Teacher of Spanish (Maternity Cover)
Kingdown School, Warminster, Wiltshire, BA12 9DRThis job expired on 16 April 2023 – see similar jobs
Start date details
September 2023
Closing date
16 April 2023 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
29 March 2023
Job details
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subjects
- View all Frenchjobs, View all Spanishjobs
Working pattern
- View all Full timejobs - This is a full time position
Contract type
- Maternity or parental leave cover - Maternity cover (expected end, August 2024)
Pay scale
- MPS/ UPS (£28,000 - £43,685)
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for some who:
- is committed to becoming a truly excellent teacher
- can teach both Spanish and French
- can teach a broad range of engaging and effective lessons that motivate, inspire and improve student attainment
- can plan and deliver lessons and sequences of lessons to the highest standard that ensure real learning takes place and students make superior progress
- is able to raise attainment and challenge students to achieve their best
- has a commitment to extra-curricular activities
- is aware of current initiatives in MFL
- is an effective team member who can contribute positively to the work in the Department
- has a positive, cheerful outlook with a good sense of humour
- is able to forge good relationships with students and staff
- is able to work hard and remain calm under pressure
What the school offers its staff
For the successful candidate we can offer:
- enthusiastic, friendly and hardworking students with excellent attitudes to learning
- a caring and supportive community environment
- a commitment to health and wellbeing of staff
- a commitment to professional development
- full support and induction programme for ECTs
- the opportunity to work effectively with other schools as part of a multi-academy trust
Further details about the role
As a forward-looking and innovative school, we are seeking to appoint a highly skilled Teacher of Spanish, and some French, to join our friendly and successful team. This is an outstanding opportunity for an ECT or experienced teacher to join and progress in our highly successful Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) Department. QTS status is essential. An ability to teach across the full age and ability range up to A Level is desirable.
Kingdown School is ranked in the top 10 secondary schools in Wiltshire. Situated in Warminster in the heart of beautiful rural Wiltshire with excellent links to Salisbury, Bath, Bristol and the South-West. In 2022, we retained our ‘Good’ Ofsted rating and were found to have strong moral leadership with our motto, ‘believe, aspire, achieve’ evident in everything that we do. Kingdown School is an academy under the Acorn Education Trust providing exciting opportunities to improve local education and draw on the collective experience of a Trust.
The MFL Department is housed in the MFL Block. All full time MFL teachers have their own room well-furnished with PC, projector and whiteboard. Working conditions are excellent and enable MFL teachers to keep closely in touch and share ideas.
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About Kingdown School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1538 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Kingdown School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- lmg@kingdown.wilts.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01985 215551
Arranging a visit to Kingdown School
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