Deputy Head of Modern Foreign Languages
The Warriner School
Bloxham, Oxfordshire
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS/UPS
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2019
- Apply by:
- 26 April 2019
Job overview
Deputy Head of Modern Foreign Languages Required for September 2019
MPS/UPS + TLR
“Pupils are polite and show respect to each other as they calmly move around the school site”
“Leaders have a strong moral purpose to match the curriculum to the pupil.” Ofsted January 2018
If you are seeking a life in the country with easy access to Oxford, London and Birmingham The Warriner School is the ideal location for you. We are situated in the North Oxfordshire village of Bloxham, only a five minute drive from the historic market town of Banbury.
We also benefit from a 120 acre working farm which is utilised for teaching purposes across the whole range of subjects. This is also the platform for our sixth form students to prepare for careers in the veterinary field with past students being offered university places based on this alone.
As part of the Warriner Multi Academy Trust we offer excellent opportunities for career progression and CPD. We have a very supportive ethos and as such our community looks out for each other, staff and students. Student behaviour across the school is very good and students are encouraged to reach their full potential by our dedicated staff. The Warriner School enjoys a good reputation locally, with dedicated colleagues and enthusiastic students. Staff have high expectations for all students and work enthusiastically to continue raising attainment and achievement.
If you would like to visit the school to see us in action we would be very happy to accommodate you.
As a consistently oversubscribed, expanding school we are seeking to appoint an energetic, well-qualified, enthusiastic and dedicated teacher of Modern Foreign Languages to join our thriving and ambitious department. You will teach French or German to KS3, KS4 and A Level, and also have the ability to another language to GCSE. You will be interested in organising and running school exchanges abroad.
The successful candidate must have:
Recent and relevant post 16 experience
A proven track record in excellent classroom practice
Outstanding leadership qualities
Excellent communication and inter-personal skills
The ability to plan strategically and deliver on targets
Be passionate about improving children's future
A job description and application form is available from our website: https://www.thewarrinerschool.co.uk/vacancies or Mrs Trish Morgan, PA to Headteacher at recruitment.4007@warriner.oxon.sch.uk
Please note we can only accept CVs as supporting documentation when submitted along with a fully completed school application form.
The Warriner School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff and volunteers to share and demonstrate this commitment. The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the person specification and will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.
There will be nobody available from Monday 08/04 to Monday 22/04, inclusive, to answer any queries regarding this post as the school is closed.
Closing Date: Friday 26th April at 1pm
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About The Warriner School
The Warriner School is a co-educational secondary academy for 11- to 18-year-olds, located in Bloxham, Oxfordshire. It is part of the Warriner Partnership, which links nine feeder primaries to the secondary school. Around 1,350 students are in attendance, with 150 in the sixth form.
The school was opened in 1971 for students aged 11-16. In September 2013, The Warriner School expanded, opening a sixth-form centre to provide A-level study for 16-18s. In August 2015, the school joined the Warriner Multi Academy Trust, which is made up of one secondary and five primary schools.
Executive Headteacher
Dr Annabel Kay
Values and vision
The Warriner School encourages the moral, intellectual and emotional development of its students. Teachers encourage a love of learning and emphasise the importance of students fulfilling their potential. The school ethos focuses on celebrating the achievements of pupils in all areas. The aim of the secondary school is to maintain its active role in the community in Bloxham.
Ofsted report
“The headteacher, senior leaders and the governing body have created a culture of high expectations among staff.”
“The new sixth form is good. It offers a range of well-taught courses and is a caring and supportive community.”
“The systems for ensuring the safeguarding of students are strong. Students are kept safe and any bullying incidents are dealt with effectively and promptly.”
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