Curriculum Leader MFL

CURRICULUM LEADER MFL – TLR1A

REQUIRED FOR SEPTEMBER 2021

We are seeking to appoint for September 2021 an outstanding practitioner and a dynamic and inspirational teacher with a proven track record of raising standards of attainment in modern foreign languages.  You will demonstrate vision, leadership qualities, management skills and the desire and commitment to lead a specialist team.  You will also make languages exciting and relevant to the future of our pupils. We welcome applicants with any combination of languages, but especially Spanish and French. 

The successful candidate is expected to:

Be determined to make a difference and have the highest expectations for our pupils

Have a strong record of examination results at KS4

Have the ability to motivate and inspire pupils and staff

Have successfully managed an area of MFL

Be a strong team player with a real drive and ambition

Use your love of MFL, along with excellent coaching and mentoring abilities, to collaboratively build a culture of academic excellence in MFL, in which every child believes they can succeed

Have a previous record of outstanding leadership and outstanding Teaching and Learning

Be committed to continuing to raise standards in the MFL Curriculum Area

To drive the vision for the MFL Curriculum Area

Evaluate and improve Teaching & Learning

Ensure the sharing of outstanding practice

Use data effectively to track, monitor and evaluate pupil progress

Plan and implement effective intervention to support all pupils to achieve highly

Continue to develop a learning community

Be committed to the school’s Christian values and ethos

Woodchurch High School is an exciting place to work.  It is a successful and oversubscribed 11 – 16 co-educational comprehensive.  

We enjoy state of the art facilities designed to engage and motivate learners.  As an Academy committed to professional development, all new teaching staff will be expected to actively participate in CPD programmes.

Further details and an application pack can be obtained from the school website.  Application forms, together with a covering letter, should be returned to Mrs F Lloyd Personnel and Payroll Officer.  Please e-mail your application to whsrecruitment@woodchurchhigh.com. If you do not hear by  8th March 2021 you may assume you have not been successful on this occasion.

This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  

All applicants will be considered on the basis of suitability for the post regardless of race, sex, age or disability.

Under data protection law, individuals have a right to be informed about how the school uses any personal data we hold about them. We comply with this right by providing access to ‘privacy notices’ to individuals where we are processing their personal data. This privacy notice explains how we collect, store and use personal data about individuals applying for jobs at our school. Please access this notice via the following link: http://www.woodchurchhigh.com/docs/Policies/PrivacyNoticeForJobApplicants.pdf

Closing Date:  Friday 26th February 2021, 9.00am