Head of Modern Foreign Languages
Outwood Academy Bydales, Redcar, North Yorkshire, TS11 6ARThis job expired on 9 October 2023
Job start date
1 January 2024
Closing date
9 October 2023 at 9am
Date listed
27 September 2023
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Languages
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours per week Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £47,185 - £52,074
Pay scale
- L1 - L5
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking a Head of MFL with the drive and vision to deliver excellence in languages’ lessons for all year groups. This is a fantastic opportunity to join our outstanding academy and to lead our successful MFL department. We are passionate about the study of languages and are committed to ensuring that this is an exciting and vibrant department. You should possess the skills and determination to make a significant difference to the lives of our students and share our single goal of ‘Students First’. You will ensure effective teaching and learning is in place in MFL to secure outstanding outcomes for students. The academy promotes and encourages all students to enjoy and participate fully in languages and to recognise the opportunities this brings. The percentage of students choosing to study a language at GCSE has steadily increased and is over 91% in 2023.
Outwood Grange Academies Trust is at the forefront of education and training; we are part of the School-Led Development Trust that will lead the new National Institute of Teaching. Being part of the Trust therefore means that all staff have access to excellent opportunities for professional development at all levels, and with scope to build a career across a range of schools.
In MFL there is a dedicated team of Directors who invest in staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality subject specific training programmes to ensure that quality teaching and learning leads to outstanding outcomes for all students.
The MFL Department offers French & Spanish at KS3 and French, German & Spanish at KS4. Applicants will need to be able to teach French and/orSpanish to GCSE level but being able to offer German instead of Spanish will also be considered.
What the school offers its staff
We have some great employee benefits. Please find themhere.
We reserve the right to close advertisements early. Advertisements will therefore close at 12 noon, either on the advertised closing date, or the day the decision has been taken to close the advertisement early.
Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children.
Commitment to safeguarding
Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Outwood Academy Bydales
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 802 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Outwood Academy Bydales website
- Email address
- j.ferris@bydales.outwood.com
- Phone number
- 01642 474000
Principal: Robert McGreal
We are an Outstanding, 11-16 academy based in the picturesque coastal village of Marske-by-the-Sea, close to the stunning North York Moors National Park. We have been part of the Outwood family of schools since 2014.
Since joining the Outwood Family, we have gone from strength to strength and we have seen improvement across all areas of school life. We believe in a collaborative approach, where we all support each other, staff and students, to achieve. During Ofsted’s last inspection, we were proud when the inspectors noted that the school’s ‘leaders are ambitious’ and ‘have high expectations of each other, staff and pupils.’ These expectations are the foundations of a true, supportive and collaborative approach which leads to our high levels of attainment.
We are proud that Outwood Academy Bydales is rated Outstanding by Ofsted and in its latest report, Ofsted noted that ‘staff morale is extremely high’ at the academy and that with help from other members of the Outwood Family, we provide our staff with a varied training programme.
We have also won numerous awards as a school and we have been accredited with the prestigious IQM Award, which highlights that inclusion at all levels is of paramount importance to us. We are also proud to have been awarded Silver Status by the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health Award. In addition, we received the Anti-Bullying Alliance's Bronze Award by completing their United Against Bullying Whole School Programme for 21-22 and 22-23. Aiming for silver this year!
We have achieved our success while fostering a hard-working school community that is welcoming and friendly, allowing students and staff to make excellent progress together.
Put simply, we know our remarkable achievements would not have been possible without the fantastic efforts from our colleagues. Help to take us to the next level.
The Outwood Family of Schools pride ourselves on fully supporting colleagues within the Family both professionally and personally.
We work hard to ensure we reduce workload on staff, allowing more time in the classroom to put our vision of students first, raising standards and transforming lives into practice.
As a founding Trust of the National Institute of Education (NIoT), we will actively invest in your future through working closely with the Outwood Institute of Education and NIoT to offer access to a wide range of CPD opportunities, with all teaching staff receiving a minimum of two hours of CPD each week.
We also offer a generous employment package with a whole host of staff benefits, including family friendly policies, enhanced occupational benefits available (such as maternity, adoption and parental leave) with no qualifying period, funded CPD for qualifications up to and including Masters level plus other exclusive benefits including a partnership with car leasing company, Synergy.
All academies within the Outwood Family have gained the IQM Inclusive Schools Award with 18 having Centre of Excellence status and one holding Flagship status.
If you share our vision, join our family.
Arranging a visit to Outwood Academy Bydales
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email j.ferris@bydales.outwood.com.
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