Subject Leader of Modern Foreign Languages

Subject Leader of Modern Foreign Languages
Sedgefield Community College
Hawthorn Road
Sedgefield
TS21 3DD

MPS – UPS
£25,714 – £41,604 plus an additional allowance of £7,017 (Equivalent to TLR2c)
Permanent
Full Time

The Trustees are seeking to appoint a Subject Leader of Modern Foreign Languages for Sedgefield Community College with effect from 25th April 2022 or earlier if possible.

Would you like to progress your career in an academy judged by OFSTED as ‘outstanding’, an academy where both student achievement and attitudes to learning are amongst the best in the entire North East and Cumbria region? Would you also like to work in a fantastic, recently built academy, set in one of County Durham’s most scenic areas? If the answer to each of these questions is ‘yes’ then Sedgefield Community College could be right for you.

We welcome applications from teachers who have both a track record of securing outstanding student performance, alongside consistently good / outstanding teaching. Whilst some leadership experience is desirable it is not essential, it is however essential that the successful applicant can demonstrate the drive, pragmatism and organisational skills to ensure all students make outstanding progress regardless of barriers.

We believe that this vacancy offers a rare and exciting opportunity to join a driven, dynamic and forward-thinking leadership team who will provide the ideal environment for an ambitious, energetic professional to develop and grow further as an outstanding leader.

If you are someone who has the ability to engage and enthuse students with a love of Modern Foreign Languages, coupled with the drive and commitment required to become a truly outstanding leader, then we would like to hear from you.

Laidlaw Schools Trust is a growing multi academy trust in the North East of England, serving children and families in Sedgefield, the west of Newcastle and in Pennywell, Sunderland. We pride ourselves in being a progressive, inclusive trust that supports every child to develop their talents whatever they may be and to reach their academic potential. It is important that as a learning organisation we adapt and change to the needs of our pupils. We take care to value and develop all colleagues to make sure they can do their very best for children across the Trust’s schools. Our Academies also enjoy strong support from an experienced LST central team, based in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Further details and an application pack can be downloaded from the Careers section on the Laidlaw Schools Trust website https://careers.laidlawschoolstrust.co.uk/vacancies/. Interested candidates are welcome to tour the school, please contact Penny Walmsley at the Academy on 01740 617777 to arrange a visit. If you wish to have an informal discussion about this post, please contact: Penny Walmsley, Headteacher’s P.A. p.walmsley@sedgefield.cc

Closing Date: 12 noon Monday 6th December 2021
Candidates who have not been contacted by Monday 13th December 2021 may assume they have been unsuccessful.
Interviews will take place: To be confirmed
Applications should be returned to: personnel@sedgefield.cc
Please note that we do not accept CVs.

We are an equal opportunities employer strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful applicant will be required to obtain an Enhanced Certificate of Disclosure from the DBS and a range of other recruitment checks. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate their commitment to children’s safeguarding.