Lead Practitioner for MFL
Birches Head Academy, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST2 8DD3 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
7 May 2024 at 9am
Date listed
24 April 2024
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, term time: 32.5 hours Mon - Fri 8.30am to 3.20pm
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Leadership Group Pay Scale, L2 – L5 (£48,366 - £52,074 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: Monday 8th April 2024, 9.30am
Interviews to be held either: Wednesday 10th / Thursday 11th / Friday 12th April 2024.
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 Jocey Bracegirdle (Principal's PA) atjbracegirdle@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
Please complete the online application.
About Birches Head Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1024 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Birches Head Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- jbracegirdle@bircheshead.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01782233595
Arranging a visit to Birches Head Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jbracegirdle@bircheshead.org.uk.
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