Head of MFL
Outwood Academy Acklam
Middlesbrough
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Leadership Spine L5 – L9 (£43,023 - £47,492)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Required from Easter 2017
- Apply by:
- 9 February 2017
Job overview
Head of MFL Outwood Academy Acklam
Required from Easter 2017
Leadership Spine L5 – L9 (£43,023 - £47,492)
Are you an enthusiastic and dedicated teacher of French and German looking for promotion or a new challenge in an Outstanding Trust?
Come and join our team at Outwood Academy Acklam!
We are seeking a Head of MFL with the drive and vision to deliver excellence in MFL at a time of changes at GCSE and a rise in importance due to the focus on EBacc subjects. With a clear focus on outstanding outcomes for students, you will ensure effective teaching and learning is in place in MFL and rapidly raise standards at GCSE.
Outwood Academy Acklam is one of 18 secondary schools in Outwood Grange Academies Trust, it is a warm and welcoming school where students love to learn and are motivated to achieve. Being part of the Trust means that all staff have access to excellent opportunities for professional development at all levels, with scope to build a career across a range of schools. In MFL there is a dedicated team of Directors who provide subject specific CPD and in school support to ensure that quality teaching and learning leads to outstanding outcomes for all students.
The MFL Department at Outwood Academy Acklam benefits from experienced teachers who are willing to engage in change and develop their practice to enable students to achieve. We are looking for an inspiring leader who has high aspirations for both staff and students, who is committed, and passionate about language learning. Leadership experience is not essential, but applicants must be able to demonstrate the skills required to lead a department.
If you are interested, please apply now! We invite you to contact Donna Brown, Business Manager, should you have any questions or require further details. A visit to the school is encouraged and can be arranged if required.
Application packs for the above vacancy are available to download from: www.outwood.com or contact HR Dept, Outwood Academy Acklam, Hall Drive, Acklam, Middlesbrough, TS5 7JY. Telephone 01642 818200 or e-mail: recruitment@acklam.outwood.com
Closing date: Thursday, 2 nd February 2017
Interview date: Thursday, 9th February 2017
The Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments will be subject to a satisfactory DBS check.
Attached documents
About Outwood Academy Acklam
Chief Executive Officer: Lee Wilson
Principal: Graham Skidmore
Outwood Academy Acklam became part of the Outwood Grange Academies Trust in 2013 and strives to be an exemplar of best practice for schools across the North East of England. Outwood Academy Acklam is rated Good by Ofsted with Outstanding leadership and we are delighted to be based in the friendly North East town of Middlesbrough.
We are proud that in its report, Ofsted noted that ‘Staff morale is extremely high’ at the academy and that our staff ‘are proud to work at Outwood Academy Acklam’, and highlighted that our staff ‘say that senior leaders listen to and value their opinions.’
We are innovators with a knowledge-rich curriculum, designed to personalise learning for every student, helping them to reach their potential.
Our objective is to create well-rounded and successful citizens who deeply embrace British Values: respect for democracy and the rule of law, passion for individual liberty, a commitment to mutual respect, and tolerance for differing faiths and beliefs.
We aim to create an environment where every student leaves with an enquiring and open mind, ready to deal with all of life's challenges and engage with a diverse, thrilling and constantly changing world.
We have won numerous awards as a school and we are proud to have been awarded Gold Status by the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health Award and Inclusion Centre of Excellence by IQM.
The Outwood Family of Schools pride ourselves on fully supporting colleagues within the Family both professionally and personally.
We work hard to ensure we reduce workload on staff, allowing more time in the classroom to put our vision of students first, raising standards and transforming lives into practice.
As a founding Trust of the National Institute of Education (NIoT), we will actively invest in your future through working closely with the Outwood Institute of Education and NIoT to offer access to a wide range of CPD opportunities, with all teaching staff receiving a minimum of two hours of CPD each week.
We also offer a generous employment package with a whole host of staff benefits, including family friendly policies, enhanced occupational benefits available (such as maternity, adoption and parental leave) with no qualifying period, funded CPD for qualifications up to and including Masters level plus other exclusive benefits including a partnership with car leasing company, Synergy.
All academies within the Outwood Family have gained the IQM Inclusive Schools Award with 18 having Centre of Excellence status and one holding Flagship status.
If you share our vision, join our family.
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