Teacher of Modern Foreign Languages
Brigshaw High School
Leeds
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS/UPS (a TLR may be available for the appropriate candidate)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2022
- Apply by:
- 10 June 2022
Job overview
We are looking to appoint an outstanding and talented Teacher of Modern Foreign Languages. An exciting opportunity to be part of this successful subject team, which supports students to achieve their potential at GCSE and A level.
We are looking for an excellent classroom practitioner who can provide a first-class education for our students, raising achievement and promoting outstanding progress. You must have a passion for Languages and the ability to communicate this to a wide range of pupils with different needs and abilities. You will be expected to teach across all age and ability ranges.
Applications from newly qualified teachers and from experienced teachers are welcome. Flexible working would be considered.
Overall purpose of the post:
To carry out the professional duties of a teacher, as circumstances may require, in accordance with the school’s policies, under the direction of the Head Teacher. To work under an agreed system of management to deliver learning and the development of specialist knowledge.
Main duties and responsibilities:
Teaching and Learning:
● Teach Languages across KS3, KS4 and KS5 (Spanish with French desirable).
● Plan, teach and assess highly effective lessons to ensure all students make good progress, taking account and reviewing prior attainment when planning and teaching lessons.
● Use a range of engaging pedagogical approaches and resources to best meet the needs of all learners.
● Use a range of marking and feedback strategies to ensure that constructive feedback is provided regularly to allow students to make progress.
● Have accountability for individual progress in your allocated classes.
● Promote the achievement of high standards through effective teaching and learning within the subject area, preparation, evaluation and action planning.
● Co-ordinate class work with any classroom assistant support.
● Develop and sustain knowledge of current educational practices and be responsible for your own continuing professional development.
● Set effective homework to encourage and enliven student learning, in accordance with departmental policy.
● Ensure differentiation and personalisation of learning for all students, to both support and challenge, whilst maintaining academic rigour.
● Strive to deliver outstanding lessons.
Pupils:
● To be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to safeguarding, child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.
● Take responsibility for upholding high standards of behaviour and classroom management within the classroom and the school’s environment.
● Be the first line of contact for parent and carer concerns with regards to their child’s performance and well-being in your classes.
● Assess, record and report pupils’ progress effectively.
● Promote a love of learning and foster their intellectual curiosity.
● Engender a commitment to success in each of the pupils.
● Be an effective form tutor and support the school’s vertical tutoring model.
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About Brigshaw High School
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- Brigshaw High School
- Brigshaw Lane, Allerton Bywater, Castleford
- West Yorkshire
- WF10 2HR
- United Kingdom
Brigshaw High School is a very successful and inclusive 11-19 comprehensive school of over 1320 students serving communities across outer east of Leeds. The school has outstanding teaching accommodation, sporting facilities and strong learning and community partnerships.
On 1st September 2016 Brigshaw converted to an Academy status as part of the Brigshaw Learning Partnership, a multi-academy trust consisting of ourselves and five other primary schools.
Headteacher
Mr Duncan Roberts
Snapshot
Brigshaw is a thriving, popular school, occupying a large, attractive campus between Kippax and Allerton Bywater. Pupils come to us from these two “villages”, as well as from Great and Little Preston, Swillington, Micklefield, Methley, Woodlesford, Garforth and the outer Leeds suburbs. About 25% attract Pupil Premium funding. There are currently 1320 pupils on roll, including 160 in the Sixth Form. Our planned admission limit is 240 per year group, and we are fully subscribed. On September 1st 2016 we converted to Academy status alongside five of our partner primary schools as part of The Brigshaw Learning Partnership. Having worked together for several years as a very successful Trust, this conversion has been a natural progression. Our new status is helping attract additional school improvement resources and we are actively seeking further challenge and scrutiny for ourselves to help us raise achievement.
Ofsted
Our most recent Ofsted Report (June 2019) judged us as a good school. Ofsted noted:
“There’s something really special here” HMI Ofsted
● Highly effective leadership… all highly ambitious for staff and pupils
● Resolutely committed and determined to embed a ‘culture of excellence’ across the school.
● Pupils are “proud… of their school and … appreciate the recent changes”.
● Pupils’ attitudes to learning are strong… they actively participate in and support their peers with their learning.
● Governors and trustees know the school well… they are realistic and reflective…they are extremely effective in their roles.
● Parents and carers are supportive.
● Sixth-form leadership is a strength of the school and, consequently, the sixth form is good.
However, we are not complacent. We believe that pupils can make faster progress. There is still more we can do to further raise attainment. Current priorities in our School Improvement Plan are centred on raising achievement at all levels and ensuring all students are stretched; developing improved outcomes through our Vertical Tutoring and House System; and developing and consolidating partnerships. Under-pinning these objectives is an over-arching commitment to personalising learning and encouraging student leadership and parent/carer engagement at all levels of our work.
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