Teacher of MFL
Astrea Academy Dearne, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S63 9EW11 days remaining to apply
Start date details
April or September 2025
Closing date
23 March 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
11 March 2025
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
- £31,957.00 - £50,062.00 Annually (Actual) MPS/UPS
Teacher of MFL job summary
Join Our Team as a Teacher of Modern Foreign Languages at Astrea Academy Dearne!
Salary: MPS/UPS
Start Date: April or September 2025
Job Information:
Are you a passionate modern foreign language teacher looking for a new challenge? Do you want to be part of a team where you can make a lasting impact on students and rapidly accelerate their progress? If so, this is an excellent opportunity for both experienced teachers and ECTs to join us as a Teacher of MFL. At Astrea Academy Dearne, we teach Spanish and French and are committed to providing a brilliant education for every child.
About Us:
Astrea Academy Dearne is an 11-16 secondary academy situated in Barnsley, with around 1150 students. We are within commutable distance from Wakefield, Leeds, Doncaster, and Sheffield and are a proud member of the Astrea Academy Trust family of schools. We have the highest aspirations for our students to achieve their very best and grow both as individuals and as members of their community. We are a truly comprehensive and inclusive academy, reflected in our approach to all areas of our work.
Our Commitment:
We are dedicated to a knowledge-rich curriculum and a traditional approach to teaching, behaviour, and culture. We believe in teaching powerful knowledge, ‘the best that has been thought and said,’ and an ‘entitlement curriculum’ for all. Influenced by Lemov’s ‘Teach Like A Champion,’ Rosenshine, and recent developments in cognitive science, we create a scholarly culture that is warm and strict, disciplined and joyful, ensuring impeccable behaviour so teachers can focus on teaching and pupils can focus on learning.
Our Values:
We are values-driven and our vision is to provide an inclusive, aspirational, and academic education for all our students, so that all of them will learn, thrive, and lead successful lives. We are unapologetically ambitious for every child, no matter their background, prior attainment, or needs. We aim to ensure that all our students have the option to pursue higher education or other aspirational paths. We do not lower expectations due to a child’s background or home life; instead, we redouble our efforts to help them overcome barriers and flourish.
What We Offer:
- Huge support and progression opportunities
- A knowledge-rich curriculum built on ‘powerful knowledge’ and a traditional T&L approach influenced by Rosenshine and TLAC
- Collaborative planning with centralised, shared units of work and resources
- An excellent MFL curriculum and resources
- A feedback policy focused on whole class feedback – no onerous marking policies
- Disruption-free learning and a ‘warm/strict’ behaviour system
- Highly visible and supportive senior leaders who have your back
- Centralised detentions, including homework detentions (no need to organise/run/chase them)
- No formal graded lesson observations – just ongoing ‘no-stakes’ instructional coaching to continuously develop
- Excellent ongoing CPD, career development, and promotion opportunities across the Astrea South Yorkshire region
- Opportunity to complete NPQs
- An unrivalled professional progression model
What We Are Looking For:
The successful candidate will be:
- A highly effective MFL teacher.
- Aligned with our values and mission. If you fit with our culture, you will love working here.
- Someone who passionately believes that all children can achieve, no matter their starting point, background, or needs. Someone who does not make excuses for what children can achieve.
This is an excellent opportunity for an ECT or ambitious practitioner wishing to further develop their career.
Interested in Applying?
If you are interested in this role, looking for a new challenge, have a passion for education, or maybe all of the above, take a look at the Recruitment Pack and Job Description to find out more about the role and how to apply. We actively welcome visits and would be delighted to show you around our academy to appreciate fully our excellent learning environment. Please contact Hannah Peace (Hannah.peace@astreadearne.org) to arrange a visit.
Additional Information:
- This role profile is not exhaustive, and other duties can be found within the job description and person specification.
- Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Posts are subject to enhanced DBS checks.
- We value diversity and encourage applications from candidates who are underrepresented in our workforce, including people from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds, disabled people, and LGBTQI+ communities.
- Interview dates are flexible.
If you are ready to take the next step in your career and contribute to our dynamic and forward-thinking team, we would love to hear from you. Apply today and be a part of our mission to create a positive impact!
Commitment to safeguarding
Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to satisfactory background checks including references and enhanced DBS checks.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Astrea Academy Dearne
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1114 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Astrea Academy Dearne website
Do you want to be part of a team where you will help make a lasting impact on our students and rapidly accelerate their progress?
Do you want to work in a school where you are free to teach, with impeccable student behaviour and unhindered by bureaucracy?
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced teacher or ECT.
Astrea Academy Dearne is an 11-16 secondary academy situated in Barnsley, with around 1150 students. We are within commutable distance from Wakefield, Leeds, Doncaster and Sheffield and are a proud member of the Astrea Academy Trust family of schools. We have the highest aspiration for our students to achieve their very best and grow both as individuals and as members of their community. We are a truly comprehensive and inclusive academy. This is reflected in our approach to all areas of our work.
We are committed to a knowledge-rich curriculum and a traditional approach to teaching, behaviour and culture. We believe that schools must teach powerful knowledge, ’the best that has been thought and said’ and an ‘entitlement curriculum’ for all. We believe in explicit instruction and have been greatly influenced by Lemov’s ‘Teach Like A Champion’, Rosenshine and recent developments in cognitive science. We believe that the creation of a scholarly culture that is warm and strict, disciplined and joyful, where there is ‘purpose not power’, ensuring impeccable behaviour, where teachers can focus on teaching and pupils can focus on learning, underpins everything
We are values-driven and our vision is to provide an inclusive, aspirational and academic education for all our students, so that all of them will learn, thrive and lead successful lives. We are unapologetically ambitious for every child, no matter what their background, prior attainment or needs. We want to ensure that all our students have the option to be able to go to university or aspirational alternative. We are not going to reduce expectations because of a child’s background or home life, or because they are new to English or have a special education need. In fact, the opposite is true. It is our job to redouble our efforts to help children overcome these barriers so that they can flourish.
We value our staff highly and treat workload very seriously. Our systems are high leverage, ensuring you can really focus on your core purpose – teaching, in a sustainable way, unhindered by bureaucracy or poor behaviour.
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