Head of Modern Foreign Languages (MFL)
St Thomas More Catholic School
Walsall
- New
- Salary:
- MPS/UPS + TLR 2C (£7,847
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Easter 2025
- Apply by:
- 28 November 2024
Job overview
“Guided by Christ. Inspired to Service. Aspiring for Excellence”
St Thomas More is a good school (Ofsted 2022) committed to high standards of growth and professional development. The school is popular – always oversubscribed beyond our admission limit – and well respected in the local community. We are a successful school with a large sixth form located near Willenhall, with easy access to the M6 motorway network.
We are very much looking forward to welcoming a new curriculum leader to our already dynamic and dedicated team. Are you an enthusiastic leader who could bring with you a passion for languages to our students and staff?
The successful candidate should have proven experience in leading a department and strong communication skills. We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic, innovative and creative colleague with demonstratable curriculum expertise to join us on our journey of ongoing success.
With a strong Catholic ethos that puts faith, service and aspiration at the heart of its community, our school provides a haven where all can flourish.
The Head of MFL will lead a team of creative and dedicated teachers. The successful candidate will also promote high standards of teaching, learning and achievement in languages. In addition, their vocation as a school leader will ask that they inspire students and staff, fostering a passion for language and learning. Strong communication skills are all important and should be aligned with a strategic vision of maintaining and raising standards.
If you believe that you possess the necessary teaching expertise and proven skillset in areas of curriculum Leadership & Management, enabling you to make a significant impact and lead our Modern Foreign Languages department, we would welcome further time to meet and speak with you.
In return our school can offer you a welcoming and inclusive environment, with a culture of openness and transparency. We value highly the wellbeing of all our staff and offer a number of benefits to support this. You’ll also benefit from support, mentoring and development tailored to you, training linked to NPQML and NPQSL and further CPD supported by the diocese and additional local providers. Teachers flourish at St Thomas More, and we offer fantastic career advancement for teachers at all levels.
St Thomas More Catholic School is a very special place. Students are friendly, enthusiastic and eager to learn. Staff are caring, supportive and dedicated to finding the true potential in every one of our students.
For more information, and to request an application pack including job description, please contact Jodie Massie at Hays Education on
M: 07761446571
Closing date: 12 noon on Friday 29th November 2024
Interviews to be held: Week beginning Monday 9th OR Monday 16th December 2024
Please also see our recruitment site: https://microsites.hays.co.uk/jobs/st-thomas-more/index.htm
Early applications are encouraged. We reserve the right to withdraw this advert should a suitable candidate be found prior to the closing date.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
About St Thomas More Catholic School
- St Thomas More Catholic School
- Darlaston Lane, Willenhall
- West Midlands
- WV14 7BL
- United Kingdom
Thank you for your interest in St Thomas More Catholic School.
There is very much a team ethos at St Thomas More, with a culture of openness and transparency. Colleagues are encouraged to work in a collaborative fashion, putting forward new ideas and discussing issues openly. This has contributed to significant and sustained improvements in results in recent years. This determination to succeed and improve standards and outcomes for the well being of our students was demonstrated recently as our school was recognised as ‘good’ by Ofsted. The school is popular – we are always oversubscribed beyond our admission limit – and well respected in the local community. We have a committed workforce, with the highest expectations of themselves and students. The school is fortunate to have a proactive and supportive Governing Body, with a diverse range of skills and experience.
Originally opened in 1973, the school moved to a single purpose built development in April 2003. The 11,000sq ft site boasts some magnificent, contemporary facilities across its 25 acre site.
- A state-of-the-art Learning Resource Centre
- Modern, well-equipped Science Labs
- A large Sports Hall
- Enhanced ICT provision
- Fitness suite
- Climbing wall
- A mezzanine library
- GOALS Football Centre
- High quality, contemporary classrooms with networked ICT
- Several ICT suites
- A dedicated Chapel
A jewel in our crown is our location. We are situated just 30 mins from Birmingham City Centre with it's bustling nightlife, famous shopping centres including the Bull Ring and The Mailbox; all of which can be accessed via the Metro tram from Bilston. There are also great road links with the M6 being just 3 miles away.
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