Modern Foreign Language Lesson Content Creator

Modern Foreign Language Lesson Content Creator

French, German and Spanish

Required: September 2024

Salary: Main Pay Scale

Not suitable for ECT’s

Contract: Fixed Term for 1 year / Full Time 

The Cam Academy Trust has been selected as the subject lead for MFL primary and secondary curriculum for Oak National Academy to develop and produce high-quality resources for pupils in Years 7 – 11 for use nationally.

Our highly successful multi-academy trust in Cambridgeshire is now looking to recruit MFL (teacher) lesson content creators to join The Cam Academy Trust Online Languages team, to develop the Trust’s outstanding MFL curriculum into online resources.

The Online Languages Team will be fully remote, however there will be access to meeting spaces in one of the 11 Trust Schools and some coworking will be encouraged. This is a one year fixed-term contract and is open to those who have the right to live and work in the UK. Successful candidates can be based anywhere in the UK.

The main role of a Lesson Content Creator is to design and create lesson resources which showcase best practice in subject and pedagogical expertise in MFL. Lesson resources include slide decks, worksheets, quizzes, associated lesson information and recorded video content. All resources must meet the quality guidance requirements of The Cam Academy Trust and Oak National Academy.

This is an exciting role for expert resource creators looking to work in an online, agile, fast paced environment. The post may also be suitable for teachers based in the Cambridgeshire area looking for a hybrid role: part-time teaching in one of the Trust schools and part time creating lesson content. The post-holder will be joining an innovative new team that seeks to deliver an outstanding online language-driven pedagogy (LDP) curriculum, and will be well supported by an experienced Senior Leadership Team, including Rachel Hawkes., Director of Languages.

We offer:

● Exceptional professional development

● Positive working relationships at all levels

● A supportive Leadership Team

● Remote working

● Flexible working

● 24 days annual leave - not tied to school holidays

● Office closure between Christmas and New Year

● A full range of Trust services providing support and development

The successful candidate will have:

● A good degree and Qualified Teacher Status

● Ability to and experience of teaching one or more of French, German, Spanish, preferably to KS5

● Knowledge of the requirements of the National Curriculum

● A sound understanding of recent curriculum / learning developments in MFL, including LDP teaching of the three strands of core knowledge: phonics, vocabulary and grammar

● A track record for creating excellent resources

● Expertise with resource creation software, especially PowerPoint and/or Google Slides

● An understanding of the strategies required to motivate and enthuse all students across the ability range as part of a whole school approach to raising achievement

● Ability to be reflective and driven towards self-improvement

● Energy and enthusiasm

● A commitment to the ethos of the Trust, including its International Principle and Languages for All aspiration.

Oak National Academy

Oak National Academy was set up in April 2020 as a rapid response to the coronavirus outbreak to provide accessible electronic lessons for all and has become the new national body supporting curriculum. The government is making a significant investment in Oak to create national resources from KS1 – 4 in every subject by the end of the next academic year.

Matt Hood, Chief Executive of Oak National Academy, said: “Oak’s new curriculum partners will draw from and share with the sector their deep expertise whilst developing high quality curriculum resources for tens of thousands of teachers into the future.”

How to apply

To apply for this position, please submit a:

· completed application form

· cover letter of no more than 2 sides of A4

· recorded video of yourself teaching any MFL feature in your first teaching language (example content could include presenting a sound-symbol correspondence, small vocabulary set (max. 6 words) or grammar sub-feature). The video must be no longer than 1 minute long. Videos should be filmed against a plain, light-coloured background.

Please make sure your full name is clearly included in the title of any files you are submitting.

All applications should be sent to Tania Tull, HR Manager by midday on Wednesday 17 April. For further information, please contract Rachel Hawkes, Director of Languages directly.

Please navigate to the vacancy page of The Cam Academy Trust website to download an Online Languages application form.