Modern Foreign Languages Teacher

St Augustine Academy, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8AE

23 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2023

• Closing date

  19 April 2023 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  2 March 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Subjects: French, Spanish
• Working pattern:
  • Full time - Full Time, Teacher contract
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: MPS/UPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for an enthusiastic, engaging and creative Teacher of French or Spanish. Applicants will have experience in teaching students of all abilities and supporting them to reach their academic potential.

This role will also include being responsible for the pastoral care of a Mentor group.

Our Academy has a calm purposeful atmosphere. We strive to broaden horizons and challenge our students to achieve their potential. We offer a rigorous academic curriculum, a strong behaviour policy and a wide ranging enrichment programme.

What the school offers its staff

St Augustine Academy is a non-selective 11-16 school in Maidstone, Kent which benefits from excellent resources and an exciting and vibrant learning environment. We are currently graded Ofsted Good which we achieved in February 2018.

The Academy believes in offering a broad and balanced curriculum which includes a comprehensive Enrichment Program where students have the opportunity to choose an activity to further their personal interests.

We are committed to continual CPD and a positive work life balance for staff. We offer additional training days, support staff to complete additional qualifications and remove unnecessary workload. Staff are fully involved in developing Academy policies.

We have a fair and supportive performance management process which allows for enhanced pay progression, plus up to £2,000 R&R for the right candidate (subject to t& c).

We are one of six Academies which make up the Woodard Academies Trust (WAT). WAT is part of the Woodard family of schools. Created by founder Nathaniel Woodard in 1848, Woodard is the largest group of independent Church of England schools in England and Wales. Woodard Academies Trust and Woodard Schools share a common ethos and vision: to inspire young people to make a difference.

Our ethos reflects our deep commitment to delivering an outstanding education to the students we teach. We prioritise inclusion and value individuals, and excel in delivering pastoral care and personalised learning paths for our students. Our aim is to offer students not only a first-class education, but also to teach them life skills that will provide benefits beyond their time with us. We believe that our academies should enrich the communities they serve and play an active role in their development.

Further details about the role

Candidates applying must be eligible to work in the UK

Commitment to safeguarding

The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All posts will be subject to satisfactory references and successful applicants will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS.

Applying for the job

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About St Augustine Academy

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 757 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: St Augustine Academy website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: ylambert@saa.woodard.co.uk
• Phone number: 01622356944
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-augustine-academy (opens in new tab)

St Augustine Academy is committed to providing an principal education that ensures all students succeed and make the best of the opportunities and experiences available to them. Our core principles are based upon the educational, spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of our students. We believe that students engage fully and reach their maximum potential when the environment is both caring and orderly, combined with teaching that fires their imagination and brings learning to life. Embedded in our curriculum are many opportunities for students to access the essential skills that have been identified by numerous employers as fundamental for successful employment. We place great emphasis upon leadership, teamwork, creative solutions and innovation. Our curriculum provides numerous opportunities for these and other relevant skills to be introduced, practised and mastered so that when our students go forward into the world of work they are fully prepared. The core purpose of academies is to transform the education and life chances of not only individuals but also the local community. We exemplify these notions as we seek to inspire our current students and those of future generations to succeed. We have a great deal to offer our community and look forward to working with others in ensuring that we genuinely do make a difference to the life chances of our students.

Arranging a visit to St Augustine Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email ylambert@saa.woodard.co.uk.

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