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Deputy Subject Leader : MFL

Landau Forte Academy, Amington, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 4FF

This job expired on 17 April 2023 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  August 2023

• Closing date

  17 April 2023 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  17 March 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, permanent position
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPS + TLR

What skills and experience we're looking for

• An MFL subject graduate with qualified teacher status
• A well-qualified teacher with a strong teaching record
• Relevant professional qualifications (both formal and through appropriate experience) to meet the challenge of the appointment
• An interest in the latest developments in teaching and research
• The necessary skills to develop excellent relationships with students and parents
• A willingness to explore innovative and dynamic methods for teaching and learning
• High levels of enthusiasm, ambition, energy, resilience and determination

What the school offers its staff

• A supportive, cohesive and exciting working environment
• The chance to work with genuinely enthusiastic and happy students
• Career prospects within an innovative and ambitious Multi Academy Trust
• A meal allowance
• Membership of the Teacher Pension Scheme (TPS)
• Healthcare Cash Plan, from Westfield Health

Further details about the role

• To be responsible for supporting the development and implementation of an exciting, coherent, relevant curriculum
• To be responsible for supporting the development and quality assurance of high quality schemes of learning
• To ensure the development and delivery of the academy assessment policy
• To seek out, incorporate and use new technologies
• To ensure faculty team and line manager are kept abreast of new curriculum initiatives as it relates to the subject area

• To be responsible for, and regularly review faculty and subject raising attainment plans
• To introduce new courses where appropriate and initiate change
• To participate in reviews and other quality assurance activities across the academy
• To carry out work scrutinies, moderation and other QA activities to ensure secure and well evidenced student progression, quality teaching and learning delivery

• To analyse the data, against national and local benchmarks, to report upon patterns and trends and use this information to enhance development work

• To ensure that up to date requirements of examination and assessment bodies and courses are known, observed and fully implemented by all members of the department, including all activities relating to internal and external verification and moderation

• To ensure training is in place to allow department members to fully understand requirements of all courses at all key stages particularly in relation to public examination courses
• To ensure departmental conformance and compliance with all school policies

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 Landau Forte Academy, Amington

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 941 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Landau Forte Academy, Amington website
• Email address: recruitment@lfct.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/landau-forte-academy-amington

This is an exciting time to join Landau Forte Academy, Amington. We are an oversubscribed forward thinking 11-16 academy on a mission to provide high quality education for our local community and in May 2022 we were judged GOOD in all areas by Ofsted. We have high expectations for our students and our academy is built upon our shared values: ambitious, brave and kind
As with all posts at Amington, we are looking for dedicated, committed and inspirational individuals to provide high quality teaching to our wonderful students.
If successful, you will become part of our community. You will be supported in your career with opportunities to achieve nationally recognised qualifications and we invest in our staff by offering protected time, within the Academy day, for continual professional development. We have dedicated time to create a feedback and assessment policy that prioritises student progress but utilises live marking in the classroom, and whole-class feedback to enable staff to use their PPA time to focus on delivering exceptional learning. Collaboration flourishes within our faculties and shared planning empowers our staff to offer an exciting and unreservedly ambitious, challenging and engaging curriculum.
This is an ideal opportunity for an experienced individual with a proven track record of high impact teaching or an ambitious ECT.
We care about our staff and staff wellbeing is integral to our decision making. We are committed to prioritising the wellbeing of our staff through a wellbeing committee and by committing to the DfE Staff Wellbeing Charter.
Those individuals who are excited by being part of a journey to outstanding are encouraged to visit the academy and meet with our Principal, Mr Andrew Deen. To arrange a visit please contact the Principal’s PA at sfarley@lfata.org.uk.
Key information
• Hours: Full Time
• Contract: Permanent
• Start date: September 2024
• Salary: competitive
• Closing Date: Tuesday 23 April 2024

Arranging a visit to Landau Forte Academy, Amington

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@lfct.org.uk.

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