Head of French

Head of French

M3-UP3 (£42,536 – £60,092 per year) dependent on experience

Plus TLR 1A (£9,782 per year)

The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School is seeking to employ a Full-time, Permanent Head of French for September 2025 start.

The Governors of The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School require a highly motivated and hardworking Head of French who is committed to raising the achievements of our students. You will be joining a strong specialist team with a track record of success and a passion for teaching French. You will teach in designated MFL teaching rooms with outstanding teaching resources and will be part of a large, highly successful MFL team.

• In 2024, 39% of pupils achieved grades 9-7 at GCSE whilst 83% achieved grades 9-5 at GCSE

What we offer: 

• Outstanding results, at both GCSE and A levels, from our well-motivated students (Ofsted Outstanding 2024)
• A school that has been in the top 3% nationally for Progress8- 2015 to 2022 and in the top 1% in 2024.
• An IT-rich environment and high-quality learning facilities
• Outstanding CPD provision
• A supportive and open SLT management team
• Inner London weighting salary benefits
• Friendly colleagues who are always happy to help each other
• An attractive staff well-being package
• A no-cover policy for staff

What you offer:

• An enthusiasm and commitment to ensuring that our diverse student body develops the knowledge and understanding that are central to the discipline as well as their own lives.
• A determination to embrace and develop your own knowledge of the discipline of French
• A desire to become part of a learning and caring community that is dedicated to improving the lives of our children and the wider community.

The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School is an ambitious and caring community, committed to fulfilling the gifts of each student, reflected in the school’s mission statement “Omnia pro Christo – All things for Christ.”

We warmly welcome applications from all faiths who wish to work in our community and are willing to support the school’s Catholic ethos.

Informal visits are welcomed; please email at recruitment@wiseman.ealing.sch.uk

The closing date for applications is 28th January 2025 and should be sent by email to recruitment@wiseman.ealing.sch.uk or via the TES.

We do not accept CV’s

Please note that we may invite suitable applicants to interview at short notice and before the closing date. We may also close the application process early if a suitable candidate is found.

If you have not heard from us within one week after the closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful on this occasion and thank you for your interest in The Cardinal Wiseman catholic School.

The role will commence: September 2025

Interviews: To be arranged

If you need any further information, please email the recruitment team at recruitment@wiseman.ealing.sch.uk.

Please visit our school website for more information.

The Cardinal Wiseman Catholic School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. Any successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced CRB Disclosure by the DBS, please refer to the documentation required for legal checks on the school website:  www.wiseman.ealing.sch.uk

As part of our recruitment process we will also carry out an online search for information that is publicly available online. This will include social media accounts you may hold. This will only be carried out on shortlisted candidates and before the interview. This processing of data will be conducted under the legal basis of Article 6(e) public task in line with the guidance laid out in paragraph 221 of Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2023. Any data collected during this search will be retained in line with our retention schedule which is available on request.