Head of Modern Foreign Languages
Smithdon High School, Hunstanton, Norfolk, PE36 5HYThis job expired on 5 June 2023
Job start date
1 September 2023
Closing date
5 June 2023 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
5 May 2023
Job details
Job role
- Head of year or phase
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Languages
Working pattern
- Full time: Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS as appropriate
Additional allowances
TLR 2c -additional paid responsibility
What skills and experience we're looking for
Experience
A record of successful teaching across the full age range and ability
Experience of developing the curriculum
Substantial and relevant leadership experience
Experience of effective management of student behaviour
Contribution to school beyond the classroom
Experience of working in different schools
Experience of strategic planning, effective monitoring and evaluation
Skills, Attributes and Knowledge
Secure knowledge of subject area
Knowledge of how to monitor impact
Clear understanding of planning differentiation, recall techniques, ICT, numeracy, literacy into the curriculum
Ability to move the department forward with new innovations
Strong understanding of the analysis and use of data to make improvements/inform planning
An understanding of the use of data in promoting pupil achievement and attainment
An understanding and application of effective school accountability and challenge
Ability to focus on standards and the belief that all students can succeed given the right opportunity and support
Demonstrate a commitment to equal opportunities
Ability to achieve value for money within the designated budget
What the school offers its staff
At West Norfolk Academies Trust, we deeply value giving all of our staff access to continued professional development and high-quality support in order for them to thrive in their professional lives.
Our bespoke CPD offer is tailored to individual members of staff, our schools and at a trust level ensuring that the right support is given at every stage of an individuals career. Trust, school and individual priorities are mapped out across each academic year so that support can be provided by the right specialist, either within our organisation or externally.
Our new colleague will also benefit from being part of the West Norfolk Academies Trust - a small, locally based charity working with primary and secondary schools to challenge and support our family of schools to provide an excellent education for young people.
Further details about the role
We are seeking to appoint a committed and ambitious Head of MFL who has a proven record for delivering effective strategies to improve standards of teaching and learning to join and complement the friendly, supportive and dedicated professionals within our school.
They will demonstrate a passion for MFL, have excellent curriculum knowledge, be a successful teacher and possess strong leadership and management skills.
They will provide strategic and operational leadership to ensure that students have a deep understanding of MFL that prepares them well for the next stage of their life and education. They will be able to engage and motivate students, supporting them to reach their full potential.
Please see the attached document for a full job description
Commitment to safeguarding
West Norfolk Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, therefore appointments are subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check with barred list. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online search.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 but Exceptions Order may apply.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Smithdon High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 581 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Smithdon High School website
- Email address
- recruitment@westnorfolkacademiestrust.co.uk
At Smithdon High School we share a simple vision. Every child is supported to make progress in every single lesson, every single day.
These are exciting times to join our school. Under our current Headteacher since September 2022, we are building to become a truly great school – with our best GCSE results ever in the summer of 2023 and achieving a “Good” Ofsted (“good” in all areas) in November 2023. Our staff work as a team and support each other, while receiving fantastic professional development opportunities. They are encouraged to be the best they can be.
Our school serves the coastal town of Hunstanton and the surrounding area with a clear focus on knowing the strengths and needs of every student. We believe every child deserves a warm welcome to every learning opportunity and a personalised learning experience; challenge and support leading to exceptional progress. We are also at the centre of the community in Hunstanton and West Norfolk. We will always embrace opportunities to strengthen existing and explore new relationships within our community.
Our buildings are both innovative and modern as well as of historic significance and we aim to create the best facilities for our students to learn and achieve - coupled with an innovative and creative curriculum alongside outstanding specialist staff.
Everything we do reflects both our core values to "Work Hard, Be Kind and Smile" and our "Smithdon Seven" expectations.
1. We believe in ourselves and are proud of our achievements
2. We aim high and accept challenge to achieve our ambitions
3. We take responsibility for our choices, our actions and our environment
4. We work together to support our community
5. We are present, we are equipped to learn, we work hard and we always give our best
6. We are respectful and we listen to others
7. We take pride in the presentation of ourselves and our work
At Smithdon High School we welcome applicants who want to make a positive difference to the lives of our students and can help them to aspire to great futures.
We are part of the West Norfolk Academies Trust whose aim is to challenge and support a small group of schools to provide an excellent education for the young people of West Norfolk.
The Trust works in a supportive partnership with Primary and Secondary schools with each school maintaining their unique identity and ethos.
The schools work together to ensure maximum benefit for all students through economies of scale and shared resources.
The Trust’s clear strategic vision for the future is based around four key areas:
• Maximising student achievement
• Ensuring each student is engaged with the school
• Ensuring our students have access to world class resources
• Delivering outstanding teaching and learning
Arranging a visit to Smithdon High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@westnorfolkacademiestrust.co.uk.
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