Assistant Subject Leader Modern Foreign Languages

Assistant Subject Leader for Modern Foreign Languages

Main scale (London Fringe)

TLR2a £4,166

Full-time, Required April 2026

We are seeking to appoint a highly effective Assistant Subject Leader for Modern Foreign Languages. The successful candidate will work closely with our newly appointed Subject Leader to help lead a collaborative and experienced departmental team. They will play a key role in further strengthening student outcomes in an outstanding, high‑achieving selective school, where language learning is highly valued and French and German are popular subjects.

We offer a supportive, professional and friendly working environment in which both staff and students thrive.

The successful candidate will be an accomplished classroom practitioner with a proven track record of securing excellent outcomes for students and fostering a genuine love of language learning. We offer both French and German from Years 7 to 13. Applicants must be able to teach French to A Level, and the ability to teach German at Key Stage 3 would be an advantage.

Working in close partnership with the Subject Leader, the Assistant Subject Leader will contribute to the leadership and management of the department. Our planned staffing structure ensures that the two leadership roles are held by one French specialist and one German specialist; our new Subject Leader is a German specialist.

Langley Grammar School is a highly regarded, co‑educational 11‑18 selective school with academy status, located within easy reach of Langley station and the M4. We have approximately 1,240 students, including over 370 in the Sixth Form. The school is heavily oversubscribed, drawing students from a wide geographical area and a diverse range of backgrounds. Alongside promoting excellent academic outcomes, our school ethos supports students to become confident, well‑rounded, independent, creative, responsible and caring young people.

Our students are capable, motivated and a pleasure to teach.

We are a National Teaching School with a record of nationally recognised, innovative practice and an Apple Distinguished School in recognition of our leading‑edge and highly effective use of technology to enhance learning. In recent years, major building programmes have included the construction of outstanding sports facilities, a distinctive Sixth Form Centre, and state‑of‑the‑art classrooms, workshops, laboratories, ICT suites and communal areas.

The school was last inspected in 2021 by Ofsted and was graded Outstanding in all categories.

Information packs and application forms are available on request from the school or can be downloaded from the school website at Langley Grammar School - Home.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including online checks, checks with past employers, and checks by the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Applications should be returned by midday on Tuesday 3 February 2026 to Mrs Dionne Cheyne, Head's PA, at  Interviews will be held shortly thereafter. We reserve the right to interview promising candidates at an early stage.