Curriculum Leader, Languages
Priory School, Lewes, East Sussex, BN7 2XNThis job expired on 3 May 2023
Job start date
1 September 2023
Closing date
3 May 2023 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
24 April 2023
Job details
Job role
- Head of year or phase
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Languages
Working pattern
- Full time: Full-time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £28,000 to £43,685
Additional allowances
TLR 1a - £8,706
What skills and experience we're looking for
The successful applicant will:
Have a commitment to high expectations, with the ability to inspire, challenge and support both students and colleagues.
Be an inspirational, creative and outstanding teacher with a passion for Languages.
Be passionate about ensuring that the Languages department continues to deliver high quality teaching consistently in all lessons.
Develop targeted learning resources to support the diverse make up of the student body.
What the school offers its staff
The
Governors seek to appoint an outstanding Curriculum Leader for Languages, from September
2023. Priory School has a proud history and proven track record with Languages,
formerly holding Specialist Languages College status, for French, Spanish,
German and Latin, and has 75%+ uptake at GCSE. The department was awarded the
PTI mark in 2021.
With a new leadership team in place since September 2022, this is an exciting time for the school. Our aim is for Priory to be the leading inclusive and creative state secondary school in the region, a school in which all students acquire powerful knowledge, feel a strong sense of social connection and belonging, and become ethically-aware citizens who are ready to confidently take their place in the world. Our school also aims to reflect the uniqueness of Lewes, historically and socially.
The successful applicant will have a highly successful track record of raising achievement in Languages in order to drive further improvement within the department. This role will include working with our existing dedicated and enthusiastic team to build upon past successes with a strong commitment to student success and well-being. This is an excellent opportunity for an able and ambitious teacher with leadership abilities who wishes to work in a school where standards are very high.
Closing date for receipt of applications is Wednesday, 3rd May 2023 at 12.00 p.m.
Interview date week commencing: 8th May 2023
Full details of the post and an application form can be downloaded directly from our school website under ‘vacancies’ at www.priory.e-sussex.sch.uk
Please note that if you have not received a response within 3 weeks of the
closing date then we regret that your application has not been successful.
Successful applicants will need to undertake, or currently hold, a DBS enhanced clearance for this authority.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Priory School
- Organisation type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1153 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- Priory School website
- Email address
- personnel@priory.e-sussex.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01273 476231
11-16 mixed comprehensive school
Arranging a visit to Priory School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email personnel@priory.e-sussex.sch.uk.
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