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The King's School MFL Department is looking to appoint a talented and inspiring French Language Assistant who is passionate about French and dedicated to maximising student outcomes.
The hours for this post will vary depending on pupil numbers, and the post involves leading individual and group conversation classes at A Level (Lower and Upper Sixth form) and GCSE, working closely with students to help develop their language skills, knowledge, cultural capital, and fluency. There is also the opportunity to support bilingual french students looking to extend their cultural knowledge, and to work towards examinations. The French Language Assistant will work closely with classroom teachers to help pupils prepare for public examinations, focusing chiefly on the speaking component.
Languages play an integral role at King's, with a healthy uptake at GCSE and A Level. Our pupils aim for academic excellence and the language assistants play a vital role in preparing them for their examinations, as well as developing their fluency and love for the language.
Current Job Vacancies • The King's School, Canterbury
Closing date for receipt of applications: 23 June 2026.
The King's School is committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process which is in line with the statutory Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates.
All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
