Head of MFL
Ark St Alban's Academy, Birmingham, West Midlands, B12 0YHThis job expired on 20 May 2022 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2022
Closing date
20 May 2022 at 10am
Date listed
12 May 2022
Job details
Job role
- Head of year or phase
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Languages
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Ark Main Scale or Ark Upper Pay Scale (£26,356 - £43,271), plus TLR 1c (£12,114)
Additional allowances
TLR 1c (£12,114)
Head of MFL job summary
Ark St Alban’s Academy
Head of Modern Foreign Languages
Ark St Alban’s Academy is seeking to appoint a skilled and enthusiastic teacher to lead its successful and growing MFL Department. The successful applicant to this post will be an ambitious, high-potential leader with an aspiration of being fast-tracked to Senior Leadership.
We prioritise a mastery of French from the beginning of Key Stage Three, where teachers at Ark St Alban’s Academy collaborate with colleagues across Ark Schools in the development of a knowledge rich, trust-wide curriculum which all pupils study. At Key Stage Four, many pupils study French or Spanish, and it is our intention in the years ahead that the whole cohort will study French for GCSE. Whilst we have not yet had a French or Spanish cohort through Key Stage 5, we are also keen to offer French and/or Spanish as an A-Level subject to support pupil access to a wide-range of courses when applying to university.
Pupils make good progress in languages at Ark St Alban’s Academy. We recognise that excellent attainment in languages provide our pupils with access to competitive transformational destinations. As such, the continued success of our languages department is central to our mission to prepare all of our pupils for success at university. The successful candidate will lead the development of our curriculum and they will lead the professional development and line-management of colleagues in the department. As well as leading colleagues within the department and collaborating with leaders of languages from the across the Ark network, the successful candidate will also join a thriving a thriving curriculum leadership team within the school that work together to drive whole school improvement.
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 St Alban's Academy
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
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- School size
- 901 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Ark St Alban's Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- katie.roberts@arkstalbans.org
- Phone number
- 01214461323
At Ark St Alban’s Academy we are supporting all of our pupils to climb the mountain to university. We believe that success in a university preparatory curriculum is the best way to make sure that all of our pupils can make meaningful choices about their future when they leave us. As such, we teach an academically rigorous curriculum and provide pupils with both the pastoral support and the excellent teaching that they need in order to thrive.
The successful candidate will work closely with leadership to promote excellence and enjoyment in the subject. With support, the successful candidate will be able to gain NPQ or other nationally recognised qualification to support and enhance their impact.
At Ark St Alban’s Academy, we are supporting all of our pupils to climb the mountain to university.
As a Church of England School, we believe that climbing the mountain to university is the best way to challenge all our pupils to fulfil their God-given talents. We also recognise our role in addressing inequality by ensuring that pupils drawn from a low-income community have the opportunity to attain an excellent education. This role will provide you with the opportunity to lead colleagues in achieving truly exceptional outcomes for the young people that we serve.
We are seeking a leader to join our work to provide a transformational education for all of our pupils.
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