Head of MFL

The Westwood Academy, Coventry, West Midlands, CV4 8DY

5 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2024

• Closing date

  7 May 2024 at 9am

• Date listed

  18 April 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, Languages, Spanish
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.5 hours per week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Between £30,000 and £46,525
• Additional allowances:

  TLR 1a £9,272 per annum + £2000 R & R

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking to appoint, an enthusiastic, creative and innovative Head of MFL into a continuously popular, highly successful and ambitious department. As a rapidly growing school this is an excellent opportunity to gain a full-time permanent post for the academic year 2024/2025. We are looking for teachers with a love of their subject, ambition and the ability to engage young people in learning. We provide a unique environment in which both teachers and pupils thrive. Our MFL department follows an EPI curriculum which is well established, and pupils enjoy using Sentence Builders and the associated games in their MFL learning. We also use them at KS4 and GCSE uptake has been increasing since its implementation.

Role Requirements:

• Qualified Teacher Status or ECT with recent UK classroom experience essential gained during training
• Up to date knowledge of your specialist area for years 7 – 11
• Dedicated, creative and hardworking individual
• A real willingness to learn new skills
• Employees benefit from an extensive and bespoke CPD programme and enrolment in our Benenden Health Scheme is available for all employees from the commencement of employment.

We reserve the right to close this advert early, should a suitable candidate be found. We will be reviewing applications as they are received.

What the school offers its staff

The Westwood Academy is part of the Kenilworth Multi-Academy Trust a forward thinking and ambitious trust. We offer a motivating learning environment with an excellent shared CPD programme. We are proud of our academic record and of our pastoral care, which maintains a feeling of community in a small, but rapidly growing school.

The school works tirelessly to ensure that every pupil’s potential is successfully achieved, through excellent teaching, the establishment of positive learning relationships, effective assessment and constructive feedback.

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

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to admin@twa.kmat.org.uk

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About The Westwood Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 881 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: The Westwood Academy website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: admin@twa.kmat.org.uk
• Phone number: 02476467779
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-westwood-academy (opens in new tab)

The Westwood Academy is a school in the Kenilworth Multi Academy Trust

Arranging a visit to The Westwood Academy

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