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Curriculum Team Leader - MFL

The Magna Carta School, Staines, Surrey, TW18 3HJ

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Start date details
September 2023
Closing date
9 June 2023 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
26 May 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: View all Languagesjobs
Working pattern: View all Full timejobs
32.5 hours a week
Contract type: Permanent
Pay scale: M1 to UPS3

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed practitioner to lead our team of dedicated Spanish and French teaching staff who are determined to make a difference to the lives and futures of our young people. This is an exciting opportunity for the right candidate to really have an impact and shape the Modern Foreign Languages curriculum, as the school continues on its journey of improvement.

We are seeking to recruit a Curriculum Team Leader of MFL to:

Ensure the quality of teaching and learning continues to meet the high aspirations of our learners, providing them with the skills, knowledge and qualifications required for success in their chosen next steps
Innovate and develop an inclusive, inspiring and enriching MFL curriculum
Develop and maintain a rigorous system of monitoring, evaluating and improving the quality of teaching and learning and student outcomes across the curriculum
Inspire more students to continue studying a modern foreign language at GCSE level.

As the successful applicant, you will have:

Evidence of successful MFL teaching at KS3 and KS4 Please note that our preference is for a Spanish specialist who can also teach French to at least KS3, but we will consider a suitably qualified French specialist with KS3 Spanish and a willingness to develop their KS4 Spanish.
An ability to develop and sustain successful relationships with pupils and colleagues
Recent, relevant professional leadership development

Please note that wherever possible, we always seek to ensure that full-time teaching staff have their own allocated classroom.

What the school offers its staff

The Magna Carta School is an 11-16 academy in the Unity Schools Trust based in Staines-Upon-Thames, with approximately 1150 students on role. The school is a founder member of The Unity Schools Trust and the 1215 Learning Partnership, determined to enhance lives for young people across this area of Surrey.

We are keen to work with all those who share our vision and ethos and who are committed to making a positive difference in the lives of our students. We are committed to high-quality, collaborative and relevant CPD for all members of staff to enable and support them to make the best possible progress in their role and in their future career development. As part of a MAT there are many opportunities for ‘in-house’ progression.

We are particularly proud of our students; they are aspirational and enthusiastic about their learning and as a result make good progress and achieve impressive GCSE results. They consistently and successfully progress on to further education and apprenticeships.

We strive to provide a welcoming, challenging, secure and inclusive learning environment where all students and staff are respected, cared for, and feel that they belong. We are committed to realising our vision that Learning Shapes Lives by creating a culture in which everyone aspires to achieve and where as a community we learn to know, to do, to be and to live together.

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):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
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.

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