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  • Job start date

    1 September 2022

  • Closing date

    10 July 2022 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    6 June 2022

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Subject

Languages

Working pattern

Full time: Full time, permanent contract

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£25,714 to £41,604

Languages Teacher job summary

Full time, permanent contract to commence 1st September 2022 or as soon as possible thereafter. Sir James Smith's are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated professional to work in a successful and innovative MFL department held in high regard by students, staff, parents/carers and governors. We would like to appoint a successful classroom practitioner who is passionate about foreign languages, and who is able to teach French to KS3 and KS4 and ideally able to offer some German and/or Spanish as well. There is a consistently high level of uptake of MFL at Key Stage 4 at Sir James Smith’s School and both the department and the school are looking to increase the number of students opting for MFL in the future. The successful candidate will have a clear vision of the role of MFL within the curriculum and how this can be developed in light of the changes to the education and employment landscape. The post holder must be a team player and be able to motivate, enthuse, engage and challenge students. They will demonstrate excellent knowledge of current thinking in MFL pedagogy and practice and be ready to explore and contribute to innovative and adventurous approaches to teaching and learning. The candidate will share in the production and sharing of resource materials for every lesson, so that MFL lessons are adaptable for the needs of each class. The successful applicant will be determined to make a difference to progress and attainment outcomes in MFL and will have evidence to support this. We look forward to receiving applications from candidates who are willing and able to contribute to the work of our team at a time of great change in MFL teaching and learning.

Commitment to safeguarding

Sir James Smith's School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all pre-employment checks necessary to meet Safer Recruitment requirements, including a satisfactory enhanced DBS check and references.

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About Sir James Smith's School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary
School size
600 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Ofsted report
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Email address
mkirk@nclt.academy
Phone number
01840213274

Sir James Smith’s is part of North Cornwall Learning Trust. Apart from being a ‘Good’ school, Sir Jim’s is also a great place to work. Visitors, including Ofsted, comment on the friendly and supportive atmosphere. Staff and students are happy and enjoy their time at school.

We are a smaller than average co-educational comprehensive school, serving a large rural hinterland in North Cornwall. It’s a fantastic place to live if you like the outdoors. Our extensive rural catchment area of 100 square miles includes 8 partner primary schools though we attract students from many others. The dispersed settlement pattern means approximately 70% of students travel daily by bus. North Cornwall is one of the least sparsely populated areas in England and Wales thanks to the glorious Bodmin Moor.

At present we have 38 teachers, and 40 non-teaching staff including 4 technicians, 1 Librarian, 8 admin assistants and 7 classroom assistants. The Local Governance Committee work closely with staff, as do various support agencies. The small size of the school means that we all know the students very well and staff work together effectively. This is a school on a humane scale where personal relationships matter.

We have a "continental day". This means an earlier start - at 8.10 am for staff and 8.25 am for students. Students have one year assembly per week. There are 5 one-hour lessons and 2 breaks of 20 and 30 minutes. The main part of the day ends at 2.30 pm. On Mondays there are meetings; on Wednesdays Tuesdays and Thursdays, extra-curricular activities and late buses; on Fridays many staff go home a little earlier!

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To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email mkirk@nclt.academy.

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