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Head of Modern Foreign Languages

Oakbank, Reading, Berkshire, RG7 1ER

This job expired on 12 October 2023 – see similar jobs

• Closing date

  12 October 2023 at 9am

• Date listed

  19 September 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Modern Languages
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS/UPS + TLR 2b

Head of Modern Foreign Languages job summary

Are you ready for the next step in your teaching career? Are you seeking a new opportunity in September 2023 that offers progress? Are you passionate about languages, ready to lead, motivate and inspire our students? 

Following current post holder taking up a new opportunity in the independent sector, an exciting opportunity has arisen for an extraordinary Head of MFL who shares our vision and commitment to the young people of this community to join our team and lead the MFL Department in the next phase of its growth. 

Our students are at the heart of our school, and we are immensely proud of their achievements and of the great opportunities our school has to offer them, We are an ambitious and successful community where all students are supported, valued, and provided with everything they need to thrive. 

Our dedicated and inspirational teaching staff are committed to ensuring Oakbank students leave prepared for the world ahead of them, with excellent examination results and with all the skills they need to succeed in the next stage of their education. 

We are seeking and enthusiastic, motivated and ambitious Head of MFL who will work closely with other members of the department to take the languages department to the next level. The role would suit a candidate who would like to join a growing community school in delivering exceptional learning to our students. 

The successful candidate will have a strong track record in delivering strong outcomes and high-quality teaching across all key stages and with a mixed ability. You should be able to demonstrate your experience of raising standards through your teaching and the ability to motivate students as part of a team. 

Oakbank school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. It is essential that all members of staff and volunteers share this commitment. An enhanced DBS disclosure is required for all posts. 

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and require all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment. The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification and will be subject to the relevant pre-employment checks which will, where applicable, include a health check, an enhanced DBS check, the Children’s Barred List check and satisfactory references.

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About Oakbank

• School type: Free School, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 522 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Oakbank website (opens in new tab)
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Oakbank school is a place where every student thrives and in which our values of integrity, collaboration and excellence shine through all that we do. Our students are at the heart of the school, and we are immensely proud of their achievements and of the great opportunities our school has to offer them. We are an ambitious and successful community, where all students are supported, valued, and provided with everything they need to thrive.

We are a truly caring and supportive school community in which every student is accepted and loved and where all students are encouraged to celebrate what makes them unique. We aim to provide the very best environment for success and our consistently high expectations drive Oakbank students to achieve personal excellence in all they do. We are incredibly proud of our wonderful school community.

We have made great strides in recent times to become a highly successful school and we will not rest in our ambition of being the best that we possibly can be.

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