Appointment for September 2025
We are offering an exciting opportunity to an enthusiastic teacher to teach Modern Foreign Languages across the age and ability range, specialising in French and Spanish with KS3 German an advantage
Languages at the school play a hugely important role in ensuring the curriculum offer at Farlingaye offers students breadth and opportunity, and also the chance to foster a life-long love of learning a foreign language. We currently offer three languages, Spanish, French and German at KS3 with most students studying two in years 8 and 9. At GCSE and A Level all three languages are offered, and the strength of outcomes at both levels shows the ability of the students here and the excellence in teaching on offer.
The person appointed will be assured of considerable support; we are a very successful, enthusiastic, hardworking, lively and very friendly group of teachers committed to promoting multiculturalism and language learning as a skill for life.
Farlingaye High School is a popular and successful school, located in Woodbridge, a pleasant market town situated on the River Deben in Suffolk and just 7 miles from Ipswich. We are a creative school with excellent resources, lovely students and great results. Our most recent Ofsted report graded us Good with Outstanding features.
We are part of East Anglian Schools Trust (EAST) alongside Kesgrave High School, Bungay High School and Castle East School. The Trust have also recently welcomed Aldeburgh, Easton, Leiston, Saxmundham and Wickham Market Primary Schools. We are committed to providing excellent staff opportunities through developing and promoting our staff and offering an excellent CPD and support programme for new staff. We are also extremely pleased to have launched our own teacher training provider: EAST SCITT. This allows us to award QTS and also QTS + PGCE Programmes within both Primary and Secondary schools.
Potential candidates are encouraged to visit the school, and will be warmly welcomed. Requests for visits should be made prior to the closing date of Tuesday, 25th March. Please contact Linda Marsh, HR Manager at the school or via email: hr@farlingaye.suffolk.sch.uk
Should you wish to discuss the job role in further detail, please contact Peter Smith, Headteacher: psmith@farlingaye.suffolk.sch.uk or Andy Craig - Head of Faculty: acraig@farlingaye.suffolk.sch.uk
Closing date: 9.00 am on Tuesday, 25th March 2025
Interview date: Monday, 31st March 2025
We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and a comprehensive screening process will be undertaken on successful applicants including an enhanced disclosure check.