Head of German
Hockerill Anglo-European College
Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2018
- Apply by:
- 19 February 2018
Job overview
An oversubscribed school with an exceptional reputation, set on a leafy parkland campus, is looking for an outstanding Head of German who has the flair and passion to lead and motivate a successful and thriving team of German teachers from September 2018.
The German department is part of a large MFL Faculty, which achieves outstanding examination results. The successful candidate will be a supportive leader with excellent subject knowledge, as well as superb interpersonal skills.
The Head of German is expected to lead and innovate, working alongside the Head of Modern Foreign Languages and other members of the department to develop the German curriculum throughout the College including the bilingual sections in Music, Geography and History.
This is a school where languages are loved and cherished by the whole community. An unparalleled programme of exchanges and visits is an important part of our immersive target language culture, with students reaching a high level of linguistic competence at an early stage. Students in Year 7 choose either French or German. In Year 8 students begin a second Language choosing from French/German, Italian, Japanese, Mandarin and Spanish. Students study two foreign languages to GCSE level. All students study a modern foreign language in the Sixth Form (where German is a popular choice); we offer an IB Diploma German Literature course to native and near native speakers at both Standard and Higher Level, as well as German language acquisition courses.
Hockerill is currently ranked the Top UK Partially Selective Comprehensive school in the Sunday Times Parent Power table, based on our IB and GCSE performance in 2017. This summer, our Year 13 students gained an average point score of 36 points, while 21% achieved 40 points or above, placing them in the top 5% globally and equating to 4A* at A Level. Our GCSE results are also consistently high with its best ever results in 2017 when 58% of students achieved A*/A/9/8/7. Hockerill also performs very strongly in Progress 8 scores.
The College is situated in Bishop’s Stortford within the beautiful landscaped grounds of a former teacher training college and is within 30 minutes of both London and Cambridge. We have a roll of 837 students, both day and boarding, including a sixth form of 220 students. Hockerill has topped the state school Sixth Form league tables for the past three years.
To apply please complete the application form and return with a covering letter to:
Ms C Yates, Hockerill Anglo European College, Dunmow Road, Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire CM23 5HX. Email: yatesc@hockerill.com Telephone: +44 (0) 1279 658 451
The application pack and job description can also be downloaded from our website: http://www.hockerill.com/34/vacancies
The closing date for receipt of applications is Monday 19th February 2018
Hockerill Anglo-European College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
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About Hockerill Anglo-European College
- Hockerill Anglo-European College
- Dunmow Road, Bishops Stortford
- Hertfordshire
- CM23 5HX
- United Kingdom
We passionately believe that every student deserves the opportunity to be the best they can be and that our school gives them that opportunity. We are a state co-educational day and boarding school for students aged 11 to 18 and offer our students a dynamic, vibrant and exciting learning environment where development of the whole student is our priority. The College offers a rigorous and broad curriculum, and is proud to be one of the largest state schools offering the prestigious International Baccalaureate Middle Years and Diploma programmes. With a twin focus on the two specialisms of Languages and Music, Hockerill offers a truly distinct setting for a world-class education. Located in beautiful grounds on the edge of Bishop’s Stortford the school is in close proximity to London and the South East of England and accepts applications for boarding and day places from students with a current UK passport or the right to residency in the UK.
The College’s Mission Statement:
Inspiring knowledgeable, enquiring and caring global citizens through excellence in education
makes clear our focus on providing challenging and broad educational experiences to enable our students to take their place in the ever-changing twenty first century world. Underpinning the College’s Mission Statement are our Guiding Principles
- High aspirations
- International outlook
- Lifelong learning
- Sustainable development
- Ethical leadership
and these contribute to making Hockerill such a highly regarded and successful school.
Ofsted
"Students' personal development is outstanding. All students, including boarders, enjoy school and this is reflected in their exemplary behaviour, their mature and willing shouldering of responsibilities and in the harmonious relationships between students and between staff and students. The recent enhancement of the specialist music provision together with the resulting wider range of available activities has added significantly to students' enthusiasm for school. A real strength of the school is the way students are involved in decision-making through many opportunities such as the school council".
View Hockerill Anglo-European College’s latest Ofsted report
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