Head of Modern Foreign Languages - French and Spanish
Woking High School, Woking, Surrey, GU21 4TJ198 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September2024 /October 2024/January 2025
Closing date
1 January 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
24 May 2024
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subjects
- French, Languages, Spanish
Working pattern
- Full time, part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPR/UPR plus TLR 2.2
Additional allowances
TLR 2.2
What skills and experience we're looking for
Head of Modern Foreign Languages – French with Spanish
Pay MPR/UPR + TLR 2.2*
Contract Type Permanent, Full Time or Part Time
Job Description Head of Department
Reporting to Member of SLT
* Possibility of 1-year R&R to aid moving to the area for the right candidate
Woking High School is a high achieving school with Academy status. We have an outstanding team of staff who are all committed to developing our students as individuals. All students are challenged to achieve their best. The Ofsted inspection of December 2019, which judged the school to be good, noted that, ‘Pupils say that the school feels like a family. The curriculum is ambitious and well designed, with strong academic and vocational elements’’. Woking High School has strong routines in places across the school to support student learning, this includes high expectations of student behaviour and excellent pastoral support, enabling students to achieve their potential.
This is an opportunity for an excellent practitioner who is innovative and committed to raising the attainment of our learners though the design and development of a creative and engaging curriculum. The focus of the post will be to lead developments within the Modern Foreign Languages Department.
The successful applicant will be a suitably qualified teacher or leader who is:
- A passionate practitioner who believes that education empowers not just the students, but staff.
- An excellent practitioner with an outstanding record of success.
- Able to lead the development of good practice.
- Knowledgeable about Teaching, Learning and Assessment.
- Committed to raising performance through rigorous monitoring and review.
- An aspiring senior school leader.
Application packs can be downloaded from our websitewww.wokinghigh.surrey.sch.ukor requested from Mrs Alison Search, HR Manager on the below telephone number. You are welcome to telephone the school on 01483 716884 for an informal discussion about the role.
If you are interested in this position, please apply as soon as possible as interviews will be held upon receipt of suitable applications.
Woking High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of the requirements of KCSIE, all roles are subject to online checks including Social Media. These are carried out by a 3rd party – https://www.sp-index.com/. By applying for this role, you agree to these checks being carried out and your data being processed by SP-Index. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.
Woking High School is committed to providing all staff with continued professional development to support and develop them in their careers.
What the school offers its staff
Commitment to safeguarding
Woking High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
As part of the requirements of KCSIE, all roles are subject to online checks including Social Media. These are carried out by a 3rd party – https://www.sp-index.com/. By applying for this role, you agree to these checks being carried out and your data being processed by SP-Index. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.
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About Woking High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1199 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Woking High School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01483 888 447
Secondary Academy in Woking, Surry.
Arranging a visit to Woking High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@wokinghigh.surrey.sch.uk.
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