Team Leader for Modern Foreign Languages

Required for January 2018 or as soon as possible thereafter MPS/UPS + TLR 2b (£4,169) 

Are you an experienced or aspiring leader looking for a new challenge within an exciting, innovative and supportive school? 

We are delighted to offer an opportunity to work at Lyndon School, A Ninestiles Academy, as Team leader for MFL. Lyndon is seeking to appoint an excellent and experienced teacher who is passionate about their subject and can evidence proven success in nurturing an environment within which everyone can reach their full potential – students and staff alike. Join us and you will be leading a vibrant MFL team which acknowledges the importance of enabling students to gain the currency to progress post-16, with a strong team ethos. 

We believe in working collaboratively, sharing ideas and supporting each other to achieve great things as we further develop innovative teaching and learning strategies. You should be able to teach across the ability range for KS3 and KS4 and have a real interest in developing teaching and learning. 

This post will offer the opportunity to work with colleagues from Ninestiles and Cockshut Hill Schools to share practice and planning. The Trust’s commitment to excellence is recognised nationally and internationally, and Ninestiles is a Teaching School which offers further opportunities for career development in working with other schools.

We welcome applications from experienced leaders  who can demonstrate their previous success in supporting students to achieve their full potential in MFL specifically and across the curriculum. If you feel that this could be the exciting opportunity and career advancement you are seeking and if you would like an application pack or further information please visit the trust website: www.ninestilesacademytrust.org.uk. Alternatively, you can call the trust office on 0121 628 1311 or email recruitment@ninestiles.org.uk. Visits to Lyndon would be warmly welcomed and to arrange an informal visit, please contact Mrs Cornish on 0121 743 3402.

Closing date: Friday 15th December 2017 and we anticipate that interviews will take place the following week. 

Lyndon School welcomes applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity or religion. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students and we expect all applicants to share this commitment. Appointments will be subject to an enhanced DBS disclosure.