Head of Modern Foreign Languages

Bonus Pastor is a really exciting place to work, with new, £22 million buildings and amazing facilities. The school was judged Outstanding in every category by Ofsted in September 2017, where ‘Teachers are ambitious for their pupils and themselves. Teachers meet leaders’ high expectations, resulting in outstanding quality of teaching. Pupils consistently achieve above-average attainment and progress.” The successful candidate should be passionate about teaching consistently high quality lessons while nurturing and inspiring our students to recognise the value of languages beyond the classroom. 

The Modern Languages Department is a strong, experienced and successful department who seek to develop confident linguists under the direction of an exceptional candidate from September 2023. The department is committed to enhancing the curriculum with a variety of educational visits and extra-curricular activities. Foreign Languages are popular at Bonus Pastor and exam results are very good as a result of the dedicated practitioners within the team. Bonus Pastor offers French and Spanish from Key Stage 3 to GCSE level and benefits from the school’s strong partnership with local 6th Forms and Colleges, such as Christ the King.

This post is suitable for an outstanding teacher, who is passionate about languages and learning with the ability to teach Spanish and French to KS4.

Main Duties:

• Support our Catholic ethos and mission
• To liaise with fellow middle leaders & the school senior leadership to ensure the delivery of an ambitious, comprehensive, and high quality curriculum programme which complements the School Development Plan. 
• To deliver the KS3 MFL curriculum in accordance with the national curriculum and GCSE Spanish/French. 
• To encourage and drive innovation in curriculum and pedagogy within the department in order to ensure all pupils are stretched and challenged. 
• To keep up to date with and respond to national developments in the subject area and teaching practice and methodology.

Teaching:

• Qualified teacher status
• Graduate with a specialism in Spanish/French with the ability to teach both languages to KS4
• A clear understanding of the National Curriculum in Modern Foreign Languages
• The ability to inspire and raise attainment, achievement and aspirations for all students
• Have the ability to inspire and motivate and be able to develop the potential of colleagues and students
• Ability to use ICT effectively in the teaching of MFL and share good practice within the department
• The ability to collaborate and work effectively within a team and draw upon own initiative
• A commitment to continually developing high quality teaching and learning through a range of appropriate teaching strategies
• Ability to self-evaluate and adopt strategies to enhance teaching performance in MFL
• An understanding of assessment in Modern Foreign Languages
• Ability to use data effectively in understanding the strengths and weaknesses of your own and pupil performance and inform appropriate actions across the department
• The ability to ensure good discipline within the working environment
• The ability to work efficiently and work to deadlines and meet targets
• Be supportive of the aims and ethos of the Catholic school
• Ensure high standards are maintained in all areas of work
• An understanding of Equal Opportunities generally and within secondary schools specifically

Bonus Pastor Catholic College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974). We implement all elements of the safer recruitment process and all posts are subject to pre-employment checks. References will be sought and successful candidates will need to undertake an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.