MFL Teacher
St George's School
Hertfordshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- between £24,859 and £40,520
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- 1st Sep 2019
- Apply by:
- 19 May 2019
Job overview
We require a well-qualified and enthusiastic Teacher of Modern Foreign Languages with excellent classroom skills and a desire to teach across the age and ability range.
We are looking for an enthusiast who can contribute to our successful Modern Foreign Languages Department. French and German are the two languages currently offered to all pupils from Y7 through to Sixth Form as part of our core curriculum. Examination results are excellent at GCSE and in the Sixth Form.
The successful candidate should be sympathetic to the needs of all children and be equally at home with weaker students as the brightest. Candidates with knowledge and experience of teaching German and/or Spanish as well as French would be welcomed.
This post will suit ambitious NQT’s or current members of the profession who want to join a school offering very high academic standards and a large amount of A Level teaching within a supportive, traditional and disciplined environment.
As a non-denominational Christian Foundation, St George’s expects high personal standards from its staff and all staff are expected to contribute to the extra-curricular life of the school and to support our Christian Foundation and chapel, minded that these values drive the wonderful atmosphere of our school community.
The school is committed to safeguarding children and young people. All postholders are subject to a satisfactory full enhanced, with list checks, Disclosure and Barring Service disclosure (DBS).
Closing date: 20/05/2019 09:00:00
Interview date: 23rd May 2019
For more information about the role and how to apply, please see the attached Application Pack.
Please email completed Application Forms (attached) to: recruitment@stgeorges.herts.sch.uk
Attached documents
About St George's School
St George’s is a unique and special place. Founded on a Christian ethos; dynamic and exciting to be part of; friendly, caring, and challenging in equal part, it is an excellent environment to receive what we consider to be an outstanding holistic education.
Our students and staff are loyal, proud, and purposeful, our motto, “Aim Higher”, challenging all of us to be the best we can be. We have history, tradition, and heritage, and a genuine determination to know and care for everyone, whether you are a day student or part of our diverse and inclusive boarding community.
Our School is a thriving, busy and heavily over-subscribed 11-18 all ability, co-educational school with 1398 pupils in 2023 including 424 in the academic Sixth Form and approximately 114 boarders. There are over 90 well qualified and committed full-time and part-time teachers: the full complement of adults employed by the Governors is over 220.
The School has been rated outstanding by Ofsted in its last three inspections; and for the last six years we have continued to have success at both GCSE and A level. In 2023, over half of GCSE grades were at 9-7 and 92% of outcomes were graded 9-4. Our valued added score has been calculated by FFT to be +0.9 grades per entry. At A Level, our students achieve 41% A*/A and 68% A*-B. 95% of our students have accept university offers including several Oxbridge and Medicine places.
We believe that our staff are the best asset that our school has. We appreciate the skills, knowledge and understanding that staff bring to all aspects of school life. We are always encouraging staff to continue to develop their own skill base and experience, as well as provide opportunities for the sharing of that knowledge with others. We consider ourselves to be a supportive and friendly environment.
We hope that you will share our enthusiasm and drive to continue to make St George’s an exciting and caring place to work and learn.
In addition to a competitive salary, you will also have access to these great benefits.
- Additional training and support
- Ongoing professional development
- Free Lunch on working days
- Use of the school’s fitness suite/Gym
- Childcare Voucher Scheme
- Staff Wellbeing Programme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Free parking on school site
- As a permanent member of staff you benefit from the application being favourably ranked if you apply for a day admission place for your child at St George’s school, subject to meeting the requirements of our published Admissions Criteria and Policy.
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