Teacher of Spanish (and French to KS3 desirable)
Forest School
Waltham Forest
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Maternity Cover
- Start date:
- 1 September 2018
- Apply by:
- 19 February 2018
Job overview
The Modern Foreign Languages Department at Forest is a thriving and happy environment, consisting of ten well-qualified teachers who are dedicated to stimulating lasting pupil curiosity in languages and enabling them to achieve excellent results in external examinations.
We currently have an excellent opportunity for a full time, Teacher of Spanish to cover maternity leave. The successful candidate will contribute to the continuing development of this highly successful department and would ideally be able to teach French to KS3. The post would suit a first-rate and ambitious teacher, who is passionate about language teaching and keen to develop their career within a thriving school.
Pupils joining Forest in Year 7 are required to study two modern foreign languages choosing from French, German, Spanish and, from September 2017, Mandarin. Numbers are healthy throughout the Senior School with all pupils studying at least one language to GCSE standard and many choosing to study two. Pupils at Forest study for the IGCSE (Edexcel) in modern foreign languages.
There are currently over 30 pupils studying a modern foreign language at A Level and pupils are preparing for the new Edexcel specification in French, German and Spanish. The Department maintains an excellent track record of preparing pupils for Higher Education and throughout the school we strive to allow pupils to derive interest and enjoyment from their study of languages.
Closing date for applications: Monday, 19 February 2018 at 12pm midday
Interviews: Wednesday, 28 February 2018
Forest School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Appointment to this position requires an enhanced DBS disclosure.
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About Forest School
Forest is an outstanding all-round School, well known for its friendly, welcoming ethos, and full of 1450 bright sparky pupils aged 4-18. We are lucky to be located in this part of North East London, allowing us to attract pupils from a diverse range of social and ethnic backgrounds who share in being academically ambitious, but are grounded, engaging and very loyal to the School. Described by the Good Schools Guide as a ‘powerhouse with a heart’ and enjoying a reputation for strong expert teaching and learning, Forest pupils are encouraged to find success on all fronts through the breadth of the opportunities on offer to them.
We aim to develop the whole pupil through our distinct educational provision which gives equal weight to academic, co-curricular and pastoral strands of school life. To this end, Forest promotes all-round educational excellence, recognising that advancement to higher education or the world of work requires top academic grades but keen to develop a sense of service in the pupils and an awareness of their responsibilities to other people, as well as themselves. Forest is recognised as a school that is always evolving, self-evaluating and planning strategically for its future, while valuing its heritage and its location, all of which makes our community a stimulating one to work in for our 150+ teachers and 100+ non-teaching staff.
For full details about working at Forest School please visit our website www.forest.org.uk
Forest School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments require an enhanced DBS disclosure.
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