Teacher of MFL
Frederick Bremer School
Waltham Forest
- Expired
- Salary:
- Main Pay Scale
- Job type:
- Full Time, Maternity Cover
- Start date:
- April 2017 (or as soon as possible)
- Apply by:
- 3 February 2017
Job overview
Ofsted December 2015
“The quality of teaching is increasingly strong and pupils are making rapid progress.”
“Outcomes in 2015 were the best achieved over the last four years. This placed the school in the top 25% of all schools nationally.”
“Pupils enjoy being a part of the strong inclusive school community and have confidence in each other.”
We are looking for a talented linguist who is passionate about their subject and who is able to engage and inspire our students through the study of languages. The successful candidate must an outstanding teacher of French, and preferably able to teach one other language (German or Spanish) to GCSE level. We have a highly successful and popular languages department, who achieve excellent results every year. The successful candidate will join an experienced and successful team which is committed to collaborative working. We are an inclusive community school serving a diverse community. Frederick Bremer is a popular and over-subscribed school which enjoys excellent state of the art facilities in a new building.
We welcome applications from both experienced teachers and NQTs. The position will be for a period of up to 12 months.
The school is at an exciting point in its development; we are judged as a Good school by Ofsted but we are on a rapid journey to exceed this. We would welcome applications from ambitious individuals who share our vision and wish to contribute to transforming community education in Walthamstow. Our staff are committed to sharing good practice and collaborative working, with opportunities for creativity within the curriculum encouraged. Frederick Bremer is a school which enjoys excellent state of the art facilities, and is rapidly improving to become an outstanding provider of high quality local education.
For more information and an application pack please see our website www.bremer.org.uk or contact Sheri Warwick-Baker on 020 8498 3344 or email s.warwick-baker@bremer.waltham.sch.uk If you would like to visit the school before submitting your application please contact us.
Completed application forms should be returned or emailed to recruitment@bremer.waltham.sch.uk by 9 am on Friday, 3rd February 2017. Interviews to be held on, Thursday, 9th February 2017.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offer of a position is subject to receiving satisfactory references and an Enhanced DBS Clearance
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About Frederick Bremer School
Frederick Bremer School is a mainstream, non-selective, co-educational secondary school for children aged 11-16, situated in Walthamstow, East London. There are 860 students on its roll.
The school has specialist provision for children who have autism spectrum conditions. It also has a large and highly specialist special educational needs team, which supports a large number of pupils with needs ranging from visual impairments to cognitive learning needs.
Frederick Bremer School was named after a local entrepreneur who invented the first petrol-driven car in 1894, which he drove around the local streets of Walthamstow.
Headteacher
Mrs Jenny Smith
Values and ethos
Frederick Bremer School’s motto is “The very best they can be”. The secondary school promotes the shared values of respect, responsibility and integrity. Its broad, balanced and inclusive curriculum places great emphasis on critical thinking. Teachers engage in ongoing debate about teaching practices, in order to ensure the best possible learning experiences for children. There is a pupil leadership programme, including an active school council.
Ofsted report
"The headteacher has been relentless in driving improvement over the last three years. As a result, the quality of teaching is increasingly strong and pupils are making rapid progress. Pupils’ personal development, behaviour and welfare are good. They enjoy being a part of the strong inclusive school community and have confidence in each other. The attainment gap between disadvantaged pupils and their peers in the school is closing quickly. Safeguarding provision is strong. Pupils are well informed about keeping safe; they feel safe in the school."
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