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  • Job start date

    1 September 2023

  • Closing date

    2 June 2023 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    23 May 2023

Job details

Job role

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5

Subjects

French, Spanish

Working pattern

Full time, part time: Full time 32.5 hours per week. Part time Hours to be discussed with candidates

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

M1 to M6 UPS1 to UPS 3

What skills and experience we're looking for

Larkmead School is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, talented and inspiring classroom practitioner from September 2023. This is an excellent opportunity for an inspirational, enthusiastic and well-qualified teacher to join our thriving MFL team. The position is suitable for ECTs and experienced teachers.

As the successful candidate you will be:

  • a qualified MFL teacher who is always looking to develop
  • confident teaching across Key Stages 3 and 4
  • passionate about all aspects of languages
  • committed to making a difference to young people’s lives
  • a team player with excellent communication and inter-personal skills

Larkmead is a happy, ambitious and vibrant school packed full of energy, opportunity and choice. Great teaching and learning across the school are supported by our culture of research and collaboration. Each student gets the very best experience to enable them to achieve their ambitions. Our pastoral care provides compassion, security and confidence, nurturing students to be happy, to develop and to thrive. The Larkmead Promise sets out our vision, ethos and ambitions for students and staff.

The MFL department at Larkmead School is a small but supportive and experienced team, dedicated to broadening the appeal of languages at KS3 and KS4. In addition to the language we aim to provide our students with a better understanding and appreciation of other cultures. We are committed to developing the teaching of MFL according to the latest research and best practice in the MFL community, embracing different approaches and sharing ideas and resources.

What the school offers its staff

We offer:

  • an excellent programme of induction and training which seeks to provide an excellent foundation for career progression
  • a forward-thinking environment which recognises the benefits of considering flexible working patterns
  • a friendly, caring, supportive and collaborative team environment
  • a professional environment dedicated to Teaching and Learning with a supportive, dedicated and hardworking staff

Larkmead is a school with clear, positive values, which add positive value to our students and staff. We are a diverse community and greatly value the contribution that colleagues from different backgrounds and with different experiences bring to our school.

If this sounds like the sort of opportunity and environment you are looking for in your career journey and you feel that you possess these attributes, then we very much look forward to meeting you.

To apply for this position, please download the Vale Academy Trust Teaching Staff Application Form from our website https://www.larkmead-school.com

Further Details

Contract: Ideally full-time although part-time applications will be considered

Start date: 1 September 2023

Salary: MPS/UPS

Responsible to: Head of MFL

A full job description and person specification are available from the “Join Us” section of our website https://www.larkmead-school.com

Closing date for applications: Applications will be shortlisted on arrival

Date of interviews: ASAP

Larkmead School is a member of the Vale Academy Trust. The 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 in this commitment. All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced check.

All staff will be expected to promote fundamental British values as part of a school that values diversity and individuality, exemplified in our values of ‘one community, individual minds, creating futures.’

Commitment to safeguarding

At Larkmead safeguarding and student welfare is of paramount importance and to that end we will always put the physical and mental wellbeing of students first.

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About Larkmead School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
917 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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School website
Larkmead School website
Email address
jmarshall@larkmead.vale-academy.org
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Larkmead is a happy, ambitious and vibrant school packed full of energy, opportunity and choice. Great teaching and learning across the school are supported by our culture of research and collaboration. Each student gets the very best experience to enable them to achieve their ambitions. Our pastoral care provides compassion, security and confidence, nurturing students to be happy, to develop and to thrive. The Larkmead Promise sets out our vision, ethos and ambitions for students and staff.

Arranging a visit to Larkmead School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jmarshall@larkmead.vale-academy.org.

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