Deputy Head of Modern Foreign Languages / Head of French
Walthamstow School for Girls
Waltham Forest
- Expired
- Salary:
- Min Scale / Upper Pay Scale + TLR2B (£5,024.00 per annum)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2023
- Apply by:
- 1 February 2023
Job overview
Deputy Head of Faculty- Modern Foreign Languages / Head of French
TLR 2b
Required for September 2023
- Do you have a genuine passion for teaching French and enjoy sharing your enthusiasm for the subject with students?
- Would you like the opportunity to work as part of an innovative and dynamic MFL Faculty?
- Do you want to work in an outstanding school which is dedicated to making a real difference to the lives of every one of its students?
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and talented practitioner to join our Modern Foreign Languages faculty to teach French up to KS4. The ability to teach Spanish would be an advantage.
You will join a collaborative and supportive faculty, where there are high standards and excellent examination results. Your exceptional subject knowledge, together with your ability to motivate students and your passion for French language and culture, will enable your classes to achieve the highest standards at both Key Stage 3 and Stage 4. You will enjoy keeping up to date with curricular developments and the latest pedagogy and practice.
This is a fantastic opportunity to begin or continue your leadership journey in an outstanding school. We are committed to supporting and developing our staff through a comprehensive, dynamic, research-focused CPD programme. Staff wellbeing is one of our whole school priorities and we actively work towards a healthy work-life balance for everyone.
Walthamstow School for Girls is a wonderful place to work, learn, lead and teach. We are passionate about education being a vehicle for promoting equality for all and our mission is to empower young women to become the leaders of the future. We are a truly comprehensive school, proud of our diversity and committed to social justice. We are also a Teaching School Hub, with responsibility for 239 schools across Haringey, Redbridge and Waltham Forest, providing exciting opportunities for networking and development for the successful candidate.
An application form and recruitment pack are available to download from the school website www.wsfg.waltham.sch.uk Completed application forms should be returned by email to Mrs Mandy Madhani, HR Manager, m.madhani@wsfg.waltham.sch.uk. Please note CVs will not be accepted.
Closing date: Wednesday 1st February 2023 (9.00am)
Interview date: To be confirmed
Walthamstow School for Girls is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and young people. Walthamstow School for Girls is committed to Safer Recruitment practices and procedures. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced D.B.S.
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About Walthamstow School for Girls
Walthamstow School for Girls (WSFG) is a mainstream, non-denominational secondary school for girls aged 11-16. It is situated in Walthamstow, East London, and it has 900 pupils on its roll.
WSFG is an oversubscribed, highly successful state comprehensive, with a proud history of educating girls since 1890. We are passionate about education being a vehicle for promoting equality and our mission is to empower young women to become leaders of the future. Although we are an Outstanding School, achieve exceptional outcomes and have consistently been in the top 10% of schools nationally for progress, our focus is on developing exceptional young women, not just on academic achievement. We want to recruit staff who actively embrace diversity and inclusion and who are committed to social justice as part of the state comprehensive system.
The school was founded in 1890, originally as a private school, situated on West Avenue. It later moved to the current location on Church Hill. In the 1920s unemployed workers built the school an amphitheatre known as the "Greek Amphitheatre" which still exists in the grounds today. The most recent additions to the school buildings were made in 2010 and the school now benefits from excellent facilities as well as beautiful school grounds.
Walthamstow School for Girls is a wonderful place to work, learn, teach and lead. We are passionate about education being a vehicle for promoting equality for all and our mission is to empower young women to become leaders of the future. We are a truly comprehensive school, proud of our diversity and committed to social justice.
Headteacher
Helen Marriott
Values and vision
Our motto is “Neglect not the gift that is thee”. The school has an exceptional track record of academic excellence, which is achieved through high expectations, inspirational teaching and learning and exciting extra-curricular opportunities.
Our vision at WSFG vision is to:
- Foster a lifelong love of learning
- Look after ourselves and treat others with kindness and respect
- Embrace our diverse community and value our environment
- Empower everyone to make courageous choices
- Celebrate each unique gift
The school values are:
- Courage
- Compassion
- Aspiration
- Integrity
The school offers strong pastoral support, with the provision of a Wellbeing Hub, plus regular monitoring, target setting and dialogue with students and parents/carers. It is consistently among the top-performing non-selective schools in the country and the pupils take great pride in their school.
Ofsted report
In June 2018 the school was awarded an "outstanding" judgement in all categories.
“There are very strong working relationships between staff and pupils based on mutual trust and respect.”
“Pupils hunger for information from teachers to satisfy their desire for learning.”
“The school’s work to promote pupils’ personal development and welfare is outstanding.”
“Governors are committed and ambitious for the school’s future”
“Tolerance and diversity are strengths of the school.”
“Pupils very much enjoy coming to school.”
“Pupils leave Year 11 having made outstanding progress from their starting points.”
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