Curriculum Leader Modern Foreign Languages
Icknield High School
Luton
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS/UPS + TLR1b
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2018
- Apply by:
- 20 May 2018
Job overview
Curriculum Leader Modern Foreign Languages
Required for September 2018
Salary MPS/UPS + TLR1b
We are seeking to appoint a dynamic, inspirational and passionate specialist to lead our outstanding languages department. This is a tremendous opportunity to lead a high performing team of specialist French, German and Spanish teachers who consistently achieve outstanding outcomes for our students.
This post provides an exciting opportunity for an ambitious colleague with aspirations to Senior Leadership. The successful applicant will lead a team of teachers and support staff. Icknield High School is a highly successful multi-cultural 11-16 Academy, situated in pleasant grounds on the northern outskirts of town.
- Successful candidates will demonstrate:
- Achievement of excellence in learning.
- Ability to develop clear strategies for raising achievement.
- Collaborative leadership approach through excellent interpersonal skills.
We are justifiably proud of our excellent reputation and believe that we offer both students and staff a caring environment in which they can succeed. Visits to the school are most welcome.
If you feel you have the necessary skills and experience for the above position and are interested in joining our staff team, for further details and an application pack please contact Mrs Janet Giles, Office Manager, - telephone 01582 576561 or e-mail jgiles@icknield.beds.sch.uk Alternatively, please visit our web site www.icknield.beds.sch.uk
Closing date: Monday 21st May 2017 9.00am
Icknield High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants will undergo appropriate child protection screening including checks with past employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service.
About Icknield High School
Located in the city of Luton, Bedfordshire, Icknield High School is a secondary academy, with a specialist status in art. Although the school has no sixth form, it has around 1400 pupils aged 11-16 in a co-educational setting, making it considerably larger than the average school of its type. Icknield School has an extremely culturally diverse catchment area, a fact reflected in the school’s student intake. Although the vast majority of teaching take place in school, a small number of students do make use of local off-site provision for particular subjects or needs.
Headteacher
John Noble
Values and Vision
Icknield School encapsulated its vision and ethos in its maxim, “Icknield Cares”. The school, strives to Celebrate, both the uniqueness of the school and its pupils; Achieve, helping each student reach their potential; Respect, for all faiths and cultures represented at the school; Enjoy, both their learning and their time outside the classroom; and finally Support, ensuring that students are properly guided through their academic studies. The school takes great pride in its diversity, and goes far to stress the importance of British values such as tolerance and mutual respect, among others.
Ofsted
“Parents, staff and pupils speak highly of the school’s work to develop pupils’ confidence and promote their well-being. This is supported by the positive comments received, particularly the views expressed in Ofsted’s online questionnaire to parents. Parents praise the way the school knows its pupils. One parent wrote, ‘They are not faces among the crowd, but individuals who are listened to.’”
The full report into Icknield High School can be found here.
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