Salary:
Competitive salary
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
August 2025
Apply by:
31 August 2025
Job overview
ROLE SUMMARY:
King's College School, Cascais, a distinguished member of the Inspired Education Group, is seeking an experienced and dynamic Head of French to lead our French department. Our school offers the Cambridge International curriculum, including IGCSEs, and is set to introduce the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme in 2026. We are committed to fostering academic excellence and holistic development in a vibrant, multicultural environment. This role presents an exciting opportunity to shape the future of our French department and inspire the next generation of linguists.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Leadership and Management: Lead the French department, overseeing curriculum development, teaching standards, and resource allocation to ensure high-quality education.
Curriculum Development: Design and implement a comprehensive French curriculum aligned with Cambridge International and forthcoming IB standards, fostering linguistic proficiency and cultural awareness.
Teaching Excellence: Deliver engaging and challenging French lessons to students from Years 7 to 13, ensuring excellence in academic outcomes across all levels, including Sixth Form.
Assessment and Evaluation: Develop and administer assessments that accurately measure student progress, providing constructive feedback to support individual learning needs and preparing students for top examination performance.
Professional Development: Mentor and support French teachers, facilitating professional growth and promoting best practices within the department.
Collaboration: Work closely with colleagues across departments to promote interdisciplinary learning and contribute to the school's academic initiatives.
Student Engagement: Encourage student participation in extracurricular activities related to French, such as language clubs, competitions, and cultural events.
Quality Assurance: Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of the French curriculum and teaching methods, implementing improvements as necessary to maintain the highest standards.
THE IDEAL CANDIDATE WILL HAVE:
Educational Background: A degree in French or a related field, with a strong academic track record (e.g., First or Upper Second Class Honours) and a recognized teaching qualification.
Proven Academic Excellence: Experience teaching French at GCSE and IB (or equivalent, such as A Levels), with a history of securing top academic outcomes, including high proportions of students achieving top grades.
Analytical Insight: The ability to articulate what drives excellent progress and performance in French examination specifications, providing a clear vision for academic success.
Experience in Academic Environments: A minimum of 2 years' teaching experience in a fast-paced, academically ambitious school, including teaching Sixth Form (Years 12 and 13).
Leadership Skills: Demonstrated ability to lead and manage a department, with strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
Innovative Teaching: A passion for teaching and the ability to inspire students through creative and engaging lessons.
Assessment Expertise: Experience in developing and implementing effective assessment strategies to monitor and enhance student learning.
Commitment to Growth: A proactive approach to personal and professional development, staying updated on advancements in French language education.
Collaborative Mindset: A collaborative approach to working with colleagues, students, and the wider school community.
Cultural Awareness: An appreciation for working in a multicultural environment and the ability to connect with students from diverse backgrounds.
SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT
Inspired Education Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practices and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.
About King's College School Cascais
King's College School Cascais
Rua Cesario Verde 395, Pampilheira, Cascais
Lisbon
2750-657
Portugal
Our School is part of the Inspired Education Group
King's College School, Cascais comes with a 50-year heritage of academic excellence instilled from the King's College schools group, one of the most prestigious educational institutions in the world.
King's College School is an international school offering a truly global education and is the only school in Lisbon to offer the full world-renowned Cambridge curriculum up until Year 11 (age 16) and then culminate with the International Baccalaureate Diploma programme in Years 12 & 13 (age 16-18).
The school offers the highest quality modern facilities, ensuring that students benefit from a learning environment that has been designed for how students learn in the modern day. Facilities include football pitches, tennis courts, padel courts as well as dance, drama, and art studios.
King's College School joins other King's Group schools in Spain, Panama, Latvia and soon The Bahamas and Egypt. King's Group schools have provided children with a rigorous and broad British and international education since 1969 with a focus on developing thoughtful and knowledgeable young people. The success of the group comes from recruiting teachers with the skills and experience to turn the curriculum into dynamic lessons that ignite the imagination.
The King's belief that child-centred, exploratory learning teaches students to think, question and explore new ideas, complements Inspired's forward-thinking learning approach.
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