Head of Modern Foreign Languages
Everest Community Academy
Basingstoke
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPR/UPR plus TLR 2C (£7,034)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 11 June 2023
Job overview
Everest Community Academy is a warm and friendly school that focuses on the personal and social needs of pupils as well as developing and delivering high quality education.
We are looking for an outstanding classroom practitioner to lead our MFL Department. The successful candidate will be passionate about teaching and learning and will have the ability to motivate pupils and develop staff in a team which prides itself as being collaborative and supportive.
As Head of Department, you will be able to inspire effective teaching and learning and will identify a wide range of evaluation strategies to lead the department in all aspects its success.
This is an exciting opportunity to work within an energetic and determined leadership team as we continue in the next stage of the school’s development. The successful candidate will be a team player, who can motivate and inspire all key stakeholders. You will have high expectations for all, tenacity to drive change and above all else a good sense of humour.
Visits to the school are welcomed and encouraged. For more details or to arrange a visit, please contact Mary Rome, Education Director- romem@bourne.education
To apply for this position, click on the APPLY NOW button to the right or below and download the BET application form or alternatively visit our website and complete the application form within the site.
Everest Community Academy is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
This position requires an enhanced DBS disclosure and satisfactory references in line with our Safer Recruitment checks.
Attached documents
About Everest Community Academy
- Everest Community Academy
- Oxford Way, Basingstoke
- Hampshire
- RG24 9UP
- United Kingdom
Interim Headteacher: Mary Rome
“‘Success Is An Attitude”
About
At Everest we recognise the importance of academic success whilst embracing our wider role in preparing students for their adult life beyond the formal examined curriculum.
We have a unique, bespoke curriculum based on five strands which we think provide our students with the skills they need for the 21st Century - active bodies, healthy minds, future ready, global citizen and creative confidence. Click on our curriculum page to learn more!
We have excellent, highly professional, specialist teachers in every area and we are proud to be one of the most improved schools in Hampshire. We provide a supportive yet vibrant environment through which we nurture confident, ambitious students who embrace community and tolerance and have high aspirations.We are committed to excellence in learning and teaching, and our priority as a school is to ensure our students achieve more than they thought possible.
Our students are challenged to work harder than they ever have before to fully prepare them for the rigours of the new examination landscape. We offer a broad and balanced curriculum and as a school encourage each student’s particular abilities to ensure that no child slips through the net. The school’s ethos is simple - our students are at the heart of everything we do and success it an attitude.
Our Aims
We are an inspiring learning community where success is an attitude. Our three values are to aspire, belong and enrich.
Aspire - We aim for great teaching, exceptional pupil achievement and exemplary behaviour
- Our learning community will be inspiring and allow our aspriational students to achieve their full potential
- Students will subscribe to the highest expectations of behaviour and achievement
- Everyone will want to make their best better and not be afraid to learn from their mistakes
- We believe in success for everyone - all will relish and celebrate it and learn from one other
Belong - We aim to provide a safe, caring, inclusive and supportive environment
- We will instil the fundamental British values of democracy, mutual respect and an understanding of others
- We will create a nurturing community where our students are kind, respectful and tolerant of others
- Our community will help our students become mature, responsible, thoughtful and well-adjusted
- Our community will provide opportunities for collaboration between all our stakeholders
Enrich - We aim to ensure that our pupils maximise personal growth and expand their horizons
- We produce well rounded citizens through enrichment both inside and outside the classroom
- We believe that spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of our students should underpin everything
- We will provide an extensive programme of extra curricula activities and challenges
About Bourne Education Trust
As part of the Bourne Education Trust, we believe in shared values and culture, while celebrating the unique identity of our school, expressed through our curriculum and teaching styles. We firmly reject the 'one size fits all' approach, fostering a culture of sharing best practices and innovative ideas. This year, our Trust-wide priorities revolve around sustainability and social justice, providing numerous opportunities for staff to engage with these essential themes.
As a BET school we benefit from localism to promote academic excellence and the holistic development of our students with the support of a central team, and fellow school leaders, offering a wealth of experience in education, recruitment, marketing, HR, finance, capital projects, and IT. Education Directors also oversee clusters of schools, providing invaluable guidance and mentorship.
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