Head of French - The Friary School

The Friary School

Head of French

Salary: Pay range between £31,650 – £49,084 (ECT – Upper Pay Range) per annum according to the Academy Pay Policy. Teaching & Learning Responsibility allowance for Head of French responsibility. For the right candidate, a recruitment payment will be considered.

Hours of work: 32.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Contract: Full Time

Responsible to: Head of Faculty – Assistant Headteacher

Start Date: September 2025

The Friary School is part of the Primitas Learning Partnership, a popular and respected Lichfield secondary school which caters for well over a thousand local students and is amongst the most over-subscribed schools in South Staffordshire. The school was judged ‘good’ by OFSTED (March 2024) and performs strongly in the national Performance Tables. The OFSTED Report celebrated extensive changes to school practice and flagged up “a culture of high aspiration” alongside “abundant energy and enthusiasm,” noting that we are a “rapidly improving school” with an “unwavering commitment to helping all pupils achieve highly.”

We are seeking to appoint an outstanding Head of French who is passionate about helping our students and the MFL Team succeed and grow. The successful candidate will be a team player who is committed to ensuring that teaching and learning is the very best it can be.

CLOSING DATE: Monday 21^st April 2025 at 12 noon. To apply for the post, please complete the application form and equality and monitoring form and return to Mrs Lisa Pratt either by post or email applications@friaryschool.co.uk by the closing date. CVs will not be accepted.

For further information regarding our school and Primitas Learning Partnership, please visit our website at: https://friaryschool.co.uk/vacancies/ & www.primitas.co.uk

Primitas Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check, Right to Work in the UK, and references. In addition, this post is subject to a ‘disclosure’ check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Further details regarding this check are available from schools or by visiting www.gov.uk/government/organisations/disclosure-and-barring-service. A copy of the school's Safeguarding (including Child Protection) Policy can be found on our website https://friaryschool.co.uk and our approach to safer recruitment checks can be found at www.primitas.co.uk.

Please note you will be required to provide evidence of your relevant qualifications.