Deputy Head of Department - Modern Foreign Languages
Cockshut Hill School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B26 2HXThis job expired on 7 October 2022 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 January 2023
Closing date
7 October 2022 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
26 September 2022
Job details
Job role
- Head of year or phase
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- View all Languagesjobs
Working pattern
- View all Full timejobs
- 32.5 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
Additional allowances
TLR £2873
Deputy Head of Department - Modern Foreign Languages job summary
Are you an enthusiastic teacher looking for a new and exciting challenge?
Are you a successful leader and teacher with a strong track record of improving academic outcomes for young people looking for a new challenge within an exciting, innovative and supportive school? Do you seek a post with amazing opportunities to share your passion for MFL’s within an environment where you will be valued and supported?
We are delighted to offer a great opportunity to deputise our MFL faculty here at Cockshut Hill. We are seeking to appoint an ambitious, excellent teacher and leader who is passionate about their subject and can evidence proven success in nurturing an environment within which everyone can reach their full potential – students and staff alike.
Join us and you will be part of a dynamic, enthusiastic and committed MFL department and academy team. You will deputise this forward-thinking team across Key Stages 3 and 4 and the whole ability range, working together to create an extremely positive learning culture based on high expectations, the building of MFL skills and a huge passion for your subject. The role offers excellent opportunities for a well-qualified, creative specialist who will build on the success of the department and who is willing to commit to extra-curricular activities that add value to our school and community.
We believe in working collaboratively, sharing ideas and supporting each other to achieve great things as we further develop innovative teaching and learning strategies. This post will offer the successful applicant the opportunity to work with colleagues from across our trust and beyond to develop best practice and collaboratively plan for the delivery of an outstanding, innovative curriculum. You should be able to teach across the ability range for KS3 and KS4 and have a real interest in developing teaching and learning.
For a full description of the role and person specification, please see the accompanying documents.
Why work for us?
The Trust offers:
- A strong focus on staff care and wellbeing
- High quality training and support in and across academies
- A clear career pathway
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount schemes
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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About Cockshut Hill School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 962 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Cockshut Hill School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@summitlearningtrust.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01212895900
About our school
Cockshut Hill School is part of the Summit Learning Trust comprising Cockshut Hill, Lyndon School, Ninestiles, an Academy, four primary schools and the Solihull Sixth Form College. Our trust’s Professional Learning Institute offers all of our staff opportunities to collaborate with great educators from across our sector. Our school provides a friendly and supportive working environment, valuing each and every individual. We are committed to providing our students with the best education they need to become confident, articulate and successful adults in the future. We have a very reflective teaching staff body who welcome feedback from parents, carers and students to secure the needs of all learners. We are one of the few schools in Birmingham to receive The Rights Respecting Schools, UNICEF UK Gold Award, for successfully embedding children’s rights throughout the school in our practices and ethos. There is a strong culture of safeguarding and staff work positively with the leadership team to ensure students are kept safe.
This is an exciting time for our school as we strive to improve and are proud of our commitment to teaching and learning - our school motto is ‘Nothing But the Best’.
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