Head of Modern Foreign Languages
John Madejski Academy, Reading, Berkshire, RG2 8AFThis job expired on 13 March 2024
Start date details
September 2024 or sooner
Closing date
13 March 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
22 February 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: 32.50 hours a week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS-UPS+TLR
Additional allowances
TLR
What skills and experience we're looking for
Vacancy Details
John Madejski Academy is a multi-cultural, multi-faith mixed comprehensive Secondary School in the heart of Reading where we celebrate our diversity. Years 7 to 11 are developing and rapidly expanding, and our Sixth Form has seen substantial academic success.
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 Department 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.
What the school offers its 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.
Benefits:
We believe in valuing our staff, and one of the ways we can do that is by offering a range of benefits to our staff:
- Car Purchase Scheme
- Discounted Gym Membership
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Excellent Pension Scheme
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
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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If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About John Madejski Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 871 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- John Madejski Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- Contact@johnmadejskiacademy.co.uk
- Phone number
- 0118 937 0200
Arranging a visit to John Madejski Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email Contact@johnmadejskiacademy.co.uk.
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