Teacher of Spanish and French

Teacher of Spanish and French MPR/UPR

Icknield Community College, an 11-16 comprehensive school, is looking to appoint an enthusiastic Teacher of Spanish and French from January 2027.

• a team-player;
• motivated, resilient and flexible;
• thoroughly committed to enabling all students to reach their potential;
• a creative teacher who places high value on their own professional development;
• committed to achieving a work-life balance and maintaining their own interests outside teaching.

We offer the successful candidate a school which:

• exists to serve its students and both support and challenge its staff;
• focuses relentlessly on improving teaching and learning in order to raise standards;
• enjoys positive relationships between staff and students;
• knows every individual student well because of its size;
• enjoys a tradition of success and is excited about its future.

The MFL Department is a cohesive, established and collegiate team that is also welcoming of new thinking. We achieve strong exam outcomes. We have a well-established curriculum which is available on our website, with fully-resourced schemes of work, underpinned by our shared pedagogical approaches and consistent assessment goals. We strive to continually develop our curriculum to meet the needs of all learners.

We place great emphasis on teachers’ professional development through coaching and the sharing of good practice between colleagues as well as great emphasis on teachers’ wellbeing. All teachers across the school have a fortnightly wellbeing hour which they can take  seek to engage all learners and include frequent opportunities for discussion in our lessons. We ensure that all learners are supported in personalised and differentiated ways and that MFL is an accessible and enjoyable subject for all, taking advantage of the many resources afforded by all students in the school having their own chromebook in lessons and at home.

In December 2024, Ofsted inspected our school and concluded that:

Staff are effusive about working in the school and value its mindful approach to workload.

Pupils are proud to be members of this ambitious and friendly school.

Pupils value the warm and respectful relationships they have with staff.

Pupils’ behaviour is calm and orderly.

In March 2025, The Sunday Times named Icknield Community College the happiest secondary school in Oxfordshire. More recently, in October 2025, the Great British Schools Guide (GBSG) ranked the school joint sixth nationally in terms of "safest schools", based on the latest Parent View feedback for the  academic year. These recognitions reflect our strong commitment to student wellbeing and success, further supported by Ofsted’s Parent View survey, where 98% of parents said they would recommend the school.

To discuss this post informally, please contact Alex Hunter, Head of MFL: alex

We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy at any time ahead of the closing date if there is a good level of response. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application as early as possible. We also reserve to right to interview shortlisted candidates ahead of the closing date.

Please be advised that references may be requested on receipt of your application. Please state if you wish this to be delayed until shortlisting/interviews have taken place.

The Acer Trust and its schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Employment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and online checks.

The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post. All applicants are considered confidentially and according to the nature of the role and information disclosed.

Applications close on Monday 5 October at 8.00am

Interview:
Thursday 8 October

Start Date:

1 January 2027