Teacher of Spanish
Birkenhead School
Wirral
- Expired
- Salary:
- Birkenhead School operates its own salary scale, competitive depending on experience and expertise
- Job type:
- Part Time, Maternity Cover
- Start date:
- October 2021
- Apply by:
- 23 June 2021
Job overview
Birkenhead School, founded in 1860, is an HMC independent day school providing education for boys and girls from 3 months through to 18 years, drawn from the whole of the Wirral and as far afield as Chester and North Wales.
Situated in the leafy suburb of Oxton, the School enjoys excellent facilities. The main campus has a ‘village green’ atmosphere, with classrooms and laboratories looking out over the cricket square. Recent capital developments have included a new landscaped playground area and an outdoor classroom. There are ongoing and substantial investments in facilities. In addition to the main campus, the School owns 17 acres of playing fields on two sites nearby – the primary one being McAllester Field on Bidston Road.
The Modern Foreign Languages department, led by the Head of Department Mrs Marion Holgate, currently consists of 4 staff, with Mrs Jenny Williams being the Spanish Co-ordinator.
Students start their learning journey in Prep, with alternating lessons in all Modern Foreign Languages. Study in Seniors offers a lively, topic-based approach to learning, providing a solid foundation for continued study at GCSE.
The ideal candidate will
• Have a secure knowledge and understanding of own subject/curriculum area including
current developments in teaching and learning.
• Have QTS/PGCE qualification
• Have prior teaching experience at Key Stages 3, 4, and 5.
• Be an excellent classroom practitioner with evidence of good teaching skills, leading to
consistently high standards of achievement
• Be enthusiastic, confident and diligent.
• Develop and maintain good relationships with students and colleagues.
• Have a sound understanding and awareness of Safeguarding procedures.
• Develop creative and innovative teaching techniques
• Be IT literate to support teaching and learning.
• Inspire staff and students through action.
This is a temporary maternity cover role. The post is advertised within a range of 0.6 – 0.8 FTE. The post holder will be required to contribute to co-curricular opportunities and work as necessary to carry out the duties of the role.
The successful candidate will balance a determined work ethic and strong academic rigour with good humour, teamwork and perspective. Birkenhead School recruits on attitude as much as the quality of an individual’s qualifications on paper. All applicants should be outstanding Teachers, but also possess the wider interests and passions that will inspire students outside of the standard curriculum. We will value and support your contribution to School life, and in return provide you with excellent rewards;
• Working with fantastic young students
• Working as part of a committed team
• Membership of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme
• Term time is 34 weeks
• Free use of the fully equipped on-site gym
• Support for your continuous professional development
As part of our responsibility to safeguard children, the role is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, which will be requested prior to appointment.
Candidates selected for interview will be offered the opportunity to have a tour of the School and meet with relevant members of the department.
The closing date for applications: 10.00am on Wednesday 23rd June 2021. Interviews to take place week commencing 28th June
Application forms can be downloaded from the School’s website: www.birkenheadschool.co.uk
About Birkenhead School
Birkenhead School - one of the UK's top independent schools and Wirral's only selective, co-educational school.
As an HMC Independent School that welcomes children from Nursery to Sixth Form, we are aware of the considerable privilege in shaping the educational journey of children through their formative school years.
From Pre-Prep to Sixth Form, our focus is to know the individual, to develop their core values and to provide a breadth of academic and other opportunities so that we can nurture resilient, ambitious and responsible young men and women. Rightly or wrongly, a school will often be judged by its academic results. At Birkenhead School, we take a rigorous approach to academic study, achieving the highest grades, yet firmly believing that the path pupils take and the challenges they overcome are of equal importance. We strive to create a learning environment where teachers have the freedom to teach and where pupils learn because they are inspired and curious - not merely to achieve good grades. We aim to engender a mind-set to learn thoughout life.
With society placing ever increasing pressure on today's pupils, we educate in the broadest sense. The best learners and contributers to School life, and thus the leaders of tomorrow, are those pupils who are happiest. We continue to place great importance on traditional values such as honesty, integrity and a strong moral compass that leads to a healthy, cohesive and aspirational community.
We take great pride in each pupil feeling known and valued within our community. At Birkenhead School, we add further value at every step of this educational journey, driven by an extra-curricular programme whose scope and quality allows each individual to find their niche whether it lies in academia, sport, music, drama, service or leadership - to name but a few. For staff to be able to further our pupils' passions, while working within such an inspirational and beautiful school site, is one of the great privileges of teaching at Birkenhead School, and of an independent education.
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