5 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    28 May 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    23 May 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4

Subject

Spanish

Working pattern

Full time, part time: 32.5 hours Mon - Fri 8.30am to 3.20pm

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

Leadership Group Pay Scale, L2 – L5 (£51027 - £54939 per annum)

What skills and experience we're looking for

The MFL Lead Practitioner will be an exemplar of implementation and aspiration in the classroom, leading the development of teaching skills across the MFL department, as well as taking a leadership role in developing, implementing and evaluating policies that contribute to whole school improvement. Critical Responsibilities Teaching and Learning: • To be an outstanding classroom teacher with specialist knowledge and excellent results. • To have an extensive, well-informed and critical understanding of those Teaching and Learning strategies that lead to the most effective learning. • To team teach with other teachers in the Academy, as required. • To model effective teaching, with other teachers observing, to a whole class or target group of students. • To observe lessons, feedback to teachers and set appropriate targets. • To coach teachers to develop their own teaching skills. • To contribute to the development, delivery and monitoring of policy and best practice. Leading and Managing Staff: • To contribute to Teaching and Learning at the Academy and support the SLT member with responsibility for Teaching and Learning in developing a range of activities and strategies to strengthen Teaching and Learning across the Academy. • To advise MFL teachers on classroom organisation and management, lesson planning and appropriate teaching methods e.g. differentiation, pace and challenge

To provide advice on developing behaviours of learning. • To act as a consultant to the MFL department, developing strategies for students experiencing difficulties. • To assist teachers who are experiencing difficulties. • To advise on the provision of in service training. • To lead groups of staff in continual professional development activities in area of expertise and evaluate outcomes. • To provide subject specific advice, drawing on up-to-date research and developments. • To support the appraisal process as required. • To collect data to inform school developments. • To participate in interviews by monitoring teaching expertise. Resource Management: • To produce high quality teaching resources and materials, including video recordings of lessons for dissemination within the Academy. • To distribute materials relating to best practice and educational research to other teachers. • To engage with appropriate training opportunities to promote professional effectiveness in this role. Monitoring: As specified by the Principal and in accordance with Academy Calendar Meeting Attendance: As directed Other: Perform such whole Academy duties and perform other reasonable tasks, commensurate with the post, as requested by the Principal.

What the school offers its staff

Birches Head Academy is part of the Frank Field Education Trust and we work collaboratively with others in our FFET family, allowing our students and staff many opportunities to develop.This is embodied in the FFET vision: ‘Social Justice through Excellence in Education’ and in the Academy motto: ‘Aspire to be More’.

Birches Head Academy is looking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced MFL (Modern Foreign Languages) Lead Practitioner who will play a vital role in helping us to ensure our students receive a world-class education, thereby enabling each child to reach their full potential.

The Lead Practitioner will be an exemplar of implementation and aspiration in the classroom, leading the development of teaching skills across the MFL department.

The successful candidate should be an outstanding practitioner, experienced in teaching both Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4.You should have a proven track record of successful outcomes and delivering on your plans.An innovative teacher, you should be passionate about teaching and learning research and practice.

This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious individual to demonstrate their ability to champion the Academy’s development and to be part of our exciting journey.

Closing date for applications: Wednesday 28 May at 9am

Interviews to be held either: Friday 30 May

For further information, including the recruitment pack and application form, please visit our website at:https://www.ffet.co.uk/join-our-team. Alternatively, you can contact the school for an information pack.

Completed application forms should be emailed to Guy Baxendale - gbaxendale@bircheshead.org.uk

Birches Head Academy requires an application form to be completed in order to be considered for this role.Please note that CVs alone will not be accepted.

Birches Head Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.Applicants will, therefore, be subject to stringent vetting and induction processes, including an enhanced DBS disclosure.References will be requested prior to interview.

All applicants will be considered on the basis of suitability for the post regardless of age, sex, race or disability.

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.

Applying for the job

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About Birches Head Academy

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1045 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
School website
Birches Head Academy website
Email address
gbaxendale@bircheshead.org.uk
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This is an exciting time at the Academy, as we
have made dramatic improvements and seen
a complete culture change in recent years,
resulting in growing numbers of children
applying for places.
We are part of the Frank Field Education
Trust, providing a firm foundation to enable us
to flourish. As an Academy within the Frank
Field Education Trust, schools will particularly
benefit from the Trust’s access to services that
will improve the support we can offer to all
students and families and also from the
opportunity to work with like-minded people,
who want the best for children and young
people.
The Academy works in partnership with
a number of schools both locally and
nationally, including our primary feeder
schools and colleges to ensure all students
have the very best opportunities and
outcomes.
Our vision is to provide:
• An exceptional academic education to all
children (Intellectual Capital)
• A values led approach to education for
every child (Cultural Capital)
• The right environment for every
child to flourish by building learning
communities in partnership with parents
and carers (Social Capital)
Achieving these commitments will ensure that,
when pupils leave the Academy, they are
ready for the next step in their journey; leaving
with the necessary skills and knowledge, and
the desire to serve others, to become the next
generation of leaders.
Our determination to do this, in its fullest
sense, resonates with our Academy motto
inspired by the words of Oscar Romero
“Aspire to be More”. I have very high
aspirations for the young people at Birches
Head Academy. I want the very best for them.
I want them to ‘Aspire to be More’.
If you feel you can make a contribution
to this important enterprise and help our
children to be the best that they can be, then I
look forward to receiving your application.
If you would like to discuss this vacancy
or visit the school please contact Mrs J
Bracegirdle, Principal’s PA, by email at:
jbracegirdle@bircheshead.org.uk.
Mr Paul Masher
Principal

Arranging a visit to Birches Head Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email gbaxendale@bircheshead.org.uk.

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