Head of Modern Foreign Languages
Oswestry School
Oswestry
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 9 October 2022
Job overview
Oswestry School is an independent, co-educational day & boarding school, with a 11-18 senior school of c.360 pupils (120 of whom board) and a 4-11 junior school (Bellan House) of c.120 pupils. The strong ethos of the school is reflected in its fabulous pastoral care and sense of community. The School is a member of HMC and has been judged ‘excellent’ in recent inspections. The School is growing in size and standing. As well as providing a fantastic learning and living environment for young people, Oswestry School offers an enjoyable, challenging and rewarding working environment.
Oswestry School is located at the heart of its market town on the Welsh borders, with easy access to the great outdoors as well as good links to the local town of Shrewsbury and the cities of Chester, Manchester and Birmingham.
Head of Modern Foreign Languages
Oswestry School is seeking a Head of Modern Foreign Languages with the drive and vision to deliver excellence in language lessons for all year groups. The successful candidate will be required to build on existing strengths within the faculty and drive improvements to ensure that excellent teaching leads to sustained success for all of our pupils.
As a co-educational day & boarding school, our school community comprises of pupils from over 30 different nationalities. This diversity means that we have a number of pupils studying a range of different languages such as Chinese, German and Latin. The successful candidate will show the leadership skills in order to manage a faculty with such a varied offering and will have the aspiration to grow this further. This makes the post a key leadership role within the school and gives the successful candidate an opportunity to shape this key faculty at Oswestry School.
We are looking for an outstanding leader who can enthuse, engage and inspire both pupils and staff to achieve to the best of their ability. You will have demonstrable experience of leading others to deliver successful outcomes or be an aspiring middle leader with proven experience in your field.
The aptitude and willingness to teach a range of abilities to ages up to 18 is essential with French and Spanish forming the main school languages’ curriculum. Most pupils study French and Spanish at Key Stage 3 and there are option groups in each language for Key Stage 4 and 5. The ability and enthusiasm to teach with a flair and passion is crucial as well as a flexibility to contribute within the department. We are looking for the best candidate to join the team, so all applications are welcome, but the ability to teach to A level French or Spanish is essential.
For an informal discussion regarding the post, please contact Mr Rory Price, Assistant Head Academic on 01691 655711 or email at rory.price@oswestryschool.com
Closing date for the above position: 6pm on Sunday 9 October 2022
Provisional interview date for the above position: Thursday 13 October 2022
The school reserves the right to offer the post at any stage in the appointment process or not to offer the post.
Please return your application form to:
Lesley Ward, HR Administrator, Oswestry School, Upper Brook Street, Oswestry, SY11 2TL
Email: recruitment@oswestryschool.com
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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Attached documents
About Oswestry School
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Oswestry School is an independent, co-educational day & boarding school, with a 11-18 senior school of c.400 pupils (120 of whom board) and a 4-11 Prep School of c.120 pupils. The strong ethos of the school is reflected in its fabulous pastoral care and sense of community. The School is a member of HMC and has been judged ‘excellent’ in recent inspections. The School is growing in size and standing. As well as providing a fantastic learning and living environment for young people, Oswestry School offers an enjoyable, challenging and rewarding working environment.
Oswestry School is located at the heart of its market town on the Welsh borders, with easy access to the great outdoors as well as good links to the local town of Shrewsbury and the cities of Chester, Manchester and Birmingham.
Located in the ancient town of Oswestry in the county of Shropshire, the School was founded in 1407 and, as such, lays claim to being one of the oldest truly independent schools in the country. It is located in a beautiful corner of Shropshire close to the Welsh border and enjoys a campus setting and extensive playing fields. Just 30 minutes from the market town of
Shrewsbury and an hour from the major cities of Liverpool and Manchester, the School is well located and draws pupils from all over the county and beyond through its extensive bus routes. A dynamic boarding community with pupils coming from over 30 countries provides a vibrancy and exciting diversity to the School; internationalism and diversity is celebrated and championed.
As a relatively small independent school, Oswestry School is able to offer smaller class sizes as well as a close professional relationship between staff and students. A recent ISI report described pupils as “energetic, articulate and responsible throughout the school.” Deliberately non-selective, the School strives to nurture and develop the talents and abilities of each and every pupil both inside and outside the classroom. Recent facility development includes a floodlit astroturf, the Momentum Sports hall, a refectory and a new library.
Headmaster
Peter Middleton
Values and vision
As a relatively small independent school, Oswestry School is able to offer smaller class sizes as well as a close academic relationship between staff and students. The school adopts a traditional approach to pastoral care, uniform and behaviour. Staff have high expectations of the ability of pupils to police their own behaviour and approach their education in a mature and adult way. The school invests heavily in extra-curricular activities, with the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme just one of the major activities on offer.
ISI report
“Pupils are energetic, articulate and responsible throughout the school. Relationships amongst pupils and between pupils and staff are excellent. This enhances the pupils’ personal development. In the senior school, where a third of pupils come from a wide range of countries, tolerance and mutual respect are firmly established, and this has a profound influence on the school as a whole.”
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