Head of Modern Foreign Languages

Head of Modern Foreign Languages

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Required for September 2024

We are seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced teacher for September 2024 who is enthusiastic, able and willing to lead a dynamic faculty. This is an extremely significant role of Head of MFL faculty, which arises due to the promotion of our existing Head of MFL to Assistant Headteacher. MFL has a very strong profile within the school and the team lead the way on shared approaches to teaching and learning. This is an exciting opportunity for someone to drive developments in a school that values modern languages highly – we teach French, Spanish and German to students in Years 7 to 13. It is anticipated that the successful candidate will teach across the full age range and ability up to and including A Level. The capacity to teach Spanish and either French or German is essential. However, first and foremost, we are looking for an enthusiastic linguist with vision and credibility in the classroom to lead our team here.  

 We are committed to excellence of achievement and try to ensure that pupils reach their full potential at whatever level they are working by delivering inspirational and stimulating lessons. 

Our vision is to be a forward-thinking and outward-looking school, where aspirations are high and ambitions unlimited. A confident community, where teaching is inspirational, every individual valued and students are resilient, successful and proud of their school.

Sheldon has a strong family feel, this is combined with high aspirations and expectations for all pupils. You will be joining the school at an exciting time of change. We have recently gone through an Ofsted inspection, where we were rate good in every area. The inspectors commented that “the school has high expectation of pupils and all students are encouraged to be the best”.  

We are situated in attractive parkland on the edge of the rapidly growing market town of Chippenham, surrounded by beautiful countryside. There are good rail and road links to London, we are 5 minutes from junction 17 on the M4 and a 10-minute train journey to the beautiful Roman City of Bath.

Application process: Please click link to our website.

https://www.sheldonschool.co.uk/home/our-community/vacancies/

Closing date for applications is Wednesday 22nd May 2024, 12noon.

We are a flexible working employer and we are willing to make any reasonable adjustments you require during your interview so please ask us.

Sheldon School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post requires a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure. In line with KCSIE 2023 and safer recruitment practices, the school will conduct an online search for all shortlisted candidates. The online search is part of our safeguarding checks and will seek publicly available information on candidates’ suitability to work with children. Shortlisted candidates will be provided with further guidance and will be asked to clarify their online presence. The school may carry out an online search on shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence checks.

Please note CVs are not accepted

 We are committed to creating and promoting a diverse and inclusive workforce that better reflects our community. Applications are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of ethnicity, gender, age or disability. We particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups.