Teacher of Spanish and French
Carnforth High School
Lancashire
- Expired
- Salary:
- Mainscale
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- 1st January 2018
- Apply by:
- 8 October 2017
Job overview
Teacher of Spanish with French required for January 2018
Thank you for your interest in joining the community at Carnforth High School.
Rated by Ofsted as a ‘good school with outstanding features’, we have very high expectations of all staff and students. This is a unique opportunity to take part in our journey to ‘outstanding’ and influence the future of our students and make an impact on the community we serve.
As a pivotal player in a small school, the successful candidate will understand the responsibility teachers have to help prepare their students for a bright future. There is plenty of scope for your professional development, as the student uptake of Spanish has improved substantially and is a popular subject at GCSE. The post has become available, as our popular teacher of Spanish is returning to Spain.
We are seeking to appoint an outstanding teacher who:
- Will raise achievement and deliver excellent academic outcomes
- Can model excellence inside and outside the classroom
- Is flexible and resilient
- Is able to evaluate and improve their impact and effectiveness
This post will mean working alongside high performing and enthusiastic colleagues. All posts are focused on delivering ‘outstanding’ outcomes for all students and realising the highest rigour and standards in pedagogy, learning, behaviour, aspiration, enjoyment and progress.
Our offer to you:
- Excellent CPD opportunities
- Extremely friendly, vibrant staff and students
- A well-resourced department
- A small, warm community school, located in a beautiful part of the world, on the border of the Lake District.
The post will initally be offered on a fixed term basis. We are open to discussion with the right candidate.
I look forward to receiving your application.
V. Michael
Headteacher
Closing date: 9th October at 12:00 noon.
Provisional interview date: 13th October 2018
For more information, or to visit the school, please email, or telephone my PA Karen Edmondson on kedmondson@carnforthhigh.co.uk, or 01524 732424.
Attached documents
About Carnforth High School
Carnforth High School is a mixed, non-selective, non-denominational secondary school in Lancashire serving students between the ages of 11-16. The secondary school, situated in Carnforth has approximately 650 students on roll.
Carnforth High School was established in 1959. The school was inspected by Ofsted in December 2021 and the outcome was that "Carnforth High School continues to be a good school". Furthermore, "Leaders and staff are ambitious for pupils at Carnforth High School. They expect pupils to behave and achieve well. Pupils typically model the school’s values of confidence, purpose and respect." Ofsted 2021
It is located on the border of the Lake District: attracting students from Carnforth itself and the small villages surrounding the school. It is set in a large, modern site and has specialist training facilities which include a hairdressing salon for vocational courses.
The school became an academy in June 2018. As a small school, with great ambitions, we are working as part of The Bay Learning Trust. This provides excellent career development opportunities for staff, and the opportunity to form professional networks across the area for smaller subject teams.
Principal
Mr Tim Iddon
Values and vision
Carnforth High School wants students to achieve to the best of their ability in a welcoming and supportive learning environment. It focuses on becoming an outstanding school in all areas and encourages students' leadership skills so that they can contribute to the local, national and international community.
The secondary school works to provide a wide range of opportunities for students beyond the classroom and encourages them to get involved in enrichment activities, ranging from clubs to trips and visits. "Staff encourage all pupils to participate in the wider life of Carnforth High School. Pupils participate in an extensive range of additional opportunities, including The Duke of Edinburgh’s and Carnforth High School Awards. In particular, boys and girls spoke proudly of contributing to the competitive sporting reputation for which the school is well known." Ofsted 2021.
Carnforth High School nurtures students as happy, enthusiastic, confident and independent learners who take pride in their community. The school wants all students to feel important and valued and works to learn each child’s name, with the motto: “Confidence, Purpose, Respect”. "Pupils said that this is a happy school. They feel safe." Ofsted 2021
Ofsted 2021
"Staff support and encourage good behaviour. Most pupils behave well in lessons and around school. Pupils typically enjoy a calm and orderly education. They are respectful and want to do well." Ofsted 2021
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