Head of MFL
Trinity Academy, Bristol, BS7 9BYThis job expired on 18 May 2025
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
18 May 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
6 May 2025
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
- M 1- UPS + R1 (Before Sept ‘25 uplift £31,650 (M1) - £43,607 (M6) or £45,646 (UPS1) - £49,084 (UPS3) + £3,387 (R1)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Skills and personal attributes:
Essential for this role:
● Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults.
● Ability to design and refine curriculum intent and content such that we achieve our goal of being a +1 school for progress
● Outstanding teaching, can coach and be coached
● Maintain the highest expectations of all students and all staff
● Ability to lead on research informed pedagogy across the department and Academy
● Ability to quality assure implementation and impact of a department and strategically address areas of concern or development
● Communicate effectively with your team and with the leadership team
● A dynamic leader and a teamplayer
● A genuine care and respect of students and colleagues
● Integrity
● Strong values and outcomes driven for Head,Heart and Soul
You are likely to have:
● Sense of humour
● Ability to work well under pressure
● ‘Can do attitude’ willing to engage in the whole of the new Academy’s life. 2024/25
You may have:
● Aiming for Senior Leadership
Knowledge and qualifications: (Professional, technical or academic qualifications that you have achieved relevant to this role)
Essential for this role:
● Good Languages Degree
● QTS
● Either a French or Spanish specialist
You are likely to have:
● Further professional qualifications
You may have:
● NPQ ML or SL
● Leadership experience Experience: (Please draw upon experience and achievements gained through paid employment, voluntary work or personal life experience relevant to this role)
Essential for this role:
● Teaching KS3 and KS4 Spanish or French
● KS5 Spanish
You are likely to have:
● Evidence of strong academic performance of your classes
What the school offers its staff
We can offer you
Continuing Professional and Leadership development
Employee assistance programme, offering counselling, support and advice on a wide array of areas
Discounted gym membership, Cycle-to-work scheme, Eyesight test vouchers
Onsite parking or easy access via public transport or onsite parking.
Flexible working fully supported and enhanced family friendly policies
All new staff are automatically enrolled in the Teacher’s Pension or LGPS Avon Pension Fund.
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. All staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment. The post is subject to satisfactory completion of all vetting checks including the provision of two strong references and an enhanced DBS check.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Trinity Academy
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 811 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Trinity Academy website
- Email address
- recruitment@trinityacademybristol.org
- Phone number
- 0117 4509379
Trinity Academy is a highly oversubscribed free school that opened in 2019. We are a values based community that focuses on the learning of all students and staff, that cares deeply for our young people and each other and that is committed to co-curricular enrichment. Our stated goal is to be a +1 school for progress and as such, we are looking for a highly motivated, professional and well qualified teacher and leader to join us in our mission.
Why choose Trinity Academy?
Consistent behaviour and expectations allow you to focus on the craft and science of teaching
Weekly coaching for all staff and weekly department co planning
Exceptionally visible and supportive senior leadership team
Hardworking staff and students who want to do well
Schemes of work fully resourced and ready
Arranging a visit to Trinity Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@trinityacademybristol.org.
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