Subject Leader for Modern Foreign Languages

Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy, Alford, Lincolnshire, LN13 9HY

6 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2024

• Closing date

  10 May 2024 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  23 April 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Head of department or curriculum
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Subjects: French, German, Spanish
• Working pattern: Full time: Full time: 32.5 hours.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Between £30,000 and £46,525
• Additional allowances:

  TLR in addition.

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking to appoint an experienced teacher of modern foreign languages to lead our department from September 2024. We need an enthusiastic practitioner with recent experience of teaching this subject in mainstream or special schools, who can plan and adapt the curriculum for this subject to meet the needs of our students. We currently teach three languages at the school with every student currently studying one language to GCSE. The department also offers various cultural activities and contributes to the International Schools programme.

The successful candidate will:

• Be well qualified and an experienced teacher.
• Have high expectations.
• Have extensive knowledge of the subject and be suitably qualified to teach French to A Level with the ability to teach a second language (ideally Spanish).
• Have the ability to inspire and motivate students and colleagues.
• Have a track record of forming very good working relationships with pupils, parents and staff.

What the school offers its staff

We can offer a workplace with experienced, supportive and professional colleagues dedicated to delivering the best education possible. We aim to develop all our staff to their full potential and offer opportunity for continued professional development.

The Modern Foreign Languages will comprise of a subject leader and one full time teacher. We work to a 25-period week with 1-hour lessons. Pupils currently learn either French, German or Spanish up to GCSE. We currently have small A level groups in French, German and Spanish using AQA for both GCSE and A Level.

See details document.

Commitment to safeguarding

Queen Elizabeth’s Grammar is committed to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks in line with KCSIE 2023 will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to an enhanced Disclosures and Barring Service clearance.

In accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 (Fluency Duty), the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.

Applying for the job

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to a.duff@queenelizabeths.co.uk

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 527 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Queen Elizabeth's Grammar Alford - A Selective Academy website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: a.duff@queenelizabeths.co.uk
• Phone number: 01507 462403
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/queen-elizabeth-s-grammar-alford-a-selective-academy (opens in new tab)

Queen Elizabeth’s is a Selective Academy, currently having 529 pupils on roll and is located in the small, rural town of Alford. Queen Elizabeth’s is a very friendly and caring community in which pupils are known and valued individually. The atmosphere is calm, happy and purposeful; standards of attainment, behaviour and dress are high, and we are proud of our reputation as one of the top schools in the East Midlands whilst offering a holistic, supportive approach to education.

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