Head of MFL
The Axholme Academy
North Lincolnshire
- New
- Salary:
- Main Pay Scale / UPS plus TLR2b
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Easter 2025
- Apply by:
- 15 November 2024
Job overview
We are seeking to appoint a well-qualified, dynamic, innovative and committed specialist in Modern Foreign Languages who is passionate about their subject. We want to see our students develop a real appreciation of Languages. The Languages currently delivered are French and Spanish. However, the new Head of MFL would have vital input into deciding the most appropriate curriculum offer for our students.. We are delighted to be recruiting for the role of Head of MFL to lead the subject into the next stage of its delivery of a great quality of education. The Axholme Academy is committed to providing our students with a broad curriculum throughout their learning journey. We teach an ambitious and rigorous curriculum with a clear focus on supporting all students to achieve positive outcomes and go ‘Beyond Expectations’. You will work with the staff within the MFL department, the Senior Leadership team and the wider Academy team to continually drive standards across the department. We’d like to hear from candidates who are:
● To provide professional leadership and management for the MFL Department to secure high quality teaching, positive outcomes for students and effective use of resources
● To work towards the Academy vision
● Passionate about making a real difference to the lives of children
● Well organised and motivated to support students of all abilities and needs
● Energetic and have a can-do attitude
● Committed to safeguarding and the well-being of everyone at the school
● Maintain high standards of consistency and accuracy
The post is suitable for both experienced leaders and those for whom this would be their first leadership role. What is important to us is that we appoint someone who is totally committed to the post and can demonstrate the ability to consistently deliver quality leadership and first class Teaching and Learning across the 11-16 age range. We need someone who will work effectively and enthusiastically as our Head of MFL and with other colleagues to continue moving the department forward and raising the profile of MFL throughout the Academy and beyond.
In return, we can offer a positive and supportive working environment focused on student progress and achievement with a relentless focus on going ‘Beyond Expectations’.
In order to make an application please visit the vacancies section on our website
www.theaxholmeacademy.com where you will also find further information about the
Academy. Applications should be e-mailed to hr@theaxholmeacademy.com
Visits and informal discussions with the Principal and/or Vice Principal are very
welcome; please call or e-mail the Academy to arrange.
If this post attracts sufficient interest before the closing date, we may decide to close this vacancy at an earlier date, so an early application is advised.
The Axholme Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of
children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Any offer of employment to
this post will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure from the
Disclosure and Barring Service.
Start Date: January 2025
Closing Date: Friday 11th September, 12pm Midday
Shortlisting : TBC
Interviews: TBC
Attached documents
About The Axholme Academy
LOCATION
The school is situated in rural surroundings on the southern edge of the small town of Crowle. We are approximately 10 miles west of Scunthorpe, 17 miles east of Doncaster, 11 miles south of Goole and only 1.5 miles away from Junction 2 of the M180. The cities of Hull, Leeds, Sheffield, York and Lincoln are easily reached within one hour’s driving time.
The school’s catchment area covers the part of the Isle of Axholme north of the A18 and includes primary schools in Crowle and the villages of Keadby, Eastoft, Luddington and Garthorpe. The vast majority of children from these areas transfer to us. A number of students from East Yorkshire and Doncaster also opt to attend our school. Approximately two thirds of the students travel to school by bus.
BUILDING AND GROUNDS
The school celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2008. It occupies a lovely site providing very good accommodation including a full-size sports hall and good specialist and general teaching areas.
Recent capital developments include:
- A major investment in new biomass boilers
- New roofs
- LED lighting
- The school has extensive and well-maintained playing fields set within pleasant grounds surrounded by open countryside. Additionally, the Axholme North Sports Centre is on the school site and includes a swimming pool, outdoor tennis and netball courts, gym, and 3G outdoor football pitch.
THE SCHOOL
The school roll currently stands at approximately 565 students.
In March 2023 Ofsted confirmed that The Axholme Academy continues to provide a good education for students.
They reported that leaders have high expectations of pupils’ conduct. Pupils are polite and respectful and in lessons, they focus on their education. Leaders are committed to providing pupils with a rich and diverse set of opportunities to develop their cultural capital.
They found that students feel safe and that our safeguarding is effective. They judged that governors ensure that there are high levels of accountability across the school and that they are proactive in finding out about how the school is working.
Our strong GCSE performance, including outstanding English and maths results, put us in a very strong position to continue our successful growth and development with the outstanding team at the academy.
TEACHING STAFF
There are presently 33 members of the teaching staff.
TEACHING AND LEARNING
We maintain a sharp focus on teaching and learning across the school. We provide a range of CPD opportunities for teaching and support staff with the intention of continually improving standards. Where development needs cannot be met in-house, staff are encouraged to access high quality external provision. We embrace, promote and share excellent teaching and learning approaches to ensure that each student receives a top class education.
CURRICULUM
All students on entry to Year 7 will study English, Mathematics, Science, History, Geography, R.E., Technology, French, Art, Music, P.E. and Complementary Studies. This curriculum model is maintained in Years 8 and 9, with slight variations in
MFL, and for the Support Group.
EXTERNAL EXAMINATIONS
All students work towards a range of external qualifications including GCSE and BTEC. Students are entered for examinations administered by various boards, but principally by AQA, OCR, Edexcel and WJEC.
EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
A wide range of academic, sporting and social extra curricular activities are available to students. These are mainly held during lunch time.
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