Teacher of Spanish

This is both a challenging and exciting time to be working at Coundon Court School. I hope that you will be enthused and excited by the prospect of working in a highly oversubscribed school where student behaviour is excellent and levels of attainment exceed national benchmarks. This year’s examination results demonstrated a significant increase, at 67% 5 A* - C including English and Maths, in a challenging climate. Your appointment is designed to add to our capacity in order to deliver an 80% plus school.

Our challenge is to ensure a delivery of excellence at all levels of operation and maintain the necessary high levels of drive and ambition required as we encounter a sequence of changes to public examinations and accountability measures.

We require a Spanish specialist to enable current provision to expand in response to the English Baccalaureate and also our own desire to secure high levels of academic attainment for our most academic students. Spanish and French will both expand at Coundon Court to engage at least 2 GCSE classes each. Over time we would also expect to see A Level teaching appear due to your impact and student demand.

The successful candidate will work alongside a Subject Team Leader of Spanish to enthuse and engage students in expanding languages provision.

We offer a great opportunity for you to develop your career in a dynamic and forward thinking school. As a large school with over 120 teachers you will be exceptionally well supported as we drive to secure consistently outstanding levels of achievement. Successful candidates should look forward to a challenging but productive context within which to work where there is every opportunity to flourish and to lay excellent foundations for career progression. Our pay policy allows for reward where staff generate outstanding outcomes.

Please visit our website www.coundoncourt.org or come and visit our school to see for yourself the potential that exists. Please contact Mrs Linda Phillips who will arrange for a mutually convenient time for your visit. Mr. Alan Scott, Deputy Headteacher is also available to speak to prospective candidates on an informal basis over the telephone.

To obtain further details please contact Mrs Linda Phillips on 024 7633 5121 or email vacancies@coundoncourt.org.

To apply for this position please complete and email the application form to vacancies@coundooncourt.org. You will also need to respond to the following question, on no more than two sides of A4, font size 11:

Closing Date: Thursday 11th February 2016 (Midday)
Interviews during week commencing 22nd February 2016

“How will you use your subject knowledge, pedagogical expertise and leadership experiences to raise and sustain standards within Spanish at Coundon Court?”

Coundon Court is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful application will be required to apply for an enhance DBS disclosure.