3 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    Jan 2025

  • Closing date

    25 November 2024 at 8am

  • Date listed

    14 November 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Teacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Subject

Modern Languages

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

MPR/UPR

Teacher of MfL job summary

Teacher of MfL

MPR/UPR

Icknield Community College is seeking to recruit a dynamic Teacher of MfL to commence January 2025.

Our successful candidate will be:

  • a team player;
  • thoroughly committed to enabling all students to reach their potential;
  • a creative teacher who places high value on their own professional development;
  • motivated, resilient and flexible;
  • committed to achieving a work-life balance and maintaining their own interests outside teaching.

We offer the successful candidate a school which:

  • exists to serve its students and both support and challenge its staff;
  • focuses relentlessly on improving teaching and learning in order to raise standards;
  • enjoys positive relationships between staff and students;
  • knows every individual student well because of its size;
  • enjoys a tradition of success and is excited about its future.

The MfL Department at Icknield is a supportive team that works collaboratively to maximise students’ exposure to high-quality learning experiences. While the curriculum at KS3 and KS4 is well established, we are always open to new thinking, both in terms of curriculum content and pedagogical approaches. We place great emphasis on teachers’ professional development, the sharing of good practice between colleagues, regular whole-school training, and on our excellent relationships with external partners and subject associations. Teachers and students are equipped with a full IT package that comprises a Clevertouch screen in each classroom, a Chromebook device for every student, and a touchscreen laptop for every teacher.

In March 2019, Ofsted graded the school as ‘Good’ once again. The HMI Lead Inspector confirmed ‘The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection.’ The report also described the Headteacher as ‘…an outward-looking, dynamic and thoughtful leader’ who has ‘instigated a number of far-reaching and successful changes over the last few years.’ We believe that our Ofsted report describes the school accurately and are pleased with the comments in it.

Detailed Job description and person specification is attached. To discuss this post informally, please contact Alex Hunter at alex.hunter@icknield.oxon.sch.uk

We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy at any time ahead of the closing date if there is a good level of response. Therefore, we recommend you submit your application as early as possible. We also reserve to right to interview shortlisted candidates ahead of the closing date.

Please be advised that references may be requested on receipt of your application. Please state if you wish this to be delayed until shortlisting/interviews have taken place.

Safeguarding Statement:

The Acer Trust and its schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Employment is subject to a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and online checks. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post. All applicants are considered confidentially and according to the nature of the role and information disclosed.

  • Applications close on 25 November 2024, 8 am.
  • Interview: 29 November 2024
  • Start Date: January 2025

Commitment to safeguarding

Icknield Community College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. All staff must have a full DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) Enhanced Certificate before commencing employment which the school will process on appointment.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

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About Icknield Community College

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary
School size
732 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16

At Icknield Community College, we strive for “excellence for all”. In order to achieve this, we aim to:

Create an environment in which all students feel safe and secure

We create a school culture in which all students are valued and in which differences are respected and celebrated. We promote tolerance, mutual respect and kindness. We want all of our students to be thoughtful, considerate and caring towards others both in and out of school.

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