Head of MFL (Maternity Cover)
Outwood Academy Adwick, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN6 7SF2 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
30 April 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
28 March 2024
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subjects
- French, Spanish
Working pattern
- Full time: Full time
Contract type
- Maternity or parental leave cover - until the return of the postholder
Pay scale
- L1 - L5
What skills and experience we're looking for
Outwood Academy Adwick are seeking a Temporary Head of Department (L1-L5) to cover maternity leave from September 2024 until the return of the post holder.
We are an 11-18 academy based just north of the large, friendly, South Yorkshire town of Doncaster.
We have been a member of the Outwood Family since 2009, and in our 2023 Ofsted inspection the academy was graded Good in all categories. The inspection noted ‘the school has a supportive and caring culture. Staff build arm and friendly relationships with pupils. Pupils achieve their full potential. Staff are proud to work at the school’.
We offer a holistic education that makes learning stimulating, engaging and enjoyable for every student.
The inspectors were equally complimentary about our sixth form provision, with a wide range of courses on offer; including A Levels, vocational qualifications and T-levels.
We have also won numerous awards as a school and we have been accredited with the prestigious IQM Award, in addition to being an IQM Centre of Excellence for 3 years, which highlights that inclusion at all levels is of paramount importance to us. We are also proud to have been awarded Silver Status by the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health Award.
We work hard to ensure we reduce workload on staff, allowing more time in the classroom to put our vision of students first, raising standards and transforming lives into practice.
All academies within the Outwood Family have gained the IQM Inclusive Schools Award with 18 having Centre of Excellence status and one holding Flagship status.
What the school offers its staff
We are a relatively small department of 3 staff, all full time. We offer Spanish and French from KS3 to KS5, with all teachers offering both languages to at least KS3. All Year 7 students study 2 languages and then pick one or both at the end of Year 7. We hope to grow a cohort of dual linguists to be future A level and University language students - imagine!
Languages are valued by SLT and the school community and the importance of being a world citizen is promoted in Open Evenings and Assemblies.
All teaching rooms are well resourced with an interactive whiteboard and a visualiser.We subscribe to Quizlet which is used as a vocabulary learning platform outside of school, primarily for KS4. This is also used to set weekly vocabulary learning homework for GCSE classes to support in class learning. Further to this, we run weekly enrichment sessions after school, e.g. a KS3 Language Club and intervention sessions for KS4. We also organise trips abroad, with our next one to Barcelona taking place in Easter 2024 for year 9 and 10 students.
The successful candidate will offer both French and Spanish at KS3 and at least one of them to KS4, with the opportunity to teach A-Level in our shared 6th form with our sister school, Outwood Academy Danum. You will need to be a team player with a desire to have a positive impact on the life of young people as well as a passion for languages.
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.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below
About Outwood Academy Adwick
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1080 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Outwood Academy Adwick website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@adwick.outwood.com
- Phone number
- 01302 722237
Arranging a visit to Outwood Academy Adwick
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@adwick.outwood.com.
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