Lead Practitioner for MFL

About the role

We are looking for an experienced, outstanding teacher to work as a lead practitioner for MFL with academies across the Trust. The overall purpose of the role is to provide support to our leaders and teachers to ensure all our academies achieve the same successes. As a key part of the school improvement team, you will use your subject knowledge, passion, and expertise to drive forward the quality of the curriculum and teaching and learning.

In this role, you will lead on and drive curriculum development, teacher/leader development and collaboration and enrichment across your subject and in conjunction with your senior lead practitioner. It is important you still maintain a desire to teach, as you will support groups of teachers to model excellent practice. We are ideally looking for someone with a specialism in Spanish,, as please note the majority of our academies teacher French and/or Spanish. For more information on the job specification, see the attached information pack.

Please note as part of the shortlisting process you are required to submit what you consider to be an ambitious MFL curriculum at KS3, based on pupils having two lessons a week over three years. There is no set format for how you present this, but ideally it will be clear to the person shortlisting the content that is to be covered. Please send this by email to recruitment@ormistonacademies.co.uk clearly stating your name as it is on your application form.

To apply, please submit your completed application form, the accompanying task and supporting statement by above published closing date.  

If you have any additional queries, please email the senior lead practitioner, Lynn Jones at lynn.jones@ormistonacademies.co.uk

Closing date for applications is midday on 5th October 2023. 

About us

Ormiston Academies Trust (OAT) is a leading, not-for-profit, multi-academy trust which has been sponsoring primary and secondary academies across the country since 2009. Our vision is to provide pupils with access to the highest academic, social, and practical skills required to achieve their full potential.

What’s the best thing about working for OAT? That’s easy. The people. Whether it’s our diverse and characterful pupils or our committed staff who are driven by the purpose of our work, our people are truly amazing. At OAT, we believe there’s nothing more important than educating the next generation, and our teams across the organisation are dedicated to ensuring that the education we offer is the best it can be. When you join us at OAT, regardless of your role, you can be certain that your work will have purpose and meaning. 

While you look after our students, we will take care of you. Wellbeing is at the core of our people strategy, so we offer a range of practical and holistic measures to support your health and wellbeing, from health cash plan to retail discounts, with access to emotional support services and salary sacrifice schemes for cars and bicycles available to all OAT employees.  

OAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and the expectation is that all staff will share this commitment. Therefore, the successful applicant will be required to undertake a DBS check via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)