Deadline is today

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    22 November 2024 at 9am

  • Date listed

    10 November 2024

Important

This teaching role is at more than one school in the trust. You can find out more in schools overview.

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

Subject

Languages

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

MPR/UPS

Additional allowances

TLR 2B

What skills and experience we're looking for

HEAD OF MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES

MPS / UPS & TLR2B £5,351. (Required For 2025 —Permanent Position)

We are looking for an inspiring and innovative Head of Modern Foreign Languages to lead and develop our MFL team. The successful candidate will have a deep passion for languages, excellent leadership skills, and a commitment to promoting student engagement and linguistic proficiency.

You will lead and manage the department to ensure that students receive the highest quality of provision across all Key Stages. You will be an excellent classroom practitioner and be able to demonstrate that you have the experience that makes you ready for subject leadership.

We currently teach French and German across all key stages and the faculty can boast some of the highest outcomes at KS4 in the school and our curriculum offer has been expanded to include Spanish. We would welcome applications from those with expertise in any of these languages but ideally a French specialism to develop this offer across the school and would relish the opportunity to embed all languages within our curriculum. We are the sole secondary school in the Nene Valley Partnership, and we work closely with our trust primaries to ensure that there is a quality languages curriculum across all phases of the trust.

What the school offers its staff

It is an exciting time to join Wollaston School, having been graded as a ’good’ school in May 2023, we have a clear strategy in place to be an exceptional school by 2027. Developing our MFL provision is a key part of our plan and an amazing opportunity for a dynamic and creative individual to strengthen and grow our MFL curriculum. Therefore, the successful candidate will be well supported and well resourced to deliver exceptional language provision for our students.

Informal visits are welcomed if you would like to see us in action and to learn more about us prior to your application.

Closing date for receipt of applications: Friday 22nd November 2024

Please contact our HR department for an application form, further details about this role or to arrange a visit on: recruitment@wollaston-school.net Alternatively you can download details directly from the school website at: www.wollastonschool.com

Wollaston School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.

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

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@wollaston-school.net

CVs are not accepted.

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About The Nene Valley Partnership

Type
Multi-academy trust
Phone number
01933663501

Secondary School

School Details

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1430 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18

Arranging a visit to The Nene Valley Partnership

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@wollaston-school.net.

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