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2nd in Modern Foreign Languages

2nd in Modern Foreign Languages

The County High School Leftwich

Northwich, Cheshire

  • Expired
Salary:
Main Scale + TLR2.1 £2,664pa
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
01/09/2018
Apply by:
2 February 2018

Job overview

Applications are invited from well-qualified and enthusiastic candidates with the ability to assist in the leadership of MFL learning and teaching.  Over 90% of students currently study a GCSE Language at The County High School, Leftwich, resulting in this post being an ideal challenge for a candidate with aspiration to progress to middle leadership and beyond.  The successful applicant will have the ability to teach both Spanish and French to Higher Level GCSE.

The County High School, Leftwich is committed to building a team of exceptional leaders and teachers in a positive and supportive learning environment.  Summer 2017: 87% achieved 4+ in English; 83% achieved 4+ in Mathematics; 80% achieved 4+ in both English and Mathematics; 87% achieved A* - C in Science; 28% of all grades were A+ (or equivalent 7+).  This post thus provides an ideal opportunity for career development in a school in which “Pupils display a thirst for learning” and there is“…first-rate behaviour in classrooms and around the academy” (Ofsted, March 2016).

Further details are available from TES Online, the Academy website, or, alternatively contact Mrs A Pimlatt, PA to the Principal, at the School.  

Closing date for applications is Friday 2nd February, 2018 - 12 noon  

Headteacher J Brandreth, MBA, BA (Hons), NPQH  

The Academy operates a rigorous recruitment process as part of our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the well-being of all our students and expects all our staff to share this commitment.  

Appointment is thus subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service application.  

The County High School, Leftwich is committed to Equal Opportunities in Employment.

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About The County High School Leftwich

The County High School Leftwich is a fully inclusive, co-educational, 11-16 school with approximately 1000 students, 60 teaching and 60 support staff. The school serves a mixed catchment area with a Published Admission Number of 196, though we are now significantly over-subscribed.

The School is a safe and calm, inclusive and positive community and workplace. Students enjoy and achieve during their time at this school. They leave as rounded individuals, aware of the wider-world, ready to make a positive contribution to it and fully equipped to flourish in it, whilst having maximised their academic potential. The school strives to ensure that colleagues are motivated, happy, supported and derive satisfaction from their role.

An academic Curriculum is an opportunity for and expectation of all our students, further enriched by opportunities beyond the timetable. The school’s curriculum endeavours to develop students':
· Comprehension and command of knowledge and skills
· Character
· Creativity and imagination

Our broad, balanced and enriched curriculum promotes the enjoyment of learning, motivating students to gain the knowledge, skills and qualifications enabling them to realise their potential and thus exercise choice and control in their personal and working lives. We believe that every student’s experience of success contributes to their personal happiness.

The school prides itself on a sustained reputation for outstanding academic performance in a proudly inclusive learning environment. From 2016 to 2019, students achieved progress described as ‘above average’ and in two of these years students achieved progress ‘well above average’, as described by the Department for Education (DfE). In 2019, students achieved a Progress 8 Score of +0.80. In 2020 students achieved progress in line with previous years. In 2017, the school was awarded a National Pupil Premium Award by the DfE, further demonstrating our commitment to ensuring all students achieve their academic potential.

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Applications closed