Teacher of Modern Foreign Languages
Dean Close School
Gloucestershire
- Expired
- Salary:
- Dependent on experience
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2023
- Apply by:
- 30 January 2023
Job overview
Teacher of Modern Foreign Languages
Salary: Dependent on experience
Location: Dean Close School
This is a permanent, full time vacancy.
The Vacancy
Dean Close Senior School is seeking to appoint a dynamic and passionate full time Modern Languages teacher to start in September 2023. The ability to teach French to A Level and Spanish up to GCSE is essential. The post would suit an experienced teacher or a Newly Qualified Teacher, for whom the school offers a full induction programme in conjunction with ISTIP.
You would be joining a busy and diverse Modern Languages department of five full time teachers, three part time teachers and three language assistants. The department teaches French and Spanish from Years 9-13, offering the AQA GCSE and A level specifications. Study of modern languages is compulsory for most pupils in Years 9-11, with some pupils opting to study both French and Spanish to GCSE. Against a national backdrop of decreasing uptake of A level languages, the number of Sixth Form students studying French or Spanish is growing and they achieve excellent results. Many continue their language studies at top universities, including Oxford and Cambridge. There is also a GCSE German programme and a GCSE Italian programme which run in the Sixth Form.
The department is committed to fostering students’ curiosity and passion for languages. It runs various trips and visits during the course of the year, including study tours to Montpellier and Salamanca. Film evenings, visits from university languages departments, competitions, debates and taster sessions in other languages combine to make the department a vibrant and exciting place to be and work.
Interviews expected 15th February.
The Foundation
Dean Close Foundation is a growing, vibrant and diverse family of independent schools and nurseries, uniting around a shared vision and set of values. These spring from the origins of Dean Close School, which was founded in 1886 in memory of Dean Francis Close, Rector of Cheltenham and educational philanthropist. The Christian ethos of that original school continues today where the aim is that every child should be given the opportunities to flourish, underpinned by its core values of courage, contribution and love which are the guiding principles behind its educational vision. The Foundation currently has five schools and six nurseries within its group, creating a strong community that can share best practice, resources and a secure future.
Dean Close Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
About Dean Close School
Dean Close School is a co-educational day and boarding school which provides continuity of education from age 2+ to 18. The School was established in 1886, and is set in 50 acres of parkland in the centre of Cheltenham.
Dean Close is renowned for focusing on individual development, helping to nurture each person's strengths and talents. The small classes and excellent learning facilities ensure good, above average academic results. A strong tradition of music, art, sport and drama and a wide spectrum of extra curricular activities make it possible for every child to achieve success and confidence.
The School also offers academic, sports, music, drama, art and all-rounder scholarships.
Ethos
In his speech at this year's Commemoration, the Headmaster stated that:
".... I do not believe that examination results are fundamentally what Dean Close is about or what makes us an outstanding school. It is the formation of character and the acquisition of a value system that will enable young people to live life to the full. These values centre on service to the community and on character traits such as integrity, fortitude, courage, endeavour, loyalty, willingness to take appropriate risks, kindness and love. If schools do not attempt to lay down the bedrock of a value system for young people, society has no hope for the future."
Making a difference is central to the Dean Close ethos. Carpe Diem is more than just a motto. We do not believe that happiness and well-being can simply be taught through timetabled lessons, the unique value of each individual needs to be modelled, lived and enshrined in the School's value system. Dean Close is a Christian school and community. The Christian faith is seen as life-enhancing and dynamic and therefore a positive force in the School even to the many who do not share this faith.
The School's Christian foundation and tradition is very evident in everyday life through the mutual respect and openness of relationships between pupils and between staff and pupils as well as through the emphasis on spiritual as well as academic and personal development. Visitors to Dean Close regularly comment on the friendly welcome they receive, the confidence and maturity of the pupils they meet and the warmth of the community. Dean Close is a place where every individual's talents are seen as important and where every day is seen as an opportunity to do something exciting.
Community, love and relationship lie at the heart of the School.
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