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Teacher of MFL

Teacher of MFL

Bexley Grammar School

Bexley

  • Expired
Salary:
Main/Upper Pay Scale (including OLW)
Job type:
Part Time, Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2017
Apply by:
22 March 2017

Job overview

We seek to appoint a well-qualified, enthusiastic graduate teacher of Modern Foreign Languages - specifically French to KS5 plus either German, Spanish, or Italian to KS4 - from September 2017.  This position is suitable for either an experienced teacher or someone new to the profession and could be a full-time or part-time position.

Language College Status has had a profound impact on the school and all students take two languages at GCSE from a wide range. Take-up of MFLs at Key Stage 5 is always strong. The MFL Department has effective partnerships with other secondary and local primary schools. The department comprises 20 well-qualified subject specialists and contributes significantly to the vibrant extra-curricular life of the school through the many trips, clubs and excursions it delivers.

We currently offer French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Japanese and Mandarin.  The successful candidate will have the ability to teach French to Key Stage 5 plus a second language from either German, Spanish or Italian, to at least KS4, preferably to KS5.

Bexley Grammar School is an oversubscribed, high-achieving, coeducational selective school with Academy Status.  As an IB world school with excellent resources, a thriving Sixth Form, Specialist College Status in Languages and a wealth of extra-curricular activities, this school provides an exciting and enriching educational experience for all. In September 2017, our Sixth Form will become fully IB (International Baccalaureate), and all of our large and vibrant sixth form will study at least one language.

Further details about the school and an application form are available on the school website (www.bexleygs.co.uk). 

About Bexley Grammar School

Everyone who visits BGS notices the warmth of the relationships between students and staff in a vibrant community.

Bexley Grammar School is an oversubscribed, high achieving, coeducational selective school, rated as 'Outstanding' by Ofsted in October 2022. We stretch our students with a challenging curriculum including two foreign languages and all three separate sciences at GCSE. We raise aspirations, grow confidence and develop young people into compassionate leaders. Our school motto translates as “to strive for excellence”.

About 50% of our students are non White British and over 20% have a first language other than English as their mother tongue. Although our pupil premium numbers are low compared to national averages they are high compared to other grammar schools and our school deprivation indicator puts us above the 40th percentile for all schools nationally.

We all learn best when we are happy, safe, busy, inspired and valued as individuals; every student is encouraged to choose from a startling array of extra-curricular activities, many of them rooted in our vibrant and competitive house system. These activities help students develop as individuals and as members of teams; they also provide numerous opportunities for leadership.  We participate in World Challenge, Young Enterprise, the Jack Petchey Award and numerous other initiatives; our Language Leaders and Sports Leaders work with primary school children; there are clubs for everything from cheerleading to chess or from STEM club to Archery and if something is missing, students are encouraged and supported to start it.

There is a full programme of sports fixtures, concerts and plays during the year, an art exhibition and the annual musical production of near West End quality. A typical academic year clocks up about seventy day visits run by all subject areas in addition to a wide range of residential trips both in the UK and all over the world - typically 20 overseas trips in a given academic year.

Most students continue into our thriving Sixth Form, which plays a key role in leading the rest of the student body.  All students follow the International Baccalaureate (IB) in the Sixth Form. The IB Diploma Programme (IBDP) is a full and well-balanced course which develops independence and depth of learning while nurturing the personal qualities needed for success at university and in a career. Our IB students gain places at top universities, including the highest rate of Oxford and Cambridge entry of any school in the London Borough of Bexley.

Please see the school website for more information about our lively community.

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