Practitioner of Spanish

King’s Leadership Academy Bolton is a highly successful, over-subscribed Academy, based in the Great Lever area of Bolton.  In order to support the growth of the King’s Leadership Academy Bolton, the trust is seeking a talented and aspiring Practitioner of Spanish. 

The King’s Leadership Academy Bolton is seeking to appoint an ambitious and enthusiastic teacher to join a forward thinking and expanding Academy. We are looking for someone who is an excellent classroom practitioner, who can work well within a team, who values each pupil as an individual and who will play a significant part in the development and growth of the Academy. 

All classes are set based on academic groups and data is extensively used to track, monitor and inform intervention for our students.  The Academy fully embraces modern pedagogy and this is reflected in our approach to ICT which is fully integrated into classroom teaching. All students have their own iPads which are used extensively to support independent learning.

It is expected that the appointed teacher will be hard working, resilient and demonstrate the following qualities:

1. An excellent knowledge and love of their subject

2. The ability to convey that knowledge with enthusiasm

3. The ability to make the lessons interesting and relevant to their students

4. The ability to manage the classroom in a calm, just and fair manner

5. The ability to generate self belief in our students and raise aspirations

6. The refusal to accept excuses for low performance

7. A deep-rooted respect for our students and the learning challenges that they face

BREIF OUTLINE OF JOB PURPOSE:

• To share and uphold the beliefs of King’s Leadership Academy by espousing the ASPIRE values through your teaching role

• To implement and deliver an appropriately broad and differentiated programme of study for students following designated lines of inquiry

• To monitor and support the overall progress and development of students as a teacher and academic tutor

• To facilitate and encourage a learning experience which provides students with the opportunity to succeed and reach their potential

• To use the King’s assessment process to collect and report accurate progress data to students, parents and governors

• To implement proactive intervention to enable every student to succeed

• To deliver lessons which are consistently good and mostly outstanding.

PLANNING:

To assist as required in the development of appropriate syllabuses, resources, schemes of work, marking policies and teaching strategies in your subject areas. 

• To contribute to the Faculty improvement plan including its implementation 

• To plan lessons that allow all students to make outstanding progress using a wide range of pedagogical strategies 

• To contribute to whole Academy planning activities and self-review of performance indicators.

CURRICULUM:

To assist the Lead Practitioner to ensure that the curriculum area provides a range of teaching which complements the Academy’s vision. 

To assist in the process of curriculum development and change to ensure the continued relevance in meeting the needs of students and awarding bodies.

Whatever your previous experience, the trust will ensure that, if appointed, this post is the right one for you, with real prospects of professional development and personal satisfaction. For further enquiries and to send completed application forms, please email info@kingsbolton.com.