ECT French Teacher – Secondary School – Ipswich

A welcoming and well-organised secondary school in Ipswich is seeking an enthusiastic Early Career Teacher (ECT) of French to join its supportive Modern Foreign Languages department. This is an excellent opportunity for a newly qualified teacher to begin their career in a school with clear routines a well-sequenced curriculum and strong mentoring that helps ECTs grow quickly in confidence and impact.

The school is known for its calm learning environment consistent behaviour systems and supportive leadership making it an ideal setting for an ECT to develop strong classroom practice.

About the Role

As ECT French Teacher you will teach across Key Stages 3 and 4 delivering engaging lessons that build pupils confidence in communication and develop strong foundations for GCSE success. You will be supported to teach a well-sequenced curriculum that develops:

• Confident speaking and listening through structured practice and purposeful conversation

• Secure vocabulary and grammatical accuracy over time

• Strong reading and translation skills using increasingly challenging texts

• Accurate and expressive writing through modelling scaffolding and feedback

• Exam confidence through deliberate practice clear routines and strong retrieval

Pupils explore themes linked to everyday life and wider global issues while developing cultural understanding and strong language habits.

ECT Support and Development

The school offers a strong ECT induction programme aligned to the Early Career Framework. You will benefit from:

• A dedicated subject mentor with regular coaching and support

• Protected time for training planning and reflection

• Opportunities to observe experienced colleagues and excellent practice

• Support with behaviour routines assessment and adaptive teaching

• Shared resources and collaborative planning to reduce workload

This is a school that understands the importance of strong early-career support and provides a clear pathway to developing confident effective practice.

The Department

The MFL department is supportive and well-organised with a shared commitment to building participation and improving outcomes. Teachers collaborate closely on planning share resources and use consistent approaches to assessment and feedback.

The department values:

• A strong culture of target language use in lessons

• High expectations for effort accuracy and presentation

• Structured routines that build confidence and reduce anxiety around speaking

• Targeted intervention and well-planned revision support at GCSE

• Enrichment opportunities such as clubs cultural events competitions or trips where available

Key Information

• Location: Ipswich

• Start Date: September 2026 (or by agreement)

• Contract: Full-time permanent

• Salary: MPS (ECT)

What the School is Looking For

The successful candidate will:

• Be an ECT (or soon-to-qualify) and hold or be working towards QTS

• Have strong subject knowledge in French

• Deliver well-structured lessons with clear routines and high expectations

• Build pupils confidence across speaking listening reading and writing

• Be committed to developing through mentoring coaching and training

• Work collaboratively within a supportive MFL team

Why Join This School

• Strong ECT induction programme with subject-specific mentoring

• Supportive MFL department with shared planning and resources

• Clear behaviour systems that support confident teaching

• Practical CPD and opportunities to develop your classroom practice

• Welcoming Ipswich school community focused on pupil success

This is a fantastic opportunity for an Early Career French teacher to build confidence develop excellent classroom practice and inspire confident communicators in a supportive Ipswich secondary school.