Head of Languages & Language Development
City of Peterborough Academy
Peterborough
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS/UPR plus TLR 1B £9,377
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Required for April 2017
- Apply by:
- 10 March 2017
Job overview
Leading a team of teachers, you will ensure the delivery of a balanced curriculum for all pupils as well as encourage a love of learning to last a lifetime, raising career aspirations and broadening their horizons.
About you:
A good or outstanding Teacher, you should share our ethos that all children can succeed despite the challenges they may face. We will look to you to demonstrate an infectious passion for Languages and expert subject knowledge, with the capability to effectively manage and motivate a team. Experience of teaching Languages up to Key Stage 4 with the knowledge and expertise to teach Spanish across Key Stages 3 and 4 is essential.
About us:
Our academy was opened in September 2013 by the Greenwood Academies Trust (GAT) after a £13.8m capital build. Based on Reeves Way in Peterborough, the academy has quickly grown from strength to strength with the most recent Ofsted inspection in April 2015 judging the academy as “Outstanding”, noting pupil behaviour as “exemplary”.
A dedicated team of staff aim to help support every child in reaching their full potential. We aim to deliver a happy, caring and supportive environment where engagement in teaching and learning allows pupils to thrive. In order to maintaining this, core expectations are traditional and ensure the effective day-to-day running of the academy.
In return:
Joining GAT means you can be assured that you will be contributing to our mission to enable every child to achieve their best. All our academies work collaboratively to share best practice and are supported by the expertise within the central team to enable them to focus on teaching and learning. As a GAT employee, you will receive excellent opportunities for career progression and access to bespoke CPD from the Learning Alliance to enhance your professional growth.
Visits to our academy are warmly welcomed; please contact Hannah Best, PA to the Principal on 01733 821441 or email: hbest@cityofpeterboroughacademy.org
For further information, please visit http://www.greenwoodacademies.org/vacancy/11660/
Closing date: Noon on 10th March 2017.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks, therefore, all posts within the Trust are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
The Trust welcomes applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, age or sexual orientation.
About City of Peterborough Academy
- City of Peterborough Academy
- Reeves Way, Peterborough
- Cambridgeshire
- PE1 5LQ
- United Kingdom
Our vision and approach at the Academy is straightforward; we are determined that our youngsters will achieve well and leave us as confident, compassionate and articulate individuals with the skills to support them throughout their lives. Through high standards and expectations in teaching, learning, behaviour and pastoral care we prepare our pupils for entrance to higher education, high quality employment and apprenticeships, and the future careers of their choice.
We continuously foster a caring, supportive and happy environment so that our youngsters will flourish. In terms of behaviour, uniform and academy standards we are very traditional and have high expectations. We expect pupils to wear the full Academy uniform correctly, attend well, behave respectfully to others and to work hard.
We also believe that education is more than just academic success and aim to develop the whole person with a broad, balanced curriculum, a wide range of extra-curricular activities which we encourage all pupils to participate in, as well as a broad variety of academy events throughout the year.
We are committed to providing the very best education for the young people at the City of Peterborough Academy and look forward to ensuring the Academy provides a high quality educational experience for the pupils and community it serves.
We look forward to welcoming you to the City of Peterborough Academy.
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