Modern Foreign Languages Teacher
Roundwood Park School
Hertfordshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- Teachers Pay Scales
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1st Sep 2020
- Apply by:
- 20 June 2020
Job overview
We are seeking an enthusiastic and dynamic teacher to join our high achieving and experienced Languages team. Your specialist language should be French, and the ability to teach German or Spanish to KS3 would be an advantage. We offer a comprehensive induction and development programme for all new staff, and we are always keen to support and work with NQTs. Roundwood Park prides itself in identifying talent and developing its staff. Roundwood Park is a forward looking and ambitious 11-18 co-educational comprehensive school with 1265 students on roll and enjoys a very good local reputation. We offer a comprehensive induction programme for all new staff. As a school graded ‘Outstanding’ by OFSTED, we were one of the first schools in the county to convert to Academy status in 2011. Roundwood Park is a school with a strong reputation as an innovative and exciting place in which to learn and to teach. It is a place where traditional values of smart appearance, excellent behaviour and acting with integrity mingle with modern learning and high academic standards.
Additional information about the school can be found on our website www.roundwoodpark.co.uk Please take particular note of the following instructions in respect of the application process:
Your application should comprise a completed Application Form, either using the on-line form and process provided by the web recruitment platform where you see this advert, or a Word document template (from the school website Vacancies page), together with a letter or personal statement addressed to Alan Henshall, Headteacher, of no more than two sides of A4, explaining how you meet the requirements for this role
If you use the Word template, your application should be submitted electronically to Ian Stowe, HR Manager, at i.stowe@roundwoodpark.co.uk .
We are committed to the safeguarding and promotion of children’s welfare and an equal opportunities employer. We will need to obtain references in advance of interview for any candidate short-listed, and all job offers are subject to satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service clearance. Interviews may be held whenever we have suitable applications and we reserve the right to close the advert early, so an early application is strongly recommended.
Closing date: 30/06/2020 17:00:00
Interview date: TBC
Roundwood Park is a forward-looking and ambitious 11-18 co-educational comprehensive school with 1,250 students on roll. Whilst our school is rated as outstanding by Ofsted we are far from complacent. Our success is largely because of our strong educational philosophy, our determination to bring about continuous improvement and the fact that every child really does matter to us. Roundwood Park is a school with a strong reputation as an innovative and exciting place in which to learn and to teach. We are a place where traditional values of smart appearance, excellent behaviour and acting with integrity mingle with modern learning and high academic standards. Our clear definition of the characteristics of the Roundwood Park leaver as a happy young adult who is not only well-qualified, but also a well-rounded individual, means that students leave us with optimism, self-confidence and a desire to change the world for the better. The key to our success lies in our ‘Aspire’ programme, which builds on the many years of experience of teaching students from Harpenden and its surrounding villages. ‘Aspire’ develops learning habits which, in addition to knowledge, allow our students to become resilient, resourceful and creative as they develop as learners. They develop these habits not only in their lessons but in the many extra-curricular opportunities, sporting and musical events and on trips and visits within the UK or abroad which we offer. We have also cemented our close working relationship with our outstanding partners at neighbouring Sir John Lawes and St George’s schools by forming a Trust together which incorporates the University of Hertfordshire and Rothamsted Research. We are working together to support the new Katherine Warington School which is in its first year and of which I am the Executive Headteacher. This school has also joined us in the Harpenden Secondary Schools Trust. We are proud to be members of the Alban Teaching School Alliance and we work closely with our neighbouring schools in St Albans and Harpenden via the St Albans and Harpenden Secondary School Headteachers association (STASSH). The students and staff of Roundwood Park always offer a warm welcome to visitors and there is always so much going on. Why not visit us to experience LIFE at Roundwood Park for yourself? We are confident that you will be inspired by what you see.
Alan Henshall
Headteacher
Attached documents
About Roundwood Park School
We are a large, mixed 11-18 school in beautiful Harpenden, graded Outstanding by OFSTED. We are heavily over-subscribed and have a large and still-expanding Sixth Form. But really that tells you so little about us…………..
The reasons why this is a great place to work include the things that make us uniquely Roundwood Park, and are the same sort of reasons why we think that parents choose us for their children:
· A truly modern and inclusive school, for our students and for our staff
· It’s about the whole person. We want our student-leavers to be more than just well-qualified; we want them to be confident, positive and determined to change the world for the better. And the same for our staff; we provide great opportunities for training, development and progression, as teachers, subject leaders, pastoral leaders, support specialists……….. We have a great reputation for the training programme that we wrap around our NQTs
· Not letting go of the traditional values of smart appearance, excellent behaviour and integrity, but bringing in excitement and innovation too
· A Leadership Team who are trusted and respected by staff, parents and students, and who are highly visible throughout the school day. Accessible to all, with extensive and genuine engagement with all staff
· A sincere commitment to equal opportunity and a celebration of diversity, including in our staff recruitment. We welcome applications from all sections of our community very warmly, and we recognise the huge strength and opportunity that comes from diversity in all aspects of our make-up
· An extensive Student Voice including a Student Leadership Group with energy, ideas and responsibilities, giving students the opportunity to develop non-academic life skills and behaviours, and who showcase how closely our students exemplify our school ethos
· We think of ourselves as family-friendly, and we welcome part-time staff, understanding that work and family commitments are in a balance that ebbs and flows over time
· A genuine commitment to wellbeing for all, that has been part of our DNA going back long before ‘wellbeing’ became a slogan
· We have great facilities: extensive integration of IT, both software and hardware; light and bright classrooms; excellent access to specialist laboratories, workshops and other teaching spaces; wonderful sports facilities
· We have a great sense of fun, and we laugh a lot. Our House system is exceptionally vibrant and engaging, for students and for staff, with activities for all (often fiercely competitive, regardless of talent!)
· Our setting is truly beautiful, backing onto parkland and fields, but with a very quick train connection to central London
Have a look at the sections of our website that tell you more about LIFE, ASPIRE and the Roundwood Park Leaver, to get a better ideas of our ethos. Although there is no substitute for a visit…….
Staff benefits*. As well as being a great place to work, being a member of staff at Roundwood Park gives you:
· A salary that is aligned to STP&C and NJC pay scales and awards
· Occupational sickness and maternity/paternity schemes
· Chrome books for teachers
· Flu vaccinations
· On-site parking
· Free use of our Fitness Suite
· Cycle-to-Work Scheme
* Staff terms and conditions may be reviewed from time to time
Alan Henshall
Headteacher
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