Teacher of French and Spanish Ashcroft Technology AcademyWandsworth 100 West Hill, London

Teacher of French and Spanish

• Inner London Pay Scale
• ATA Allowance £2500
• 2% Attendance Bonus
• Onsite fitness and cardio suite

Ashcroft Technology Academy is one of the leading secondary schools in the country: graded outstanding by OfSTED in 2021, five times over-subscribed in Year 7 and over-subscribed in the Sixth Form. Our progress 8 score places us in the top 30 schools in the country, the outcomes our Sixth Form students achieve are the best in South West London, student attendance places us in the top 5 schools in the country and student behaviour is excellent – with strong systems in place to support all members of staff.

This is an exciting opportunity for a well-qualified, enthusiastic and highly motivated teacher of French and Spanish to join our large, vibrant and forward-looking languages’ team from September 2025. The successful candidate will be able to deliver French at Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5. French and Spanish are offered in both the A-Level and International Baccalaureate programmes of study, which makes for a rewarding post-16 teaching experience. An interest in, and understanding of, curriculum design and cognitive science, a commitment to continuing professional development and a commitment to the Academy’s extra-curricular programme are necessary for this role.

In return, we provide high quality and well-resourced facilities, a genuine commitment to professional development, with excellent opportunities for career development and professional learning, and a very committed, visible and supportive Leadership Group and Curriculum Manager.

Ashcroft Technology Academy:

• is graded an outstanding school (Ofsted 2021) with high standards of behaviour
• is a highly successful and heavily over-subscribed school in Putney, south west London
• provides excellent quality and well-resourced facilities
• has a progress 8 score of +1.09 (2023), which ranks the Academy in the top 30 schools nationally
• has the highest performing Sixth Form in the Borough of Wandsworth for the past 9 years
• offers both A-Levels and the International Baccalaureate in the sixth form
• offers excellent opportunities for career development and professional learning, with a comprehensive ECT programme
• is close to the A3, to East Putney tube station and Putney main line for easy commuting
• has on-site parking for cars and bicycles

You must complete the application form electronically and email it as soon as you are ready, but no later than noon on Friday 13 December

the closing date where we find suitable applications and so we advise that

applications should be submitted as soon as possible as we may choose to

interview shortly after receipt.

The Academy does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and professional values.

All appointments are subject to enhanced DBS clearance. ATA safeguards children and actively promotes their welfare. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. ATA is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from minority groups. The school also has full disabled access.

A quote from our recent Ofsted inspection (September 2021) when the Academy was graded to be “OUTSTANDING”:

“Leaders make sure that all pupils receive an excellent education, both in and outside of the classroom. Pupils know that staff want them to excel and aim high for the future. Leaders are just as ambitious for students in the sixth form.”

About the Academy

We have a reputation for setting high expectations and for delivering an excellent learning experience for all our students. We are innovative in our approaches to teaching, learning and professional development and we encourage our teachers to think creatively, to innovate and to support each other in developing practice. At Ashcroft Technology Academy you will work in teams of highly educated and very motivated teachers, support staff and leaders. Our staff are passionate about their work and we have a well-established culture of sharing best practice and of encouraging staff to grasp opportunities so that they can progress professionally. We are therefore looking to recruit well-educated and enthusiastic professionals so that we can achieve even greater success.

Ashcroft Technology Academy (ATA) is a highly successful school in south west London that originally opened in September 1991 as one of 15 original CTCs established in inner city and urban areas. ATA is a school built on a partnership between industry, commerce and education to provide high quality and well-resourced facilities for the education of young people aged between 11 and 19. The Academy has 1,374 students on roll.

• is graded an outstanding school (Ofsted 2021) with high standards of behaviour

• is a highly successful and heavily over-subscribed school in Putney, south west London

• provides excellent quality and well-resourced facilities

• has a progress 8 score of +0.74 (2019), which ranks the Academy in the top 10% of schools nationally

• has the highest performing Sixth Form in the Borough of Wandsworth for the past 9 years

• offers both A-Levels and the International Baccalaureate in the sixth form

• offers excellent opportunities for career development and professional learning, with a comprehensive ECT programme

• is close to the A3, to East Putney tube station and Putney main line for easy commuting

• has on-site parking for cars and bicycles

We take the ‘business’ of education very seriously. We believe that students can only give of their very best and achieve well if they are able to learn in a well-ordered and well-managed environment. In order to achieve this, we operate a very strict discipline code which promotes positive learning behaviours. Our teachers and support staff are crucial in managing this environment, which we know they cannot do entirely on their own. You will be very well-supported in the Academy by the Leadership Group so that you can easily deliver and support in lessons in an environment in which students are not known to disrupt learning. In fact, the support you will receive from all staff will be second to none. In departments there is a strong sense of camaraderie, new members of staff are assigned a ‘buddy’ and we operate a breakfast PD schedule, termly PD activities and a whole host of extra-curricular activities and trips – so you will very quickly be able to involve yourself in all aspects of Academy life and get to know colleagues in all subject areas. Whichever stage of your career you are at, we are looking for people who share our drive and ambition to give our students an outstanding learning experience.