St George's Ascot - Head of Modern Foreign Languages

Summary

Required for September 2026, a Head of MFL to lead the Modern Foreign Language s Department and provide inspirational teaching of French and Spanish.

Detail

St George's is a thriving independent boarding and day school of 234 girls aged 11-18 around 25% of whom are boarders (full, weekly and flexi) and with a Sixth Form of approximately 65 pupils. St George's offers an ambitious, connected and future-facing education tailored for pupils to realise their potential both at school and in fulfilling adult lives ahead.

The School is a place where girls flourish academically, creatively, physically and morally, a place where risks can be taken, lessons learnt and challenges are welcomed.

We are a welcoming school with a warm sense of community. Visitors are impressed by our facilities within a beautiful setting and the ambition of our educational provision.

Our unique extended day and flexible boarding model allows all girls the time and space to foster confidence, independence and academic curiosity providing a future-facing education exclusively for girls in a world not yet designed for girls and introduces them to contemporary subjects and topics, through speakers, workshops, classes and visits.

St George's offers an education that is grounded, relevant and fosters employability. The school operates as an Educational Trust administered by a Board of Governors, is a member of the Girls' Schools Association (GSA), Boarding Schools Association (BSA) ISBA, AGBIS and is ISC accredited.

The School is approximately 25 miles west of central London, on a beautiful leafy 30 acre site, within walking distance of Ascot High Street.

We are close to Windsor and Bracknell and equidistant from the M3 and M4 motorways.

Ascot High Street can be reached on foot in five minutes while Ascot Railway Station is less than a mile away.

Required for September 2026, a new Head of MFL to lead the Modern Foreign Languages department within the School and to provide inspirational teaching of French and Spanish throughout the curriculum and as part of the co-curricular provision.

This is a full-time teaching post and there will be a requirement to attend routine teaching events such as parents' evenings, teaching staff meetings, staff training days preceding each term, Open Days and Educational Days (as notified).

St George's operates its own generous salary scheme and the successful candidate will be auto-enrolled into the APTIS Pension Scheme (unless they choose to opt out); additional staff benefits include:

• Use of state-of-the-art gym with Technogym equipment at allocated times
• Staff swimming sessions and family swimming sessions in the recently built 25m, 6-lane indoor pool
• Supportive Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme
• Ample free onsite parking
• Freshly prepared, nutritious lunches in the Dining Room during term time.
• Meals and refreshments are free of charge.
• The post holder’s children may, upon passing the entrance assessments, be eligible at the discretion of the Governors for a reduction on the basic tuition fees.

How to Apply:

Letters of application to the Head, Miss Fox, should be no more than two sides of A4 and, together with the completed application form and confidential coversheet should be emailed to recruitment@stgeorges-ascot.org.uk

Deadline for applications: Midday on Wednesday 4 February 2026

Interviews will take place during the week commencing Monday 9 February 2026

The School reserves the right to interview and/or appoint at any time during the recruitment process

Any queries about the post should be made in the first instance to recruitment@stgeorges-ascot.org.uk

St George’s School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children at the School. A review of open source social media and online content will be conducted after candidates have been shortlisted and you may be asked about this at interview. The appointment will be subject to a successful disclosure check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. This will give details of all spent and unspent convictions and other recordable matters. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred form engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. A policy on the recruitment of ex-offenders is available, if required, from the School Office or via this link. The supplied references will be taken up and the School may approach previous employers for information to verify particular experience or qualifications. A medical questionnaire will be required to be completed by the successful candidate.

Documents

• Application Form - Teaching 2025 DOCX Document
• Recruitment Pack - Head of MFL PDF Document