Teacher of Modern Foreign Languages
Ninestiles, an Academy, Birmingham, West Midlands, B27 7QG11 days remaining to apply
Closing date
30 April 2025 at 3pm
Date listed
11 April 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subjects
- French, Languages, Spanish
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS/UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
Summit Learning Trust Mission Statement
Success through Endeavour
Ambition through Challenge
Strength through Diversity
Are you an enthusiastic teacher looking for a new and exciting challenge?
An exciting opportunity has arisen within our academy for an enthusiastic and inspirational MFL teacher. The successful candidate will have the ability to inspire and motivate learners to achieve excellent results in French and/or Spanish. Join us and you will be part of a dynamic, enthusiastic, and committed Modern Foreign Languages department. You will be part of this forward-thinking team, teaching across Key Stages 3 and 4 and the whole ability range, working together to create an extremely positive learning culture based on high expectations, the building of the philosophy of Modern Foreign Languages for all learners and a huge passion for your subject.
For the right candidate, we may be able to offer a TLR around your interests to support the Academy in achieving the delivery of a well-rounded curriculum and experience for our learners.
Ninestiles, an Academy is part of Summit Learning Trust comprising Ninestiles itself, Lyndon Academy, Cockshut Hill School, five primary schools and the Solihull Sixth Form College. The leadership team of Ninestiles is progressive and has the vision, drive and support to lead the academy on a journey of excellence, with colleagues that have a passion for teaching and learning.
The role offers excellent opportunities for a well-qualified, creative specialist or a newly qualified teacher who wishes to develop their career, to help build on the success of the department.
Flexible working requests are welcome. Part-time working hours will be considered for experienced colleagues as the Trust seeks to promote flexible working options to support a work-life balance.
Please contact us if you would like an informal conversation or a visit
For a full description of the role and person specification, please see the accompanying documents.
About our Academy
The recent Ofsted report following an inspection in November 2024 concluded that Ninestiles, an Academy has taken effective action to maintain the standards identified at the previous inspection and when we were confirmed to be an ‘Good’. Some highlights from the report confirm that our learners do well socially and academically and respect others’ differences. Our pastoral care and the support given to learners is highly effective and all staff have high expectations of what our learners can achieve. The focus of the Academy is to work with our learners to secure good qualifications as well as preparing them to be good active citizens. Our Leadership team have thought carefully about the subjects our learner’s study and are offered a wide range of subjects at Key Stage 3. This prepares them well for the choices they make at Key Stage 4. A full range of subjects are offered at Key Stage 4, matched to pupils’ interests and ability. A strength of the school is the number of trips and activities offered to pupils. There are more than 70 clubs, including sport, music, art, drama and debating.
What the school offers its staff
About the Trust
https://www.summitlearningtrust.org.uk/
Why work for us?
We offer a range of wellbeing and work-life balance benefits to recognise and reward the essential contributions our colleagues make to our success and growth. These includeaccess to:
- Employee assistance programme
- High quality training and support in and across academies enabling career progression
- Wellbeing Advocates
- Lifestyle benefits and discount schemes, including gym discounts and cycle to work scheme
- Health Protection Scheme alongside Flu Jab and Eyecare Vouchers
- Generous employer pension schemes
We positively welcome applications from all sections of the community. Summit Learning Trust is proud to be an equal opportunities employer and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender reassignment, age, disability, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy/maternity or race.
We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all colleagues to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, including a Children’s barred list check.Online searches of shortlisted candidates will also be conducted. Our Policy is available to view herehttps://summitlearningtrust.org.uk/
Flexible working opportunities
Flexible working requests are welcome. Part-time working hours will be considered for experienced colleagues as the Trust seeks to promote flexible working options to support a work-life balance.
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
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Ninestiles, an Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1491 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Ninestiles, an Academy website
- Email address
- ninestileshr@summitlearningtrust.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01216281311
The greatest strength of our school is our students who are often praised for their
creativity, musical talents, artistic performances and the respect they have for one another. Students generally understand the importance of learning, value their school and are proud to be part of it.
Ninestiles has a very reflective teaching staff body who welcome feedback from parents and students to secure the needs of all learners. The school has a wide and varied curriculum, students have access to an impressive range of sporting and extracurricular activities with well over sixty enrichment opportunities offered after school. There is a strong culture of safeguarding and staff work positively with the leadership team to ensure students are kept safe. The leadership team of Ninestiles is progressive and has the vision, drive and support to lead the school on a journey of excellence, with staff that have a passion for teaching and learning.
Arranging a visit to Ninestiles, an Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email ninestileshr@summitlearningtrust.org.uk.
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