Teacher of Modern Foreign Languages (Priory School)

Hours of work: 26 hours per week.
Working pattern: Part-time.
As the position is part-time the above salary will be pro rata.

Fixed term for: 12 months.

Closing date: Monday 18 May 2026 9:00a.m.
Interview date: Thursday 21 May 2026.

For more information and to apply for the above post please contact:

Priory School Lewes
Mountfield Road
Lewes
BN7 2XN
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Website: Welcome to Priory School Lewes

How to apply:

Full details of the post and an application form can be downloaded directly from our school website under Menu Joining Priory Staff Vacancies.

Please email application forms to the Personnel Officer at.

If you have not received a response within 3 weeks of the closing date then we regret that your application has not been successful.

About the role:

The Governors seekto appoint a part-time well-qualified Linguist with a dynamic and innovative approach to modern language teaching 0.8 FTE from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2027.

The ideal candidate must be able to teach Spanish to GCSE level an ability to teach French at KS3 would also be beneficial. The Modern Foreign Language department has 8 staff. French and Spanish are taught across all year groups German is currently taught Years 9 -11 Latin is taught at 9-11. Exam results are consistently excellent and the department is friendly supportive and positive with an ethos of innovation and challenge.

This position is fixed term from 1st September 2026 to 31 August 2027.

This would be an ideal opportunity for either an experienced practitioner or for an Early Careers Teacher newly qualified teacher.

East Sussex County Council is committed to equality of opportunity. We positively welcome applications from all sections of the community. This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will need to undertake or currently hold a DBS enhanced clearance for this authority.


This post is covered by the Childcare Disqualification Regulations 2018.

The school will need to ensure that they are not knowingly employing a person who is disqualified under the 2018 Regulations in connection with relevant childcare provision. Accordingly the successful candidate will be required to demonstrate to the school by completing a self-declaration form as part of the pre-employment checks process that they have not been disqualified under the 2018 Regulations.

If the preferred candidate is found to be disqualified under the 2018 Regulations the offer of employment will be subject to the application by the preferred candidate to Ofsted for a waiver and the receipt of a waiver from Ofsted.