2nd in Charge of Modern Foreign Languages

Full time, Permanent 

Start date: September 2024

Salary: Outer London Main / Upper Pay Range

with additional TLR2

We are looking for an enthusiastic and engaging teacher to take on the role of 2nd in Charge of the Modern Foreign Languages department from September 2024. We specialise in French and Spanish and teach students from years 7 to 13. We enjoy a very healthy uptake at GCSE, as well as at A Level.  

We are looking for a candidate to join a motivated and energetic team, who is able to teach both French and Spanish at Key Stage 3 and either French or Spanish up to Key Stage 5. One of your key foci from September 2024 will be to support in the planning, development and delivery of resources for the new GCSE specification, as well as continuing to broaden the Faculty’s extra-curricular offering. You will work within a team of 5 teachers and alongside designated Head of French and Head of Spanish teachers.

Hollyfield is a successful and thriving school, in the Surbiton area of Outer London. Excellent transport links enable our staff and young people to take full advantage of the wealth of opportunities that London provides. We are an ambitious school that puts student achievement and wellbeing at its heart. Our students are diverse and fantastic, and we pride ourselves on delivering on our Trust’s commitment of ‘Every Child Every Day’.

In April 2020 we were judged by Ofsted to be ‘good’: ‘School leaders are keen to ensure all pupils achieve their best. Pupils respond well to leaders’ high expectations. There is a distinct sense of community in the school. Pupils grow in confidence and learn to work together well as a result.’ However, we aspire to be an outstanding school, and our governing body, teaching and non-teaching staff are united in working towards delivering the best possible academic and pastoral outcomes for our students.

This post is a fantastic opportunity for an individual who is looking to take the next step in their career. You will be well supported, nurtured and offered every opportunity to develop by our strong and effective leadership team. As a part of this, you will be offered a full suite of CPD opportunities to complement your leadership and pedagogical development.

As part of the Every Child, Every Day Academy Trust, you would have valuable opportunities to collaborate with colleagues at Grey Court and Chessington. Joint faculty meetings, co-planned between the three Heads of MFL, allow for the sharing of ideas, good practice, planning and resources, as well as a chance to discuss approaches to middle leadership from an MFL perspective.

The successful candidate will meet the following essential criteria:

● QTS;

● a broad base of subject knowledge;

● the ability to teach across Key Stages 3, 4 and 5;

● a track record of success in middle leadership;

● a clear vision for a knowledge-rich curriculum;

● a clear understanding of successful classroom practice and evidence based teaching;

● employs a range of teaching and learning strategies;

● the ability to work effectively as part of a curriculum team;

● the ability to maintain good classroom behaviour;

● effective interpersonal skills;

● able to demonstrate suitability to work with children and young people.

This role is ideal for an individual who is committed to helping our students achieve their very best. We want the best people for our roles, so while this is primarily a full time post, we recognise that sometimes those best suited to roles on offer aren’t available full time. Please talk to us about the flexibility you may need.

For further details about our school visit our website. We encourage interested applicants to book a tour of the school and/or an informal chat about the post with The Head or Deputy Headteacher. Please contact The Headteacher’s PA, Mrs Louise Sutton lsutton@hollyfield.kingston.sch.uk who will arrange this.

Please note:

 ●       Job applications can only be made through the TES website. Please note we cannot accept CVs and our standard application form must be completed. 

●       We would encourage early applications as we reserve the right to appoint before the closing date, should a suitable candidate be found

●       Only shortlisted candidates will be called for an interview.

If you do not hear back from us within a week of the closing date, please assume you have not been shortlisted this time.

The Governing and Trust Bodies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our children and expect all staff to share this commitment. We fully recognise our responsibilities for safeguarding and child protection. Any offer of employment will be subject to receipt of satisfactory pre-employment checks, including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check, overseas criminal record checks where relevant, background check including an online check of the applicant’s social media accounts and receipt of satisfactory references. It is an offence to apply to work with children if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. The schools within the Trust are committed to all aspects of personal development, are inclusive and seek to ensure every student achieves to the best of their ability.