Teacher of French
Smestow Academy
Wolverhampton
- Expired
- Salary:
- Teachers Pay Scale
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2024
- Apply by:
- 23 May 2024
Job overview
Smestow Academy – Windmill Crescent, Wolverhampton, WV3 8HU
Salary: MPS (UPS where relevant) (ECTs welcome)
Start Date: September 2024
“To have another language is to possess a second soul” - Charlemagne
We are looking to appoint a Teacher of French. We are seeking someone who has a passion for their subject and wants to inspire the next generation. To be truly ‘great’ you need an environment in which pupils genuinely want to learn. An environment in which your colleagues are as geeky about your subject as you are. You will need to be determined to drive up standards, have a positive approach and be committed to making a difference.
About You:
We need a passionate Teacher of French with a desire to inspire this passion into our pupils. Your skills and experience will include:
- Being a good/outstanding classroom practitioner with a good understanding of how children learn;
- Possessing a passion to make a difference in pupils’ lives and showing a commitment to school improvement;
- Having up to data subject and pedagogical knowledge.
About Us:
Ofsted graded Smestow Academy ‘Inadequate’ when it was in the previous trust. Since joining Matrix in January 2023, the school has experienced a very rapid turnaround. You may have heard about this from recent news coverage: https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/black-country/visited-inadequate-secondary-school-wasnt-28096068
Although things are now a lot better, we’re not going to rest on our laurels. Our expectations are high. Our bottom line is if it wouldn’t be not good enough for our own relations, it’s not good enough for our pupils and staff. There is still work to do and we need people – perhaps people like you – who can’t wait to get stuck in.
We are committed to fostering a culture that values the health and well-being of all employees at Matrix Academy Trust. We are proud to offer a comprehensive well-being package to all employees, including access to 24/7 online GP, physiotherapy services and counselling services. We also offer all employees annual health checks which includes the flu jab, BMI checks and a general discussion with a qualified Nurse.
To apply please download an application form and send to the Headteacher Ian Chamberlain: ichamblerlain@smestowacademy.co.uk.
Application deadline: 23rd May 2024
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About Smestow Academy
- Smestow Academy
- Windmill Crescent, Castlecroft, Wolverhampton
- West Midlands
- WV3 8HU
- United Kingdom
From January 2023 Smestow Academy joined Matrix Academy Trust and embarked upon an exciting journey of rapid school improvement as experience by other schools who have previously joined the Trust.
The school is a mixed 11-18 comprehensive situated in a pleasant residential area next to attractive countryside. There are approximately 670 pupils on roll with a Sixth form provision. We are highly ambitious for our staff and pupils and fully embrace the idea that success is achieved together for all of our community.
Smestow is proudly a truly multi-cultural comprehensive school. The intake spans the full ability range and we have pupils from a rich mix of cultural backgrounds that all work together extremely well as one community. We are working hard to drive our pupils progress attainment levels to push above national figures and to become within the top 20% of schools in the country.
We offer pupils a broad and balanced curriculum in Key Stage 3, and a wide variety of option choices in Key Stage 4 and Sixth Form. We are committed to bringing out the best in every one of our pupils and therefore support their academic study with a very strong programme of safeguarding, personal and skills development work and opportunities outside of the classroom. We are very keen to expand this aspect of our work and encourage staff to embrace their own interests to inspire our pupils.
We have a strong pastoral system, with Heads of House and an excellent pastoral support structure, all working to support pupils to achieve the very best and enjoy their time at school.
Our motto is 'success is achieved together' and is based upon developing strong relationships between staff and pupils to create a strong collaborative approach. Through our house system pupils feel a sense of identity with Smestow and have a strong feeling of community. Staff are well supported and parental involvement is very good.The staff work hard and are rewarded with investment into their CPD opportunities.
If you are interested in working in a vibrant, supportive, ambitious school, we would be very keen to receive your application. We welcome applications from ambitious and highly motivated individuals who want to make a significant difference to pupils lives and be part of the transformational journey of a school with ambitions to achieve a national reputation for the outstanding work we do.
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