Head of MFL
Whitelands Academy, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX26 1AY13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
21 January 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
7 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Modern Languages
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS-UPS and a TLR2a allowance depending on experience
Head of MFL job summary
Please note that applications will be reviewed as received and should a suitable candidate be identified, we may close the vacancy early. Therefore, early application is encouraged.
This is a permanent, full time, all year round on MPS to UPS pay scale with a TLR2a allowance depending on experience.
Start date: September 2025
Vacancy Details
Whiteland's Academy is a warm, welcoming and busy school where staff and students strive to be the best they can be.
We couldn’t do what we do without our fantastic staff team, and we have an exciting opportunity for an outstanding teacher with the experience to step up into a Head of Department position in our school to lead the Modern Foreign Languages department.
If you are a qualified and enthusiastic teacher with looking for the next step in your teaching career, within a challenging but highly rewarding role, then we want to hear from you. Come and join us in a key role on this exciting journey to help every student in our school reach their potential.
All About You
Do you have what it takes to join us? The Head of Year we would like to join us will be:
A dynamic, inspirational and enthusiastic classroom practitioner with high expectations for students.
Passionate about your subject, able to inspire and motivate students and staff.
A role model for our students and staff.
Why Work for us?
We think you will love working with us and here are some of the reasons why:
We are a welcoming and supportive school with strong values and a caring ethos.
Our staff are a hardworking team dedicated to helping children succeed.
Our children are engaged and eager to learn.
We have a supportive leadership team and wider school community.
As part of The White Horse Federation multi-academy trust, we benefit from their support, encouragement, shared resources and outstanding CPD opportunities.
Why not come and see for yourself? We would love to welcome you to our school and show you around so that you can better understand our school environment. Please get in touch with the school office to arrange.
The White Horse Federation is a large Multi-Academy Trust in South West and South East England, committed to providing the very best education for our students. We believe in empowering our staff to be the very best they can be, and that is why you will find a wide range of professional development opportunities available to you when you join us.
The Advantages of joining our Federation
In addition, our employees reap the rewards of a competitive benefits package, including:
- Employee Assistance programme
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Discounts on Gym Membership
- Menopause support network
Discounts, save money on holidays, clothing and much more:
- Discounts for Teachers - All staff within the Trust can take advantage of the discounts
- Blue Light Discount
- Eye Care Vouchers
- Tusker Car Purchase Scheme
Development
- Access to up-to-date training on safeguarding and child protection to ensure staff are fully supported in their roles, including ongoing updates on statutory safeguarding guidance and legislation.
- CPD Programme
- Supportive leadership team to help you reach your full potential
Pension / Leave and Service
- Excellent Pension Scheme*
- Employer contributions above national standards
- Enhanced family-friendly policies, including maternity, paternity, adoption, and shared parental leave
- An additional White Horse concessionary day’s leave per year
Ready to Apply?
We hope we have done enough to give you a flavour of what it is like to work here. If you would like come and join us, then please apply today – we are looking forward to hearing from you.
Commitment to safeguarding
The White Horse Federation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. If successful for this role, you will be expected to apply for a disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service before an appointment is confirmed. Please note that references will be sought on shortlisted candidates before the interview.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Whitelands Academy
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 467 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Whitelands Academy website (opens in new tab)
At Whitelands Academy, the education we provide is guided by values of integrity, resilience, respect, ambition, and tolerance. These values are particularly important to us as we develop the students into lifelong learners and prepare them for a life beyond school.
We are an 11-18, non-selective academy where everyone, staff and students, strives to be the best they can be.
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