Teacher of Modern Foreign Languages (French/Spanish)
The Island Free School (IFS)
Isle of Wight
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 25 June 2021
Job overview
Dear Candidate,
Thank you for your interest in joining our teaching team at The Island Free School.
The Island Free School is a highly successful and popular secondary school based in Ventnor on the Isle of Wight. Our school is highly academic and all pupils follow the English Baccalaureate, with GCSE programmes of study in all subject areas. The school, which was created by parents and teachers, opened to year 7 pupils in 2014 and we are now at capacity. Our model has proved very popular with Island families and we are heavily oversubscribed in all year groups.
Central to the success of the school is our highly effective team of teachers and support staff, all of whom share a passion for creating an extraordinary school for Island families. We have been rated Good with Outstanding personal development, behaviour and welfare by Ofsted in our first inspection in June 2017, and we encourage you to read our Ofsted report prior to applying for this role.
We received our first set of GCSE results in August 2019, and we were delighted with the achievements of our pupils. Our challenge going forward will now be to build upon this success for future cohorts on our Island.
Our school has a specialism in music and all pupils are given free music tuition and instruments in key stage 3. At the end of each day, all pupils and staff engage in a wide range of creative and sporting activities as part of our enrichment programme.
We seek to appoint an enthusiastic practitioner in Modern Foreign Languages (French/Spanish) to join our established team. There is potential for a leading departmental role for the right candidate. The successful candidate can also expect a balanced timetable, high quality professional development, potential for career advancement, and the opportunity to enjoy coming to work each day.
Covid-19: We are currently operating staggered start and finish times for pupils and some activities have been placed on hold, candidates should be aware that the expectation to join in the full life of the school will remain and will be reintroduced should restrictions be relaxed.
To apply, please use the online form on our school website - we look forward to hearing for you and thank you for your interest in our school.
Attached documents
About The Island Free School (IFS)
The Island Free School is a mixed, non selective, non denominational secondary school (without sixth form) based in Ventnor on the Isle of Wight. It is a free school supported by a single academy trust, set up by experienced teachers, parents and members of the local business community.
The school opened in 2014 in response to poor academic results on the Island and has proved popular with parents, being oversubscribed in all year groups.
The school is smaller than average offering 125 places in each year group, and reached capacity at 625 pupils in September 2018. The school has an excellent pupil to staff ratio and teachers have the opportunity to get to know every pupil.
Headmaster
Mr. Steph Boyd
Values and vision
We raise expectations and encourage independent thinking
· Pupils follow an academic curriculum built around the English Baccalaureate enhanced by sports, creative and community activities.
· As a music specialist school, everyone has the opportunity to play an instrument.
· Our pupils feel valued and proud to be part of the learning community.
· We expect pupils to work hard and behave in an exemplary way.
· We provide unrivalled teaching, resources and pastoral care.
· Small class sizes give each teacher the opportunity to get to know every pupil.
· All our teachers are passionate about learning. Staff are our most valuable asset and we ensure that they feel valued and supported.
That’s why our motto is 'nulli secundus' Latin, meaning ‘second to none’.
We are an Island school for Island families, giving parents a real choice for their child’s education.
Ofsted
Our school was inspected in June 2017 and is rated Good in all areas with Outstanding personal development, behaviour and welfare.
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