Lead Teacher of MFL (French & German preferred)
Kensington Aldridge Academy (KAA)
West London
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS (Inner London) + TLR 2A
- Job type:
- Full Time, Maternity Cover
- Start date:
- April 2018
- Apply by:
- 29 January 2018
Job overview
About KAA
KAA is an 11 – 18 academy situated in the heart of Notting Hill, West London. We opened in brand new buildings in 2014 and our facilities are second to none. We are currently in our fourth year of operation and have 920 students in Years 7, 8, 9, 10, 12 and 13 with us. By September 2018 we will be a full school with all seven year groups.
KAA is a school which has the very highest standards – both in terms of academic teaching and life beyond the classroom. In our first year the Department of Education reported we are “one of the best new academies they had ever seen” in terms of our planning and curriculum. In 2017, Ofsted have judged us to be “outstanding” in all areas and described standards as “exceptional”. Our Sixth Form is also outstanding and is operated jointly with our independent school partners Charterhouse and Godolphin & Latymer. Candidates can read of our recent Ofsted and exam successes on our website, kaa.org.uk, along with other evidence of the exceptional standards in our school.
We are currently looking for a talented and committed Lead Teacher of MFL to join our outstanding department.
The successful candidate will have:
- Experience as a teacher of their subject in a secondary school for at least 2 years.
- Appropriate leadership and management experience.
- The ability to deliver consistently outstanding lessons in this subject to students of all ages and abilities.
- Experience of creating high quality lesson plans and schemes of work, and sharing these with a team of teachers.
- The ability to communicate well, to work as a member of a team, and to have effective working relationships with students, staff and parents.
- The ability to contribute to the wider work of the school, including our work as form tutors and reading teachers.
- Commitment to the personal professional development of themselves and of others.
- Experience of conducting lesson observations as a tool for improvement.
Deadline: Apply by 9 am on Monday 29th January 2018
Please send your completed application form to Lavinia Baboi at recruitment@kaa.org.uk
Please also complete the Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form using the following link: https://goo.gl/forms/eh8N7EiLSyU6BIuE2
This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. The post holder must be committed to safeguarding the welfare of children.
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About Kensington Aldridge Academy (KAA)
- Kensington Aldridge Academy (KAA)
- Scrubs Lane, North Kensington
- London
- W12 0DE
- United Kingdom
The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea is a fantastic place to work. KAA is situated near Portobello Road, full of great shops, restaurants and bars. The school is part of the inspiring new £66 million pound Kensington Academy and Leisure Centre campus. All academy employees benefit from discounted membership at the leisure centre. KAA is located in the heart of West London with excellent access to the tube network (Central, Hammersmith & City and Overground lines) as well as many bus routes.
Judged by the DfE to be “one of the best new academies we have ever seen”, KAA is an exemplary start-up school in which all teachers can flourish. Teachers receive intensive training and support and benefit from personalised coaching and mentoring.
KAA has secured prestigious partnerships with a number of high profile educational organisations. We work closely with our partner schools Godolphin & Latymer and Charterhouse, and our performing arts partners LAMDA and the Royal Academy of Dance. We are also a member of the Prince’s Teaching Institute.
Recruitment and development of exceptional teachers will always be the first priority of our school. The much quoted 2007 McKinsey report into effective education systems concluded, “no education system can exceed the quality of its teachers.” Of course, the same is true of any school. At KAA, teaching and learning is our core business, and we focus continually on improving our classroom practice. Our internal training, coaching, mentoring and lesson observation systems are of a national standard. So, whether you are at the start of your teaching career, or someone with many years of experience in the classroom, if you come and work for us you will be given professional development opportunities which are second to none. This means you will need to be reflective, open and committed to your ongoing development. “At KAA we are all learners” is one of our mantras.
This is a unique opportunity to be part of the growth of our school as we are joined by our second cohort of sixth formers. Our Sixth Form opened in September 2016 and offers students an experience that is totally unique in the state sector. No other school can boast the incredible facilities, elite partnerships, and expert teaching which we have here at KAA. As we continue to grow, our staff have also been able to grow and access new opportunities to further progress their career.
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