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Teacher of Modern Foreign Languages

Skinners' Kent Academy, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN2 4PY

This job expired on 25 March 2019 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  1 September 2019

• Closing date

  25 March 2019 at 12am (midnight)

• Date listed

  18 March 2019

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: French
• Working pattern:
  • Full time
• Full-time equivalent salary: Main pay range 1 to Upper pay range 3, £23,720 to £39,406
• Additional allowances:

  We offer: ; An exciting and vibrant place of work ; Gym Facilities ; Local Authority Reward Scheme ; High Quality Continued Professional Development

Teacher of Modern Foreign Languages job summary

We are looking for a highly motivated teacher of Modern Foreign Languages to join a team committed to raising standards and expectations.

This is a unique opportunity to be involved in and help shape our Academy, at an exciting stage in its development. The post reflects the continued expansion of the Academy and offers significant scope for professional and career development as the Academy continues to grow in size.

The successful candidate should be an ambitious colleague who combines excellent organisational skills with the ability to inspire and motivate students. They should be a hardworking, creative, energetic, and excellent classroom practitioner. They will have the capacity to help us establish a vibrant learning environment, and a culture of enthusiasm for learning. Their professionalism and dedication will enable our students to achieve more than they believe possible.

The Communication Faculty comprises of two subject areas: English and Modern Foreign Languages. Both are taught as discrete subjects from Year 7 through to GCSE, apart from English which is also offered at KS5. MFL French is taught from Year 7 up to GCSE level to all students, Spanish is currently offered as an additional language option in Year 9 and is also taught at GCSE. English and Modern Foreign Languages are housed in the same wing of the Academy: Senior House (Years 9-13) students are taught within this environment and Year 7 and 8 students (Junior House) are taught in Newton House, a separate area for all Junior House teaching.
The Position
Working within the Communication Faculty, which includes English and Modern Foreign Languages, the post of Teacher of Modern Foreign Languages is permanent and full-time. We have a strong commitment to professional development and provide appropriate training to ensure all teachers at the Academy are good and outstanding classroom practitioners as well as enabling them to grow as leaders for the future. We are seeking an outstanding subject specialist who has the ability to teach French at Key Stage 3 and 4, someone who is keen to support the further development of the Modern Foreign Language Department within the Communication Faculty.

Commitment to safeguarding

The Skinners’ Kent Academy Trust is an equal opportunities employer, committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants are subject to an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check and satisfactory employment references.

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About Skinners' Kent Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1084 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Skinners' Kent Academy website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: hr@skinnerskentacademy.org.uk
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The Skinners’ Kent Academy is a non-fee paying, co-educational, all-ability Secondary school. The Academy is funded by the DfE and sponsored by The Skinners’ School, a grammar school for boys together with the Skinners’ Company, one of the ‘Great Twelve’ livery companies of the City of London.
The Academy is founded on the principles of a commitment to ensuring high standards and high aspirations, of active participation, an emotionally rich learning environment and an inclusive culture where every child is known and every learner supported.

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