Head of French

Salary : M1-6 / UPR (+TLR commensurate with experience) + well-being cash plan + pension scheme (TPS) + additional Lift Schools benefits

Hours : Full time

Contract type : Permanent

Start date : April 2026

Closing date : 28th January 2026

Lift Kingswood is seeking a Head of French who's ready to lead with energy, ambition and heart. This is a brilliant opportunity to shape a thriving department, inspire great teaching and help every student succeed in French.

You'll be a fantastic classroom practitioner who also loves developing others. From setting a clear vision for French, to building an engaging, knowledge-rich curriculum, you'll make sure lessons are purposeful, exciting and inclusive. You'll coach your team, use data smartly, and create a culture where students enjoy learning and aim high.

What you'll be doing :

• Leading and motivating a passionate French team (5 teachers currently)
• Designing and delivering an ambitious, engaging curriculum
• Supporting teachers to be their best through coaching and feedback
• Using assessment and data to drive progress and close gaps
• Creating calm, focused classrooms where students can thrive
• Playing a key role in Lift's mission : every child gets an excellent education, every day

If you're enthusiastic about languages, committed to high standards, and excited by the chance to make a real difference at Lift Kingswood, we'd love to hear from you.

This is an opportunity to make a tangible impact on the lives of young people.

About our school :

Lift Kingswood is a national beacon of educational excellence. We are a school where our students perform well above the national average across all subjects; placing the academy as one of the highest performing schools in the region. Lift Kingswood is thrilled to celebrate its recent Ofsted report, where the school was recognised for its Outstanding provision for personal development, behaviour and safety and leadership and management; a reflection of the relentless dedication, hard work, and ambition of the entire school community. The inspection also highlighted the school's exceptional achievements in fostering a rich, dynamic learning environment where both pupils and staff thrive.

Candidates are encouraged to look at this post as a 3 year development pathway to the next stage of their career rather than limited to an 'Head of French' post. The innovative and dedicated training and CPD at Lift Kingswood is exceptional.

We strongly recommend visiting the school if you are interested in the post, please contact us.

Who is Lift Schools?

We're a diverse and inclusive network of schools with one clear mission; to provide an excellent education to every child - in every classroom, every day. And we do this across each of our 58 schools. As with our students, we want our team to be empowered to do their best work, supported by the best leadership they've ever had.

We acknowledge and appreciate the exceptional efforts of everyone here in making this an incredible organisation.

We offer you :

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

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