Head of MFL

Ark Boulton Academy, Birmingham, West Midlands, B11 2QG

2 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2023 or earlier

• Closing date

  29 March 2023 at 9am

• Date listed

  12 March 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Head of year, department, curriculum or phase
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Subject: Languages
• Working pattern:
  • Full time - 40 Hours a week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Ark Leadership scale (Outside London) L1-L5 (£44,960-£49,617)

What skills and experience we're looking for

As Director of MFL, you will lead and be accountable for the MFL department's quality of teaching, learning and outcomes in both KS3 and KS4. You will manage line managers, heads of department, achievement leaders and other members of the schools to deliver, appropriate, effective intervention strategies to support improvements in student achievement.

You will play a key role in ensuring that the school meets statutory requirements on areas such as reporting and national testing, and where possible provide advice and support to other colleagues.You will also scrutinise, analyse and interpret the whole school attainment data to inform school improvement and lead on target setting.

Our ideal candidate will have:

• Experience at Middle Leadership or Assistant Head level (or equivalent)
• Experience of working successfully in at least one school in an urban, multicultural setting, teaching scholars from backgrounds of socio-economic disadvantage
• Experience of delivering consistently outstanding lessons to scholars of all ages and achievement levels
• Evidence of having directly impacted on the raising of attainment levels in a subject area or phase

How to apply:

Please visit www.arkboulton.org/vacancies and submit your application by the deadline.

If you wish to discuss this opportunity or for any questions, please contact Amal Hersi on a.hersi@arkboulton.org.

What the school offers its staff

• Staff wellbeing is one of our main priorities. We provide breakfast for staff each morning, soup for lunch and lunch for those on duty. We have parking available, a gym on site and a well-equipped staff room including a pool table.
• Our systems and processes for communication, marking and feedback and assessment are streamlined and the approaches we take are research led and based on the needs of our local context. For instance, at present we do not use traditional book marking across the school.
• On Fridays, children finish at 2pm, giving time and space for professional development amongst staff.
• Staff voice is important to us; we like to listen to our staff. We are always seeking feedback and input from our staff.

Further details about the role

By joining Ark Boulton Academy means, you become part of a network of education experts who are all united by the same purpose - a commitment to making a difference where it matters most.

Each day is unique for our team, as they collectively support the activities within and outside the school. Our consortium of creative and resourceful team members ensure we go above and beyond in order to constantly improve our service to the community we serve. Our strapline ‘growing together, reaching higher 'applies as much to our staff as our students. We recognise that the health and wellbeing of our staff will affect that of our students. For this reason, we have invested in developing our wellbeing room and other initiatives to care for our whole school community.

Our staff are a valuable and integral part of our community and are given the room to grow and develop in an encouraging, challenging and rewarding environment. They are role-models and ambassadors for Boulton on a professional and public level. They reflect the virtues we promote which include courage, self-discipline, commitment, and honesty.

By becoming a member of our school family, you will embrace multiple opportunities for personal and professional development, not just within the school, but from the internationally renowned Ark family of schools we are a part of. Through Ark, our staff can share best practice and receive training from some of the most talented individuals in the country.

Commitment to safeguarding

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred.

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About Ark Boulton Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 908 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Ark Boulton Academy website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: a.hersi@arkboulton.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ark-boulton-academy (opens in new tab)

By joining Ark Boulton Academy means, you become part of a network of education experts who are all united by the same purpose - a commitment to making a difference where it matters most. Each day is unique for our team, as they collectively support the activities within and outside the school. Our consortium of creative and resourceful team members ensure we go above and beyond in order to constantly improve our service to the community we serve. Our strapline ‘growing together, reaching higher 'applies as much to our staff as our students. We recognise that the health and wellbeing of our staff will affect that of our students. For this reason, we have invested in developing our wellbeing room and other initiatives to care for our whole school community. Our staff are a valuable and integral part of our community and are given the room to grow and develop in an encouraging, challenging and rewarding environment. They are role-models and ambassadors for Boulton on a professional and public level. They reflect the virtues we promote which include courage, self-discipline, commitment, and honesty.  By becoming a member of our school family, you will embrace multiple opportunities for personal and professional development, not just within the school, but from the internationally renowned Ark family of schools we are a part of. Through Ark, our staff can share best practice and receive training from some of the most talented individuals in the country.

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