Teacher of MFL - French and Spanish
Westbourne House School
West Sussex
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Full Time, Part Time, Maternity Cover
- Start date:
- September 2020 for up to one year
Job overview
The Role
Learning a language is an enriching experience both culturally and intellectually. We aim to spark a passion for learning languages in our children and encourage inquisitiveness and a deep interest in other cultures.
Languages are taught across all Key Stages. French is introduced during the nursery years and continues throughout the children’s time at Westbourne. Spanish has been an exciting, new addition to the curriculum since September 2019. The first cohort currently in Years 5 and 6, is not only catering for beginners but also those who have studied the language before, or for native speakers who join us from other countries.
We are looking for an inspiring teacher to share their love of languages and create a stimulating learning environment that challenges all pupils. You will teach KS2 and KS3 in both French and Spanish and therefore must have experience of teaching a range of ages and abilities. The successful candidate will be a qualified teacher with a degree in Languages.
Westbourne offers a fantastic and engaging programme. In addition to organising enriching activities as part of the school day, the pupils visit various language festivals and workshops where they learn through a variety of mediums including, song, dance, art and drama. Immersion courses and visits from children of international schools allow the children to develop their language skills further.
The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the Games programme at the school, as well as matches and activities on Saturdays.
This is a full-time role for a period of up to one year, as maternity cover. Part-time applications may be considered.
We can offer:
- Competitive salary
- Pension Scheme
- Discretionary school fee discount
- Use of the school's facilities
- Employee Assistance Programme
Closing date: 26th May 2020
We reserve the right to interview and offer to a strong candidate prior to the closing date. For this reason, early applications are advised.
Please apply by completing the application form. CVs may be attached, but not in place of the application form. Please return completed applications to Robyn Aubrey at hr@westbournehouse.org
Westbourne House is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with current and past employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service.
About Westbourne House School
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- Westbourne House School
- Coach Road, Shopwyke, Chichester
- West Sussex
- PO20 2BH
- United Kingdom
Westbourne House is situated just to the east of Chichester in beautiful grounds of over 100 acres. There are approximately 380 boys and girls, aged 2½ -13. Most children go on to major Public Schools across the South.
The school enjoys outstanding facilities. Teaching is extremely well resourced with excellent teaching rooms, the majority equipped with interactive whiteboards; there are also sets of laptops which can be booked for class-based work. There are rooms for Art, Ceramics, ICT, Design Technology and Food Technology, a separate Science block and Music School, as well as a modern, 300 seat theatre/assembly hall. The School also has a large (30 acre) lake on the north boundary for kayaking.
Academic standards are high, with consistently outstanding Common Entrance results together with an excellent scholarship record; last year no fewer than 36 awards and scholarships to senior schools were won across a range of disciplines, totalling 140 over the last five years.
Westbourne House uses the High Performance Learning philosophy to guide all pupils in becoming good learners. The school believes that all pupils have the potential to perform at the highest level regardless of their current performance level. The Advanced Cognitive Performance Characteristics (ACPs) and Values, Attitudes and Attributes (VAAs) of HPL are the “thinking” and “behaviour” characteristic and these are delivered specifically and systematically throughout the curriculum.
The Music and Drama departments also excel consistently: all children are involved in school productions, a large number are members of school choirs and there are regular concerts.
Saturday school consists of sports matches, as well as optional enrichment activities, such as kayaking and coding.
There is a wide variety of sport on offer, and a large number of teams represent the school most Wednesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. As well as extensive playing fields, there is a 25-metre swimming pool, dance studio, sports hall, squash courts and a full-sized astro-turf pitch.
There are around 100 boarders, many of whom board for two or three nights in one of seven houses on the school grounds. The school offers full time boarding allowing the children to further enjoy the beautiful facilities and grounds the school has to offer.
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