Modern Foreign Languages Teacher
Pleckgate High School
Blackburn with Darwen
- Expired
- Salary:
- NQT/MPS/UPS
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2020
- Apply by:
- 27 January 2020
Job overview
Modern Foreign Languages Teacher - NQT/MPS/UPS - Starting September 2020
The Governing Body of Pleckgate High School wish to appoint a hardworking and dynamic MFL Teacher able to teach across the age and ability range up to and including GCSE. The ability to teach French is essential and the ability to teach a second language (German or Urdu) is desirable. The MFL department is an outstanding department, achieving excellent results.
The MFL department consists of a team of four experienced and highly motivated staff and we are looking for a candidate who can play a central role in building on the strengths and success of the MFL department and the school.
We can offer you:
• A culturally and socially diverse student body who behave well and are keen to learn.
• A long history of strong GCSE outcomes.
• State-of-the-art facilities.
• Hardworking students and a committed body of teachers and support staff.
• Opportunities to work with primary schools on supporting the growth of languages across schools.
• Support from an experienced and subject specialist team.
• An ICT rich environment where all students have mini iPads and all teachers have iPads and a MacBook.
• Part of a growing MAT with associated benefits such as Health and Dental Care Plans for staff.
We are looking for somebody who is:
• Passionate and knowledgeable about the teaching and learning of languages with an understanding of developments in education and languages specifically.
• Positive, with a ‘can do’ attitude.
• Committed to outstanding teaching and learning practices.
• Able to engage, motivate and inspire students and colleagues.
• Enthusiastic with regard to curriculum implementation and extra-curricular opportunities.
• A successful practitioner with a track record or clear commitment to high expectations and successful student outcomes.
• Committed to their own professional development.
The Education Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding its children; therefore, an enhanced DBS clearance will be undertaken for the successful applicant(s). The Trust (and its schools) are legally obligated to process a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check before making appointments to relevant posts.
Incomplete application forms will not be shortlisted, if you need to discuss a reason for being unable to complete a section, please call the recruitment team on 01254 790026.
For a confidential discussion about this post or alternative ways to apply, please contact 01254 790026
Closing Date: Monday 27 January 2020 09:00
Attached documents
About Pleckgate High School
Message from the Head Teacher
“Pupils enjoy learning and are kind to each other. They feel happy and safe and part of a caring community and trust staff to support them when they need it”. Ofsted 2023
Dear Candidate,
We are a large secondary school, part of the Education Partnership Trust (EPT), situated on the northern outskirts of Blackburn. Our school community is made up of 1350 students and 180 staff with excellent facilities to benefit both the school and local community. Pleckgate High School is a thriving multicultural community that places the best interests of young people at the heart of everything we do.
At Pleckgate everyone is committed to providing the best educational experiences and opportunities for our students. At the heart of the school's work is a commitment to high quality teaching and learning and achievement for all: for our students to be safe, happy and successful developing as individuals into caring, responsible citizens who participate fully in school life and are proud of their achievements. Every pupil at Pleckgate is encouraged to have ambitious goals and everybody is responsible for creating a culture of high expectations and academic excellence. Our most recent Ofsted report, March 2023, positively reported “Leaders and staff have high expectations & set high standards for staff & pupils’”. A copy of our full report is available from the school website.
We are proud of our achievements - our ambitious curriculum, our examination success, opportunities for pupils' personal development, our charity work and our community involvement. Ofsted also commented, “Subject curriculums are expertly designed with a careful selection of the most important knowledge for pupils”. We are committed to the pursuit of outstanding teaching and learning alongside the highest possible academic, personal and moral standards. This commitment is built upon a shared belief in hard work, self-reflection and a culture of respect and support for others.
We are significantly oversubscribed and pupils achieve positive outcomes at Pleckgate. We are proud of how staff support pupils in achieving success both academically and through sport.
As a staff member of Pleckgate High School, you will be able to take advantage of the staff benefits, available through the EPT, which includes access to both the Simply Health and Discount for Teachers schemes. We also have an Associate member of our Senior Leadership Team whose role is to work with our staff on staff wellbeing, working to ensure you have a balanced home and work life-style.
If you have any questions about our school, or the role itself, please don't hesitate to get in touch and please visit our school website http://www.pleckgate.com to get a flavour of what we have to offer.
Yours sincerely
Aishling McGinty
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