Head of French

**Job type**:
Full Time, Fixed Term

14 March 2025

**Job overview**:
**Head of French (including Modern Foreign Languages)**:
**Required for September 2025**
- ** French specialist to teach across Key Stages up to Key Stage 5, including A Level French.**:

- ** Some teaching experience and engagement with Primary classes also included.**:

- ** Leadership responsibility for the Spanish Department.**:

- ** Additional timetable remission to support the successful leadership of the Faculty.**

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A unique opportunity has arisen for an outstanding language specialist and leader to continue to enhance the MFL provision at one of the best independent schools in France.

With a thriving and ambitious cohort of language learners, Mougins British International School fosters an international mindset where multilingualism is celebrated. Our students consistently achieve excellent results in French and Spanish at IGCSE and A Level, progressing to prestigious universities worldwide.

The French Department has an outstanding record of success, with over 80% of students achieving A and A grades at both A Level and IGCSE. The department takes full advantage of our unique location, enriching the curriculum through immersive experiences, including bespoke expeditions and cultural trips that enhance students’ language proficiency and cultural understanding.

The Head of MFL will play a key role in shaping the vision and strategy of the French and Spanish departments, ensuring an innovative, engaging, and rigorous approach to language learning. They will also be instrumental in supporting language-based extracurricular initiatives, including exchanges, immersion trips, and cultural experiences.

Located near the beautiful hilltop village of the same name in the south of France, Mougins British International School is nestled between the Alps and the Mediterranean. The school offers a unique quality of life for its students and teachers that is truly unparalleled for those looking to spend time outdoors benefiting from the warm southern European climate.

The school has a wonderful community feel with well behaved students who are dynamic and motivated learners who are fun and truly flourish with great teaching. Relationships between students and teachers are a genuine strength of the school making it a lovely place to come to work each day.

The school has a strong professional development programme which focuses on creating inspiring and impactful teaching, learning, and leadership. We host professional development conferences in school and across our Globeducate group which provide outstanding opportunities for developing both a strong professional network and reflective research-led pedagogical practice.

Mougins British International School is building on excellent foundations to become a truly unique and outstanding school for international students on the Côte d'Azur.

**Benefits**:

- Mougins British International School teachers benefit from a highly competitive salary scale that is amongst the best in Southern Europe
- School Fee remission for children may be possible.
- Quality of life on the Cote d’Azur rivals anywhere in the world. Especially those interested in outdoor activities: skiing, watersports, climbing etc
- A focus on professional development and growth for all staff.

**How to Apply**:
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- Up-to-date CV (maximum two pages).
- A one-page letter outlining your suitability for the role and motivation for applying.
- Visit our website

for more information.

**About**Mougins School**:
**Mougins School**
- 615, Avenue Dr Maurice Donat, CS 12180
- 06252 Mougnis Cédex
- France

+33 93 90 15 47

***An International School offering the British curriculum adapted to an international community***:
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**Mougins School***:
**Mougins School is a British International School located in the heart of Sophia-Antipolis. Founded in 1964, the school offers an international education for children aged 3 to 18.**:
**Our teaching programme closely follows the English National Curriculum, following the five different key stages of learning, culminating in IGCSE and A-level examinations.**:
**Pupils are welcomed each day into a warm and friendly environment where they enjoy interacting with their peers and the staff. We are proud of our school community, made up of committed parents, students, teachers and support staff. We work hard to foster a spirit of collaboration and a sense of togetherness within the school and to inspire a lifelong love of learning among our students.**:
**With over 40 nationalities represented at the school, our students are able to benefit from the international experience of their teachers and fellow students. The school is equipped with interactive whiteboards to help our students prepare for the world of tomorrow, combined with a strong emphasis on art, music, drama, and sport all of which help to develop the soft skills needed for university and beyond.**:
**The student body, led by the S