Head of MFL
Wollaston School, Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, NN29 7PH19 days remaining to apply
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.
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.
About Wollaston School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1430 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Wollaston School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@wollaston-school.net
- Phone number
- 01933663501
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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