Subject Leader Spanish

Subject Leader Spanish

Job reference: REQ001000

Salary: United Learning MPS plus TLR 2

Contractual hours: 37.5

Basis: Full Time

Location: Accrington

Contract Type: Full Time

Contract Term: Permanent

Closing date: 21 April 2024

Shortlisting: 22 April 2024

Interviews: w/c 29 April 2024 (provisional)

Start date: September 2024

We are seeking to appoint a passionate and qualified teacher with subject leadership experience to join Accrington Academy as Subject Leader of Spanish from September 2024. We are looking for a suitably experienced individual who has a proven track record of outstanding departmental leadership and can demonstrate significant impact in this subject area. This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to lead our thriving Spanish Department which consists of five teachers, who will work with you to contribute to the growth and success of this subject through departmental collaboration and continued sharing of best practice.

As a Subject Leader you must be an outstanding classroom practitioner with the ability to motivate and inspire our students through your passion for foreign languages. You will have high expectations of what our learners can achieve and be driven to continually develop your pedagogy.

The Spanish Faculty is committed to providing high quality teaching and learning for all students and the post represents an ideal opportunity to work in a positive and supportive environment. We have ambitious plans to support our students achieving outstanding results at Key Stage 4 and are looking for a leader with the passion and drive to support and deliver strong outcomes. We complete GCSE Spanish under Pearson Edexcel combining real-world content with assessments that are transparent and accessible for all abilities, continued support is given to the department through strong links and regular visits to the school from the United Learning MFL Advisor. We celebrate languages in the Academy through recognising days such as European Day of Languages and World Culture Day. We have plans to run an excursion to Barcelona in 2025.

What we offer:

• A knowledge rich curriculum, built on ‘powerful knowledge’ and a traditional T&L approach built around Rosenshine and TLAC.
• Huge support and progression opportunities, as part of the largest Academy Trust in England.
• United Learning Pay Scales, above the national benchmarks.
• A variety of discounted services from supporting your wellbeing, to a car lease scheme and access to Perk Box.
• Free Gym membership.
• Collaborative planning with centralised shared units of work and resources, developed by Trust subject specialist’s.
• Excellent support from United Learning central team colleagues.
• A feedback policy focused on whole class feedback – no onerous marking policies.
• Disruption-free learning and a ‘warm/strict’ behaviour system.
• Highly visible and supportive senior leaders.
• Three extra INSET days for wellbeing.
• Excellent ongoing CPD, career development and promotion opportunities.
• Opportunity to complete NPQs and Trust Leadership Programmes.

What we are looking for:

• Highly effective professionals with excellent knowledge in their area of expertise, who can deliver exceptional outcomes.
• Professionals who are aligned to our TEAM values and school ethos.
• Professionals who passionately believes that all children can achieve, no matter what their starting point, background or needs.
• Professionals who are committed to continually improving their teaching and learning for the benefit of our students.

Accrington Academy has a strong local reputation and has been oversubscribed for several years. We are a successful school, with expanding 11-18 provision, and most students spend their entire journey with us. We seek to provide outstanding education and bring out ‘The best in everyone’ every single day for Key Stages 3, 4 and 5.

We are incredibly proud to deliver a curriculum which combines powerful knowledge and outstanding examination results with Education with Character; an education which challenges, inspires and excites our students and prepares them for the ups and downs of life. With this in mind, we provide a breadth of opportunities and experiences which seek to help our students become confident, well-rounded, and ambitious young adults. Our curriculum and enrichment programme are overflowing with opportunities to try something new and develop new skills.

Under recent new leadership, the academy continues to go from strength to strength, with passionate staff who are willing to go the ‘extra mile’ seeing and treating every student as an individual. The environment in which we work is modern and vibrant with first class facilities.

With Accrington Academy being part of one of the leading school groups in the country, we offer unrivalled career development opportunities and support to ensure you achieve your ambitions. We invest in our staff wellbeing. Our academies each have at least eight INSET days per year (with three of those solely dedicated to planning), and an ongoing group-wide wellbeing programme and benefits scheme including childcare vouchers, a car lease scheme, cycle to work scheme and an on-site gym which is free for all staff to use.

We welcome visits to our school so that you can experience the warm and welcoming atmosphere for yourself.

United Learning is a large, and growing, group of schools aiming to offer a life changing education to children and young people across England.

United Learning schools work as a team and achieve more by sharing than any single school could. The subject specialists, Group-wide intranet, own curriculum, and online learning portal all help us share knowledge and resource, helping to simplify work processes and manage workloads for an improved work-life balance.

As a Group, we can reward our staff better with good career opportunities, better pay, benefits, and ultimately, the satisfaction of helping children to succeed. We invest in our staff wellbeing. Our academies each have at least eight INSET days per year (with three of those solely dedicated to planning), and an ongoing group-wide wellbeing programme. It's an ethos we call ‘the best in everyone’.

We are working hard to become a more diverse organisation – which is key to our commitment to bringing out the best in everyone. We welcome applications from everyone committed to this ethos and would particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates, who are currently under-represented in the Group as a whole. We always appoint on merit, and we are open to discussing flexible working options.

United Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All positions are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online check.

Here at United Learning, we are committed to ensuring our employees feel valued and appreciated. Because we are a group, we can reward you better than any school could alone, and this includes your employee benefits. Here is some information about the benefits available to United Learning.

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