Teacher of MFL
The Skinners' School
Kent
- Expired
- Salary:
- Competitive
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2024
- Apply by:
- 15 April 2024
Job overview
Our goal is to provide pupils with a rewarding and enjoyable experience of learning at least one language in the hope that they might wish to use the knowledge and skills they have acquired once they leave school – whether that be by furthering their language studies at university, or simply by practising the language whilst on holiday. We are looking for a part-time teacher (o.5 or 0.6 FTE) of preferably two of our three languages, but specifically including the ability and willingness to teach German at least at Key Stage 3.
Currently, all pupils study two of French, German and Spanish from Year 7. At Key Stage 4 pupils continue with one or two of those languages to GCSE. At all Key Stages there is a strong emphasis on using the target language as frequently as possible in the classroom. German and French are both pursued to A level, with strong results. In the former language we collaborate with Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Girls in the delivery of the curriculum. From September 2026, we will also be teaching Spanish as an A level.A range of trips is organised by the department annually. There is a French exchange for Year 10 pupils to the College Champfleury in Avignon and a German exchange with the Beethoven Gymnasium in Bonn (for Years 9, 10 and 12). In addition, every June virtually all Year 8 pupils spend a week at a residential centre either in the Cote d’Opale or in Valencia.
The Modern Languages Department at Skinners’ is made up of four full-time and three part-time teachers. Language assistants regularly support the work of the department.
Language teaching takes place in the Beeby Building, a dedicated suite of classrooms. Each classroom is equipped with interactive whiteboard and other audio-visual equipment; the department has extensive resources. The successful applicant will be an outstanding teacher with excellent subject knowledge. The ability to form good working relationships with colleagues and students is essential.
The closing date for applications is Monday 15th April 2024 at 12 noon with interviews shortly thereafter.
Application forms must be completed in full and applicants should directly address the skills and experience outlined in the person specification
Further information about the school and an application form can be found on our website here.
We look forward to hearing from you
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About The Skinners' School
The Skinners’ School is an all-boys grammar school with academy status in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent. The pupil roll is around 1120, with more than 350 students in the sixth form.
The Skinners’ School was founded in 1887 by the Worshipful Company of Skinners, one of 108 livery companies in the City of London, in response to a demand for education in the Tunbridge Wells area. Over the years the school site has been developed. Byng Hall, acquired in 2003, led to the development of the school’s music and drama offering, with the Thomson Theatre opening in October 2008. A new £2.5m sports complex opened on the main site in September 2012 and the Mitchell Building in 2020, home to the English department, Library and Sixth Form Centre
Headmaster
Edward Wesson
Values and vision
The school’s ethos and activities are inclusive and diverse, aiming to help develop character, leadership, compassion, collaboration and interests for life. Teachers aim to foster a love of learning and curiosity about the world, building the capacity and self-confidence in students to strive with ambition to reach their full potential.
Ofsted report
“Students have excellent attitudes to learning and are very proud of their school. The school is very inclusive and is focused on encouraging both academic excellence and the personal and social development of all students. The relatively small size of the school means that students are well known to staff and there is a very strong emphasis on meeting their individual needs.”
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