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Teacher of MFL

Teacher of MFL

Matravers School

Wiltshire

  • Expired
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
22 March 2018

Job overview

Every day Matravers School makes a significant difference to children's lives. Our latest Ofsted report (April 2015) identifies many "outstanding" features recognising how we have transformed our learning community. Our highly skilled teachers focus every day on quality first-teaching, in a calm, successful and purposeful learning environment. Our leaders and managers focus on enabling this to happen. Our vision is simple: to be world-class. Our facilities will support this through planned significant site investments over the next few years. This makes Matravers, quite simply, a superb place to work.

We are looking for a dedicated MFL teacher who has a real passion for their subject with a vibrant enthusiasm to work with our brilliant students. The subject specialism can be either French, Spanish, German or Italian.

This is an exciting position, which includes the potential of teaching within our superb Sixth Form. 

This position is ideal for a newly qualified or an experienced teacher. Whatever your experience, you will receive the excellent support of an extensive professional development programme. You will join a very successful, collaborative and committed staff team who will challenge and support you as you progress through your career.

Matravers School delivers a calm working atmosphere that enables our students to flourish in all that they do. We value traditional approaches blended with modern twists to provide fantastic opportunities for our students to succeed. Our highly skilled teachers and support staff focus on teaching and learning all day, every day. This helps us transform the lives of our students.

Our site has around £10 million investment in it over the next 12 months to provide a world-class facility for our community.

Completed application forms should be downloaded from www.matravers.wilts.sch.uk and returned to ahoneywell@matravers.wilts.sch.uk

Closing date: 22 March 2018

Matravers School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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About Matravers School

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+44 1373 822666

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The Matravers family

Matravers School is a large, superb and well regarded 11-18 school pleasantly situated in the heart of rural Wiltshire. We occupy a very large, spacious site, surrounded by fields and green space. The school buildings are of mixed age, blending tradition with more modern and state-of-the-art buildings.

Every day Matravers School makes a significant difference to children's lives. Our highly skilled teachers focus every day on quality first-teaching, in a calm, successful and purposeful learning environment. Ofsted visited us in September 2022 and agreed:

“There is a calm, harmonious learning environment, both in lessons and around the school site. Leaders and staff have embedded routines well. Pupils are kind and respectful towards each other.”

Our leaders and managers focus on enabling this to happen.

Our vision is simple: to create the best opportunities for all those in the Matravers family. Our facilities will support this through planned significant site investments over the coming year. This makes Matravers, quite simply, a superb place to work.

We are looking for colleagues who share our real passion for enabling our pupils to be successful and who have a vibrant enthusiasm to work with our brilliant pupils. We are looking for somebody who cares deeply about our profession and the impact that it can have on children. We are looking for someone who shares our vision for education. Ofsted recognised this in September 2022:

“There is rarely any disruptive behaviour in lessons. The positive relationships between staff and pupils help them to learn with confidence and success. Overwhelmingly, pupils are kind and respectful towards each other.”

Whatever your experience, you will receive the excellent support of an extensive internal and external professional development programme. You will join a very successful, collaborative and committed staff team who will challenge and support you as you progress through your career. During our 2022 Ofsted inspection, this feature of our work was celebrated:

“Staff are overwhelmingly positive about the support of leaders and are proud of their roles. Early career teachers feel very well supported.”

Matravers School delivers a calm working atmosphere that enables our pupils to flourish in all that they do. We value traditional approaches blended with modern twists to provide fantastic opportunities for our pupils to succeed. Our highly skilled teachers and support staff focus on teaching and learning all day, every day. This helps us transform the lives of our pupils.

Our site has welcomed over £10 million of investment over the last few years to provide a world-class facility for our community.

We are looking for qualified colleagues to join our strong and supportive team, with excellent opportunities for progression and promotion as our school continues to grow.

The benefits of our family:

  • Free weekly lunch in our in-house Food Court with your team;
  • Free access to our substantial Fitness Suite, including CV and weights area;
  • Free access to Wiltshire Rewards Scheme providing access to fantastic discounts, healthcare cash-plans and salary sacrifice scheme with childcare vouchers and cycle to work;
  • Free hot drinks provided throughout the day;
  • Free access to a weekly dancacise class;
  • Free on-site dedicated parking;
  • Free meals provided on all INSET Days;
  • Access to high quality professional development and supported external qualifications;
  • High Quality ECT programme;
  • Huge investment in the school facilities benefitting all our community;
  • Within close proximity to major Cities - Bath, Salisbury, Bristol;
  • Commuter Railway Station in Westbury providing rail access across the country;
  • Many Opportunities for extensive international travel with pupils on trips;
  • Positive and reasonable response to work/life balance;
  • Regular cake-days and fruit weeks;
  • Wellbeing sessions form part of every INSET day.

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