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  • Start date details

    January 2025

  • Closing date

    20 September 2024 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    14 August 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

Subject

Languages

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

MPS/UPS

Additional allowances

TLR 2B

What skills and experience we're looking for

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 key stage 4 and 5 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.

We offer a comprehensive employee benefit package

Including:

  • Teacher Pension Scheme
  • Cycle to Work Scheme
  • An open & welcoming site
  • Free Onsite Parking
  • New Spin Studio
  • School Counsellor
  • Regular Team Building Events


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.

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About Wollaston School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1430 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
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School website
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Email address
recruitment@wollaston-school.net
Phone number
01933663501
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Arranging a visit to Wollaston School

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

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