Foreign Language Assistant -Spanish
Nene Park Academy
Peterborough
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Support Staff Pay Scale, Grade 5 -Points 5-7, £7,683-8295 actual (£23,000-£24,294 FTE)
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Autumn Term 2024
- Apply by:
- 14 June 2024
Job overview
We are seeking to appoint a Foreign Language Assistant to join our growing Community Languages team. The successful candidate will work directly with Spanish KS3,4 and 5 students to develop their language skills and to build their confidence in and knowledge of the Spanish Language. To support in pupils, the ability to express their ideas and thoughts in another language and to understand and to respond to its speakers, both in speech and in writing.
The Opportunity
- A great chance to work with a knowledgeable, fun, and enthusiastic team
- Opportunity to teach across the age ranges
- Access to outstanding CPDL
- Encouragement to innovate and use the latest in research methods
The successful candidate will:
- Plan and develop speaking resources for sessions with KS3,4 and 5 students in line with the exam board specifications which develop in students the ability to effectively communicate in Spanish.
- Liaise with teachers to ensure that sessions support the current curriculum being taught in the classroom.
- Assist class teachers in developing authentic learning support resources and displays.
- Work closely with class teachers and support as necessary in the classroom to ensure maximum progress for students.
- Support the development of students’ curiosity, enthusiasm and understanding of the Spanish speaking world.
- Contribute to the wider MFL department by supporting with enrichment activities and trips.
Benefits of working for us:
As a multi-academy trust of 30 schools, Meridian Trust can provide a wide network of opportunities for collaboration and career development for both teaching and support staff. With an initial teaching training facility and a teaching hub network within our Trust, there are ample opportunities to both, get into teaching, and develop within the profession.
As well as the above we also offer:
- Unlimited access to CPD via Meridian Learning
- Free annual eye tests
- Access to a free Employee Assistance Programme, offering mental health and wellbeing support
- Unlimited value cycle to work scheme
To see the full range of benefits available, please visit Employee Benefits - Meridian Trust
Nene Park Academy is an educational community whose philosophy embraces the challenges of academic excellence, responsibility and leadership, spiritual awareness, and participation in a wide variety of activities. At Nene Park Academy we quite simply strive to know and support every student to enjoy their learning and be the absolute best versions of themselves.
If you require any additional information, please visit our website:
https://www.neneparkacademy.org/welcome
We welcome visits from potential candidates and if you would like to arrange a visit or discuss this opportunity further, please contact Patrycja Ciosek (Second in charge of Modern Foreign Languages) PCiosek@neneparkacademy.org Tel: 01733 368300.
For any other queries, please contact HR: nlester@neneparkacademy.org
Meridian Trust is a successful multi-academy trust founded on its commitment to people and communities.
Our proven approach over more than a decade has elevated us to a respected and admired academy trust, a national leader in education and a source of great pride to the communities we serve. The Trust currently operates 30 schools across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire and has forged strong links within all these communities. We are committed to high quality professional development and career opportunities for all staff. To find out more about the Trust, please visit: www.meridiantrust.co.uk
For more information about the role please download the Applicant Information Pack below.
Closing date for applications is 9am Friday 14th June 2024
Interviews will be held on Tuesday 18th June 2024.
The Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced check with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), as well as social media checks.
Attached documents
About Nene Park Academy
Nene Park Academy is an educational community whose philosophy embraces the challenges of academic excellence, responsibility and leadership, spiritual awareness, and participation in a wide variety of activities. At Nene Park Academy we quite simply strive to know and support every student to enjoy their learning and be the absolute best versions of themselves.
We are committed to developing students reading, writing and oracy skills; we want to remove barriers to speaking, listening, reading & writing as quickly as possible so students can access, enjoy, and achieve their full potential at school.
Nene Park Academy moved into new and remodelled school buildings across a two phased development beginning in 2012 and finishing 2013. This was then added to with a new wing in 2018, to increase its capacity, due to the Academy growing in popularity and success. In addition to this we have recently completed an extension to our Sixth Form Centre so that our Sixth Form facilities match the aspirations and high expectations of our students at post-16. They have been described as ‘World Class’, which is fitting, given that we have achieved World Class School Status in January 2023.
Results continue to rise year on year reflecting the impact of the wholesale changes that has transformed education on this site. In April 2018, Ofsted judged the school to be ‘Good’. As a result of this continued improvement and the recent GCSE results of our students returning a positive Progress 8 score of +0.11, and the A Level results of our students being regularly in the top 25% of schools nationally, our academy is now oversubscribed, with 98% of students securing a place with us, putting us as their first choice. It is our intention to be the academy of choice for our community and Peterborough, and whilst we are well on the way to achieving this, we are always looking for the next team member who can bring that little bit extra and help us to capitalise on the next improvement opportunity.
Our Pastoral system is based on a very successful House and vertical tutoring approach. We believe that our task as teachers is to develop students’ full potential, both inside and outside of the classroom. We encourage them to work hard at their studies and join in the extensive range of extra-curricular opportunities provided by dedicated staff. We aspire that every student is properly known, valued, and supported.
Our staff are hardworking and supportive. We thrive on new challenges, and we work closely together to ensure our students feel happy and safe; our experience tells us that young people work most successfully in a school community that is caring and friendly, yet firm and clear in its expectations and standards.
Alongside the educational impact of partnerships, the school has developed unique community partnerships including one with Peterborough United Football Club, with the school now hosting the first teams training ground as well as the Posh Youth Academy, who all attend the school for their formal education. There is also a very successful Education with Football programme for Post 16 students who are able to study an academic curriculum alongside an enhanced competitive football programme that allows them to train and represent the academy and Peterborough United Foundation against local and national football teams such as West Brom, Chelsea, Watford and Derby to name a few. The girls squad are double EFL champions, with one of the past squad members securing a university soccer scholarship to North Carolina.
We are constantly looking for driven, enthusiastic, and skilled professionals to join our team in providing an exceptional education for our students.
Please note that you are wholly responsible for fact checking in respect of the information provided by schools. Please also check for the latest visa and work permit requirements that may apply. Tes is not responsible for the content of advertisements or the policies adopted by advertising schools. Tes asks that all schools follow Tes' Fair Recruitment Policy.