Teacher of Spanish
St James' Catholic High School, Cheadle, Cheshire, SK8 6PZ2 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2024 or sooner
Closing date
29 April 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
27 March 2024
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Spanish
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 hours a week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
Purpose
- Ensure an outstanding Catholic educational experience which is engaging and fulfilling for all pupils
- Deliver an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for students within Spanish
- Be accountable for student progress and development within the teaching groups allocated
- Maintain an up-to-date knowledge and understanding of the requirements of the Spanish curriculum
- Inspire and engage pupils in the vision for the school
- Be accountable for outcomes within the teaching groups allocated
- Ensure effective strategies are in place to enable all pupils within your classes to make good progress
- Track student achievement regularly across the teaching groups allocated, transforming data into action
- Set high expectations for yourself for quality teaching and learning in your Spanish classes
- Ensure planning meets the needs of all learners
- Deliver engaging lessons which have frequent and accurate assessment, feedback and intervention
- Assist in the development of schemes of work, resources, marking and assessment policies and teaching strategies within designated curriculum areas
- Keep up to date with national developments in the subject area and how they might affect student learning and teaching methodologies
- Display highly effective subject knowledge
- Help foster the spiritual development of pupils in accordance with the school’s Mission Statement
- Ensure that the school’s vision is understood and clearly and effectively articulated to all pupils
- Promote the school’s ethos and culture to the broader community
- Actively partake in the school’s development scheme through participation in arrangements for further training and professional development
- Treat pupils, staff and parents fairly, equitably and with dignity and respect, to create and maintain a positive school culture
- Celebrate the achievements of individual students
- Work effectively with Teaching Assistants as appropriate
- Manage own workload and that of others to allow an appropriate work/life balance;
- Regularly review own practice, set personal targets and take responsibilities for own personal development
- Engage in research around current educational initiatives including government policies in areas commensurate with the post
Progress
Teaching and Learning
Curriculum
School Ethos and Culture
Developing self and working with others
Other Specific Duties
All teaching staff are expected to meet the relevant Professional Standards for Teachers in addition to the job description detailed above
Many specific responsibilities will require collaborative working with other team members which as a Teacher of Spanish you will develop proactively
Whilst every effort has been made to explain the main duties and responsibilities of the post, each individual task may not be identified. The post holder will be expected to
comply with all reasonable requests from the Headteacher to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in their job description
This post is subject to Enhanced DBS disclosure
What the school offers its staff
Thank you for your interest in St James’ Catholic High School. This is an exciting time to join St James’ as we look to move our school to the next level.
We are a good oversubscribed school (OFSTED 2022) located in Stockport, South of Manchester. Our school is made up of 825 students and 100 staff. St James’ Catholic High School
is a thriving Catholic community that places children at the centre of everything we do. The Diocese of Shrewsbury judged our school to be an “Outstanding” Catholic school.
St James’ is a highly academic performing school:
- Impressive positive progress 8 scores for the previous three years
- In 2023, 75% of students achieved at least a grade 4 in English & Maths while 54% of students achieved a grade 5 in these subjects
- 40 grade 9s and 101 grade 8s in 2023 demonstrating exceptional attainment across a wide range of subjects
- Exceptional results in open, Maths and English subjects placing us in the top 20% of similar schools nationally
Our school is at the cutting edge of teaching and learning and thrives on providing outstanding opportunities for the young people we serve. All our staff work to provide our young people with the skills, knowledge and understanding in order to achieve their full potential.
Inspired by the example of St James, the purpose of our school is ‘To educate and develop global Catholic citizens’. Our three school values of Family, Faith and Excellence are lived out every single day by staff, students and all stakeholders.
The reputation of our school is exceptional within Stockport and across the Shrewsbury Diocese for academic excellence, impeccable pupil conduct and for providing outstanding additional opportunities for our young people. The result is that our young people develop into global Catholic citizens who are proud to profess their faith and who make a positive contribution to society.
At the root of our success is our St James’ community. This is built on strong, positive relationships between all staff, students and parents. Our parents support our school and develop their children at home whilst our dedicated staff are relentless in driving excellence by providing the best educational experiences and opportunities for our students.
Underpinning this excellence are our unique values, Catholic ethos and our mission. We are inspired and driven by the Gospel where we are told: ‘With God all things are possible’ (Matthew 19:26).
If you would like to find out more about our school and community, please contact Kirsty Bowers,
PA to the Headteacher on 0161 482 6900 or at headteacherpa@stjamescheadle.co.uk
Anthony Pontifex
Headteacher
Commitment to safeguarding
St James’ Catholic High School is an equal opportunity employer which is “Positive about Disabled People”. Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently under-represented in the workforce, who meet the person specification for the post
St James’ Catholic High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to headteacherpa@stjamescheadle.co.uk
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About St James' Catholic High School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 807 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- headteacherpa@stjamescheadle.co.uk
- Phone number
- 0161 482 6900
The St James’ Catholic High School Mission:
To ensure everyone within our school family achieves their full potential, to encourage learning and development through faith, and to strive for excellence.
Applications are welcome regardless of the personal faith of the applicant, providing they are supportive of the school’s Catholic ethos.
St James’ Catholic High School is a popular and oversubscribed 11-16 mixed comprehensive Catholic High School which was judged by OFSTED to be a “Good school in April 2022, with “Outstanding” Outcomes for Pupils.
The Diocese of Shrewsbury judged our school to be an “Outstanding” Catholic school.
Arranging a visit to St James' Catholic High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email headteacherpa@stjamescheadle.co.uk.
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