovative and enthusiastic teachers. Following our recent inspection in April 2024, Uckfield College has been awarded an ‘Outstanding’ rating by Ofsted, both as the overall judgement, and in each of the different categories that are evaluated. The MFL department is housed in our new main school building.
We require an inspirational professional who is passionate about high standards of student progress and an innovative driver of outstanding teaching and learning. We are looking for a leader who has a vision for what an excellent MFL education would look like for students and who is able to deliver that vision through excellent planning, coaching and teaching. This leader will also need to monitor and evaluate the quality and effectiveness of all the different strands of MFL education at Uckfield College. Uckfield College is a place where our leaders have a highly positive influence on our College culture. We are really interested in growing leaders and you will be given plenty of opportunities and the challenge and support to be able to learn, develop and thrive.
Working at Uckfield College means joining a vibrant, dedicated and skilled team, who are committed to working collaboratively to achieve real excellence for our students. In return we offer a wealth of staff benefits including a Teachers’ pension scheme, professional learning and development opportunities, free parking, employee assistance programme including counselling services, and well being initiatives such as staff breakfasts, free sports activities and staff social events.
For further information and a full application pack, please telephone our Human Resources Team on extension 1008 quoting reference DCLMFL/12/24 or visit our website:. An electronic application can be returned by e-mail to hr@uckfield.college .
Applications should be returned to the College as soon as possible or at the latest by 9am on Monday 13th January 2025. Interviews will take place on Wednesday 22nd January 2025.
We reserve the right to invite candidates for interview prior to the closing date and to close vacancies early if we have sufficient suitable applications. Therefore, we encourage interested applicants to apply as soon as possible.
East Sussex County Council is an authority committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.