Head of Learning Area of Languages
Hassenbrook Academy
Stanford-le-Hope
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- FL5-FL9
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2024
- Apply by:
- 30 May 2024
Job overview
Head of Learning Area of Languages
Mossbourne Federation - Thurrock, Essex
Salary [SG1] Leadership Scale, Spine Point - FL5-FL9
Job Type Full time, Permanent
Start date 1st September 2024
Apply by 30th June 2024
Work Pattern 40 hours per week
Interview dates TBC
Location Mossbourne Federation, Thurrock Hub
We are embarking on an exciting phase of planned expansion. The Governors of the Mossbourne Federation are seeking an inspirational and driven Head of Learning of Languages to join us in September 2024.
We are seeking an outstanding leader and languages practitioner who is ready to join the Extended Leadership Team and lead one of the highest-performing learning areas in the academy and nationally. Year on year, the Learning Area enters all its Year 11 cohort for a GCSE Language, which has been recognised by the Right Honourable Nick Gibb, for its success.
The Languages Learning area is known for its collaborative and committed staff who are at the forefront of teaching and learning in the learning area. Alongside quality teaching and learning provision, the Learning Area hosts expertise in curriculum and CPD provision – informed by the learning of several members of the team who are examiners. Such quality and excellence have built a legacy of students who continue Languages to A-Level and beyond, as well as committed linguists who continue to learn languages and hold a global outlook.
If you are passionate about innovative education, have a commitment to personal excellence and are ready for a new challenge, we welcome your application.
Please note that CVs or incomplete application forms will not be considered. All other applications will be considered; however, only shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Mossbourne Federation reserves the right to close adverts earlier than the stated deadline.
The Mossbourne Federation is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
ABOUT MOSSBOURNE FEDERATION
The Mossbourne Federation
The Mossbourne Federation is a thriving network of Primary, Secondary and Sixth Form academies providing the children of Hackney with an outstanding education from 4 to 18 years of age. We deliver the highest quality of teaching & learning across a broad curriculum, underpinned by high expectations of every student and by our Federation values of: Excellence, No Excuses and Unity. Our staff strive towards a common goal: being the best we can be, ensuring every student, every teacher and every member of staff fulfils their potential. We value continuous improvement, are always learning, and always looking for a better way to do things. We are a supportive family that shares experiences, knowledge, and ideas in an environment that welcomes input and challenge.
Set within the metropolitan borough of Hackney, all Mossbourne Federation academies are near London Overground stations, providing a no-fuss commute for colleagues living in other London boroughs. London’s fashionable ‘East and West Ends’, are also only a short distance away.
The Mossbourne Federation is actively seeking to increase the proportion of our workforce who come from diverse backgrounds. We particularly welcome applications from people of Black, Asian, and other minority ethnic descent. Injustice, discrimination, and intolerance go against the core tenets of the Mossbourne ethos. We actively reject discrimination in our academies through continuous review of our working policies & practices across the federation, including at board level. We are committed to developing and supporting inclusivity, diversity, and anti-racism in every facet of what we do.
The Mossbourne Ethos
The Mossbourne Federation is the realisation of Sir Clive Bourne’s dream to provide the children of Hackney with an outstanding education. Over the past twenty years, the Federation has nurtured Sir Clive’s dream by fostering kind, courteous, hard-working, and well-rounded learners by providing an outstanding education based on the core values of ‘Excellence’, ‘No Excuses’ and ‘Unity’. Through upholding these core values, Mossbourne schools are without exception, exceptional.
The Federation’s calm working atmosphere creates well-rounded individuals who excel in the arts, on the sporting field and academically. All learners, regardless of ability, benefit from the innovative and enlightened approaches to teaching and learning within The Mossbourne Federation.
Working for The Mossbourne Federation
Working for a Mossbourne Federation Academy means being part of a community of exceptional practitioners. Colleagues are warm, welcoming, and supportive of each other. As one of the country’s leading federations, of course expectations of staff are high. In return, we engage with, and support our workforce, with great benefits and by creating an inspirational working environment which nurtures the development of personal and professional excellence.
Benefits
Federation staff are rewarded through the comprehensive package of benefits listed in our applicant pack, including:
· Benenden health membership, to support health and wellbeing, fully paid by the Federation
· Discounted gym membership with the ability to spread membership costs
· Free staff fitness classes
· Cycle to work and season ticket loan schemes
· Free lunches (T&C’s apply)
· Discounts at local restaurants
· Saturday pay programme
· Special leave scheme
· First rate professional development and career opportunities
· Staff appreciation awards and events
· The Mossbourne Allowance (T&C’s apply)
See all our current Primary, Secondary & 6th Form vacancies here: https://www.mossbourne.org/vacancies/
You can follow us on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mossbourne-federation/
Attached documents
About Hassenbrook Academy
- Hassenbrook Academy
- Hassenbrook Road, Stanford-Le-Hope
- Essex
- SS17 0NS
- United Kingdom
About the school:
We are delighted you are applying for this post at Ortu Hassenbrook Academy. We are a small harmonious 11-16 secondary school in Stanford-le-Hope with an exciting future.
At Ortu Hassenbrook we are on a rapid improvement journey across the board. Our reputation is positive. Our roll is increasing. Our curriculum is revamped. Opportunity is at the heart of what we provide, our vision is for students to leave school being responsible, respectful citizens, ready for the opportunities that life brings. We are a smaller secondary school, where every child is known, nurtured and developed to their full potential, but one that offers a full curriculum at both KS3 and 4, with a mixture of both academic and vocational qualifications.
Not only is Ortu Hassenbrook Academy a spacious school, we have excellent facilities, such as newly refurbished Construction classrooms, and we are known in the community for our sporting facilities which we let out in the evenings for local groups.
We prioritise extra-curricular activities and encourage pupils to participate. There is a rich programme of clubs, trips and activities, including a wide range of sports, Creative Arts and Debate club, the Passport to Adventure programme, Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme, and we have our own Cadet force. We work extensively with external partners to offer programmes to support all pupils, we have mental health ambassadors and we are a Stonewall school.
The development of life skills for every student is paramount; pupils are given opportunities to develop through leadership, teamwork, effective communication, and problem solving, and are encouraged to focus on their work ethic, their flexibility and adaptability as well as their interpersonal skills. We have been working with the Thurrock Community Volunteering Service to provide volunteering opportunities for our pupils; we have an extensive careers programme and are working with local employers such as Amazon and DP World, as well as with various universities to provide pupils with a broad range of employer and higher education experiences.
Here is why you should work at Ortu Hassenbrook:
We are hardworking and are fully committed to our improvement journey. Staff development is an entitlement. We offer a range of high quality CPD both in house and through the Trust. Other benefits for all staff include a cycle to work and childcare voucher schemes, anonymous buddies, transparent progressions managements. A full coaching and training programme will be provided for staff along with a complementary Health and Wellbeing benefits package.
Ortu Hassenbrook Academy is a warm, welcoming place to work. Relationships throughout the school are positive. Of course, we know that you enjoy working with young people and want to make a difference to their lives.
We could say a lot more but we think that the best way for you to get a feel for what it would be like to work at Ortu Hassenbrook Academy is to pay us a visit. Alison Harrold, PA to the Principal, would be happy to arrange for you to speak with the Principal, students and staff. Do give her a call on 01375 671566.
If you have the drive to lead and transform learning for our wonderful students, we want to hear from you.
The Local Governing Advisory Board is committed to safeguarding and to promoting the welfare of children and young people, and requires all staff and volunteers to demonstrate this commitment in every aspect of their work.
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