Head of Modern Foreign Languages

John Cabot Academy, Bristol, BS15 8BD

3 days remaining to apply

• Expected start date

  1 September 2022

• Application deadline

  27 January 2022 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  13 January 2022

Job details

• Job role: Teacher
• Subject: Languages
• Working pattern: Full time; 32.5 hpw
• Contract type: Permanent
• Salary: M1 £25,714 - UPS 3 £41,604 (depending on experience) + TLR 2BB £6,535

Job summary

We are looking for a passionate, inspiring and qualified Head of MFL to join our supportive and talented team at John Cabot Academy. We are looking for a professional and ambitious Spanish specialist who can take a team of dedicated and strong teachers and create a department which inspires students with a love of languages. In doing so, substantially increasing the uptake and outcomes in MFL.

This is a real opportunity to make your mark and further your career.

Your opportunity:

We can offer you the opportunity to advance your career within a supportive academy environment. We provide excellent training and development opportunities within the Federation, including a full induction programme for early career and experienced teachers. Training is both local and/or delivered through our excellent stand-alone training facility at the CLF Institute. For teachers, the CLF Institute aims to provide a continuum of development through each career stage from initial teacher training (ITT), for early career teachers (ECT), recently qualified teachers in their early career development, to successive stages of leadership through to Headship and beyond.

What we are looking for:

Teachers support a designated cohort of students to make progress in their learning, engagement, core literacy, language and numeracy skills, and social development. This is achieved through taking responsibility for the learning of students - planning, delivering, facilitating and assessing their learning whilst showing ambition to develop as an outstanding teacher and leader. They will plan and deliver sessions and interventions, and provide a point of accountability, co-ordination and liaison for the students in their attendance, for their families and for professionals working with them. They will work towards excellent classroom practice that achieve good student progress over time. This will be actioned by taking an active role in supporting the Academy’s high expectations of student behaviour and attitudes towards learning.

Additional allowances

As part of the Cabot Learning Federation, we can offer you a range of benefits, including:

Access to our pension scheme – Teacher Pension Scheme (if eligible)
Dedicated Training and Development programme
Health and wellness sessions and discounts
Flu Jabs
Annual CLF conferences which provides CPD opportunity
Comprehensive Induction process
Competitive salaries which are reviewed annually
Cycle to Work Scheme

Applying for the job

Please submit your application via the CLF careers website.

School overview

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 19
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1208 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: John Cabot Academy website (opens in new tab)
• Contact email: recruitment@clf.uk

About John Cabot Academy

John Cabot Academy is an Academy based in Kingswood Bristol where staff and students alike are inspired by learning. John Cabot Academy provides education to 1125 students Key Stages 3 to 5 from a diverse community. We aspire for our students to thrive academically; flourish and grow as young people. When they leave they will have a strong sense of self, their place in the world and the agency to fulfil their potential. 

School location

Woodside Road, Bristol, BS15 8BD

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