What skills and experience we're looking for
We are a thriving, diverse, and forward-thinking school that fosters a passion for learning and global citizenship. Committed to developing inquiring, knowledgeable, and open-minded students, we offer a broad curriculum that combines the IB Diploma and Middle Years Programmes with GCSEs.
Our Modern Languages department is central to our international ethos, where all students study two languages at GCSE and continue at least one in the Sixth Form. We offer French, Spanish, German, Italian, Mandarin, and Japanese, providing a rich linguistic and cultural experience.
We are looking for an inspiring and dynamic Head of Modern Foreign Languages to lead our ambitious and supportive team. The successful candidate will be responsible for shaping the vision of the department, driving excellence in teaching and learning, and fostering a love of languages across all key stages.
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced language educator with a strong track record in leadership or for a talented teacher seeking to take the next step in their career. The successful candidate will also be required to contribute to the College’s trips and exchanges programme and to promote internationalism throughout the school.
Join us and be part of a school that celebrates languages, cultures, and the power of education to inspire global citizens.
What the school offers its staff
We passionately believe that every student deserves the opportunity to be the best they can be and that our school gives them that opportunity. We are a state co-educational day and boarding school for students aged 11 to 18 and offer our students a dynamic, vibrant and exciting learning environment where development of the whole student is our priority. The College offers a rigorous and broad curriculum, and is proud to be one of the largest state schools offering the prestigious International Baccalaureate Middle Years and Diploma programmes. With a twin focus on the two specialisms of Languages and Music, Hockerill offers a truly distinct setting for a world-class education. Located in beautiful grounds on the edge of Bishop’s Stortford the school is in close proximity to London and the South East of England and accepts applications for boarding and day places from students with a current UK passport or the right to residency in the UK.
The College’s Mission Statement:
Inspiring knowledgeable, enquiring and caring global citizens through excellence in education
makes clear our focus on providing challenging and broad educational experiences to enable our students to take their place in the ever-changing twenty first century world. Underpinning the College’s Mission Statement are our Guiding Principles
• High aspirations
• International outlook
• Lifelong learning
• Sustainable development
• Ethical leadership
and these contribute to making Hockerill such a highly regarded and successful school.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.