Subject Leader for MFL
Ribblesdale School, Clitheroe, Lancashire, BB7 1EJThis job expired on 15 January 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
Easter 2024
Closing date
15 January 2024 at 9am
Date listed
8 December 2023
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Languages
Working pattern
- Full time: Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS TLR 2.2
Additional allowances
TLR 2.2
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint an outstanding and dedicated leader of the Modern Foreign Languages department, which is part of the recently formed and highly skilled Linguistics Faculty. The successful candidate will be based at the secondary site and must be able to teach French and/or Spanish to Key Stage 3 and 4. He or she will demonstrate a passion for languages that enriches the delivery of the curriculum delivery and accelerates achievement. The MFL department is unapologetically ambitious for all pupils; our expert team embraces an evolving pedagogy based on the most up-to-date research.
The successful candidate will lead the subject area to ensure consistently high-quality, inclusive teaching and learning, securing and maintaining the best possible outcomes for all pupils. He or she will be an individual who is enthusiastic, demonstrates excellent subject
knowledge and possesses strong leadership skills. Appointment to this role would represent an exciting and unique opportunity for the right candidate - the recent addition of our primary provision creates the opportunity to oversee the introduction of languages from a very young age.
The person appointed will be a strong classroom practitioner and an excellent communicator who is able to support colleagues and model good and outstanding practice. As a reflective practitioner, he or she will have a deep understanding of the curriculum and examination specifications and will be able to demonstrate the creativity, flexibility, and resilience needed to offer outstanding opportunities for our pupils – something Ribblesdale School provides in abundance!
The successful candidate will liaise effectively with all stakeholders, both within and outside of the department. He or she will be approachable,solution-focused, energetic and innovative. Most importantly, the successful candidate will demonstrate unflinching commitment to delivering the very best quality of education and ensuring our pupils can become confident and inquiring linguists, who possess a lifelong love of language learning.
What the school offers its staff
Ribblesdale School is a Microsoft Showcase School using cutting edge technology, located in the heart of the beautiful Ribble Valley in Lancashire and we are seeking to appoint.
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.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Ribblesdale School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 16
- Education phase
- Through
- School size
- 1396 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Ribblesdale School website
- Email address
- vacancies@ribblesdale.org
- Phone number
- 01200 422 563
Ribblesdale School is a Microsoft Showcase School using cutting edge technology, located in the heart of the beautiful Ribble Valley in Lancashire. and we are seeking to appoint.
Arranging a visit to Ribblesdale School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email vacancies@ribblesdale.org.
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