Teacher of MFL

Job Title: Teacher of MFL

Location: Tipton

Q3 Academy Tipton works to ensure that all students and staff achieve ‘Incredible things’. Our mission for everybody who works in or with our school is to: Know More, Do More and Achieve More and is supported by our values of: Kindness, Ambition, Resilience and Respect.

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“Expectations are high for every pupil and sixth-form student, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Pupils are becoming motivated and resilient learners who show pride in their achievements. Importantly, pupils say that they now enjoy their learning.” (Ofsted, 2025)

We are seeking a dynamic, supportive, and inspiring teacher who has experience in curriculum planning and delivery of MFL across Key Stages 3 - 4 (Key Stage 5 is desirable but not necessary). We currently offer French at Key Stage 3 and 4 but are looking for opportunities to expand into other languages, particularly Spanish. If you are an incredible teacher who is passionate about your subject and able to inspire and motivate students to learn we want to hear from you. Your passion for MFL, including French, is demonstrated in your daily work and you are willing to contribute to wider curriculum opportunity for students to further engage and support them in the subject.

The successful candidate will be joining an established and cohesive team of colleagues, with good links across other schools as part of the Mercian Academy Trust, with excellent opportunities for development. A TLR will be available for the right candidate.

We welcome visits from potential candidates at any time.

The Academy is looking for someone who has:

• Ambition for all students to achieve incredible things, particularly inspiring their interest and supporting development of skills and knowledge in French and languages;
• Resilience to adapt and support all students in achieving in French and languages;
• Ambition for your own development and learning. All teaching staff are provided with additional non-contact time specifically for personal-development;
• Excellent subject knowledge;
• The ability to understand and work with assessment data to monitor and intervene as appropriate with students.

We can offer you:

• Students who are kind, ambitious, resilient and respectful, working in and with well established systems which allow you to focus on teaching;
• A motivated and supportive staff-body who prioritise students’ achievement;
• Additional non-contact time beyond 10% PPA to support your own self-development and workload;
• Prioritisation of the reduction of workload in teaching;
• Regular celebration of achievement for both students and staff;
• A supportive environment which focuses on all members of our community achieving their best;
• Access to Health Care schemes through the Mercian Academy Trust;
• A “birthday day” paid leave of absence to celebrate your special day or use for something else (subject to attendance measures);
• Opportunity to collaborate with colleagues from a wide range of settings including grammar schools and a-typical settings.
• For further benefits including education sector leading CPD: The Mercian Trust - What we can offer you

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Teaching MFL across Key Stages 3-5;
• Responsibility for adding value to every learner in each teaching group benchmarked against national criteria and data;
• Delivering, planning, and preparing lessons in accordance with the planned curriculum;
• Contribution to curriculum design within MFL;
• Working as part of an incredible team that ensures creative and innovative learning and teaching occurs in every lesson;
• Being a Form Tutor.

Pay range: MPS/UPS - £32,916 - £51,048

Qualifications and Skills: 

• Qualified teacher status

• A commitment to high standards for all

• Continuing good record for professional development

• Achievement of high standards

• Awareness of the value of assessment data in raising standards

For full details of the post please see attached Job Description and Person Specification

To find out more about our School: Q3 Academy Tipton - Home

Why The Mercian Trust?

As one Trust we share a common purpose.  We call it our social mobility and social justice mission to change our communities through the very best equitable education.  When we get this right, it enables our children and young people to fulfil their potential, thrive in the world of work, and make a positive contribution to the local, national and international community. Our recent achievements include:

Sustainable Growth - becoming one of the largest and most diverse trusts in the region

Social Mobility & Social Justice - National recognition for the Trust’s two selective grammar schools who the most successful on the number of local disadvantaged students passing the entrance and joining the schools

Increasing Opportunities - Opening brand-new purpose-built campus in Walsall Town Centre including an alternative provision for students at risk at permanent exclusion from mainstream schools alongside a Digital Skills Hub to provide professionals and employers

Pioneering Spirit - National recognition for pioneering work around youth mental health, including establishing an in-house multi-disciplinary team of clinicians and allied health professionals delivering interventions and providing support to vulnerable students

Outward Looking - Organising and hosting the region’s first Youth Suicide Conference (2023) and Youth Violence Conference (2024) at Villa Park

Innovation and Improvement - A multi-million-pound investment in the digital infrastructure of Trust schools and our Digital Skills Hub underpinning the ongoing transformation of how staff teach, students learn, leaders lead and the whole Trust operates in readiness for the AI-supercharged careers and workplaces of the future.

Want to be a part of something extraordinary? Find out more: The Mercian Trust - Home

The Mercian Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults, and all appointments are subject to enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) checks and satisfactory references.

The Mercian Trust is also committed to promoting equality, challenging discrimination and developing community cohesion. We welcome applications from all sections of the community. 

Please take time to read our polices attached to this advert.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications. Please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.