Newport Girls' High School

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Teacher of Modern Foreign Languages (French and German Maternity Cover) - NEW

About Us 

The Headteacher and Trustees wish to appoint a Teacher of Modern Languages to cover a period of maternity leave from 1 September 2026. We are proud to be an outstanding girls’ grammar school, as confirmed by Ofsted in November 2022, where we were judged outstanding in every category. NGHS was recently ranked #1 in Shropshire and #42 nationally for GCSE in the Sunday Times Parent Power Guide 2026. We have also received national recognition for our work in Mental Health, Holocaust Education, and Kindness, including the Be Kind Award and the AcSEED Award.

We are very much a family and a team at NGHS; our colleagues work exceptionally hard to help each student to achieve their potential and they also support each other. We take staff well-being extremely seriously and our Well-being Charter is included in our recruitment pack to show you what we do.

Our trustee board is incredibly supportive and experienced. Their drive and ambition for the school keeps us on our toes, but they are passionate about enhancing opportunities for all students. We are heavily oversubscribed and hold an annual entrance test. We have, on average, 120 girls in each year group. The sixth form is also oversubscribed, and we take students from a number of 11-16 and 11-18 high schools as well, of course, as our own Year 11s.

Please take time to review our recruitment pack and thank you for considering this opportunity.

Salary and Role Details

  • Full time, Maternity Cover, starting 1 September 2026 
  • Salary range: MPS, UPS

If you possess the necessary skills for this role, we encourage you to apply for the position. Please note CV’s will not be accepted. Please contact us if you need the application form in a different format.

Key Dates:

  • Application deadline: Wednesday 1st July 2026 at 9.00am
  • Interview dates: To be confirmed shortly after the application deadline

Please contact the Headteacher, Mr A Jones, for any more information on the role via jobs@nghs.org.uk.

We urge applicants to apply as soon as possible as we may choose to close the advert early should we receive sufficient applications to shortlist for interview.

NGHS is an equal opportunities employer.  We are committed to the equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy/maternity, race, religion or belief. We particularly welcome applications from colleagues from under-represented backgrounds. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS, Barred List check and other recruitment checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education Safer Recruitment practices. This includes sourcing police checks for any period of time spent abroad.