2 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    Feb/Easter 2025

  • Closing date

    6 December 2024 at 2pm

  • Date listed

    12 November 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Teacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

31650.00 - 49083.00

Teacher of MFL (Full Time or Part Time) job summary


This is a truly fantastic opportunity for a passionate educator to become part of a well-established, highly collaborative and successful MFL team to ensure that students enjoy a challenging, dynamic and rewarding MFL curriculum. 


We are seeking to appoint a candidate with experience of teaching French with a sound knowledge and genuine passion for this subject area, the ability to teach Spanish would be advantageous. This post is also open to ECTs.  


This is a permanent role starting in February 2025 or Easter 2025, we welcome applications from candidates looking for full time or part time hours offering Main Pay Scale or Upper Pay Scale, renumeration would be adjusted accordingly.


In 2023 Wolgarston High School were top of Staffordshire with an average A level grade of a B+. We were recognised as a good school by Ofsted in May 2022. We have a track record of excellent results with P8 scores consistently above +0.5 and are committed to evidence-based teaching and learning and reducing teacher workload.

 

If you are a passionate and motivated teacher who is focused on helping students to achieve their true potential, we would welcome your application. We reserve the right to interview when applications are received and to close the advert earlier than expected if a successful candidate is appointed.

 

We welcome informal visits to the department from prospective candidates. To arrange a visit please contact Anna Greenwood on a-greenwood1@penkvalley.co.uk

 

The successful candidate will: 

  • Be able to inspire, enthuse and motivate students to ensure that they achieve their full potential
  • Be a passionate teacher who contributes effectively to whole school improvement
  • Be able and willing to make a full contribution to the life of the school
  • Have high expectations of themselves and others
  • Be a good communicator with excellent interpersonal skills
  • Be flexible and a good team player

 

Employee benefits:

  • Access to first class CPD opportunities
  • Genuine opportunities for career progression - with 7 schools within the academy
  • Professional assistance - you will have access to an Employee Assistance Programme
  • Pension - automatic enrolment into Teachers Pension Scheme
  • Discounted gym memberships
  • Cycle to Work Scheme
  • Free will writing service

 

Being part of Penk Valley Academy Trust:

Penk Valley Academy Trust is the local academy Trust for the following schools: Marshbrook First School, Princefield First School, St John’s First School, St Mary & St Chad CE First School, Penkridge Middle School, Wolgarston High School and The Rural Enterprise Academy.

 

The Trust’s vision and ethos is encapsulated in our motto ‘Learning Together’. Our main aim is to work collaboratively and take collective responsibility for ensuring that every child and young person in our Trust receives an excellent education, achieves high outcomes and realises their potential. All members of staff work incredibly hard to provide the very best education for every child in our care.

 

 

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 and responsibility. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

 

All staff working in the School during the school day will have contact with children and will therefore be in regulated activity. 

 

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

 

 

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.

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.

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About Wolgarston High School

School type
Academy, ages 13 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
826 pupils enrolled
Age range
13 to 18

School location

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