Teacher of French
Hitchin Girls' School
Hitchin Girls' School, Highbury Road, Hitchin, SG4 9RS
- Expiring soon
- Quick apply
- Salary:
- Main or Upper Pay Scale
- Job type:
- Full Time, Maternity Cover
- Start date:
- February/March 2025
- Apply by:
- 25 November 2024
Job overview
Teacher of Modern Foreign Languages (maternity cover)
Main or Upper Pay Scale
Start date: February/March 2025
Hitchin Girls’ School is a high performing school, graded Outstanding by Ofsted, where we provide an exceptional experience for all of our students. We have high level provision for teaching and learning and provide the greatest level of care and support for all students and our staff. Situated in the picturesque and historic market town of Hitchin, it is conveniently located in the beautiful countryside just 25 minutes from London by train and with easy access to motorways and airports.
We are seeking a talented and passionate individual to join our team as a teacher of Modern Foreign Languages from February/March 2025. You will either be an experienced practitioner with excellent pedagogical knowledge and communication skills or have the potential to develop into such a practitioner. The ability to teach French at all key stages is essential.
The MFL Department at Hitchin Girls’ School is a very special place to teach.
- We use the online courses on ActiveLearn as the basis for our teaching.
- Lessons have a fully blended approach with students using individual chrome books in the majority of lessons.
- We have French groups at all Key Stages of the curriculum.
- There is a wide range of extra-curricular activities on offer including our Language Leaders programme, KS4 Project Polyglot programme, Beginners’ Japanese club and a number of trips and visits.
- We are a collaborative team who willingly share resources and good practice in our meetings and MFL weekly briefings.
- We are passionate about the teaching of languages and are proud of the varied and challenging curriculum that we offer to our students.
We can offer you:
- a secure, supportive environment with a full induction programme for all new staff
- outstanding professional development and future career opportunities
- a positive working environment within an extremely well-resourced school
- the chance to work with exceptionally committed colleagues who have high expectations of students
- an active focus on staff well-being, supporting staff throughout the year with various treats/initiatives
- access to the school’s children of staff admission rule
- a cycle to work scheme
The appointment would suit an experienced teacher or an ECT as the school provides a thorough and successful training programme. This is an outstanding opportunity for someone who wants to join a high performing school and gain significant experience to further enhance their career.
How to Apply:
Please forward your application to Andrea Dewhurst, PA to the Headteacher, email recruitment@hgs.herts.sch.uk The closing date for applications is Monday 25th November. We reserve the right to make appointments before the closing date, so early applications are encouraged.
Hitchin Girls' School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants for the above post must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including reference checks with previous employers, prohibition checks, online checks, a criminal record check via the Disclosure and Barring Service, the right to work in the UK and a satisfactory health check. Any employment offer will be subject to the successful completion of these background screening checks. Hitchin Girls’ School is committed to ensuring inclusion, diversity and equality of opportunity. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates and encourage those from underrepresented groups, and/or with protected characteristics, to apply.
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About Hitchin Girls' School
Hitchin Girls’ School
Hitchin Girls' School is a single-sex, all-ability school in Hertfordshire serving the local community with 1,364 students on roll, including a Sixth Form of 330, and a teaching staff of 91. The school is regularly oversubscribed and students join the school from over 20 junior schools in Hitchin and the surrounding villages. In August 2011, the school converted to academy status and in June 2013 was rated by Ofsted as Outstanding.
We are part of the Hitchin Schools’ Sixth Form Consortium, providing a wide range of academic and vocational courses to more than 650 students across the 3 secondary schools in the town.
Values and culture
Hitchin Girls’ School is committed to giving every student a broad education and helping to develop their individual talents to the full, in preparation for the demands of the outside world.
Our School Improvement Plan for 2022-23 focuses on providing the highest provision for an exceptional educational experience and further development of our core values, traditions and family ethos.
We seek to maintain traditional values in work and behaviour and encourage our students to develop those qualities of character which help them to make a worthwhile contribution to society. We believe that this can best be achieved with the highest expectations within a firm, yet flexible, caring environment with frequent contact and close co-operation between parents and the school.
Facilities
In 2014 we opened a newly built Sixth Form Centre containing classrooms and a large student study area. With the ever-increasing demand for places at the school, Governors agreed an expansion programme which has seen an additional 45 students joining Year 7 from September 2018. Our four court Sports Hall, which also contains a Dance studio and fitness suite, opened in early 2018. To support the expansion of the school, we have added a new ten classroom teaching block, two new Science laboratories, larger dining facilities and a new staff car park.
A virtual site tour can be found on our website (https://www.hgs.herts.sch.uk/page/?title=Virtual+Open+Event+2022&pid=51).
Staff Support and Development
We offer all our staff excellent professional development opportunities and guidance, with a strong CPD programme.
We are a Lead Partner of the Alban Teaching School Hub. The partnership works in collaboration with North Hertfordshire schools to deliver staff Professional Development and National Professional Qualifications (NPQ) and support the delivery of Early Career Framework training for new teachers.
Ofsted report
“The headteacher, governors and staff have very high aspirations for students. Teachers create a lively and productive learning environment in which students thrive. Students’ achievement is very high across subjects and key stages. Students make exceptionally good progress in English and Mathematics. Teaching is consistently good and often outstanding. Students learn quickly and thoroughly as well as gaining high levels of enjoyment from their studies. Students’ work is often of a very high standard. Students are enthusiastic, creative and imaginative as well as thoughtful in their work. They develop their personal and social skills very well.”
The town of Hitchin
Hitchin is a beautiful historic market town in North Hertfordshire, surrounded by lovely countryside, with a population of approximately 33,500. It has been voted in the ‘Top 10 Best Places to Live in the UK’ in The Times.
It has great transport links, being just two miles from the A1(M) and only 10 miles from the M1, and is in easy reach of London with Kings Cross station a mere 30 minutes away. There is also good access to the main rail routes to Cambridge and north to York and Scotland.
The town is great for families with lots of activities for young people and their parents to participate in including sports and activities, youth organisations, performing arts and more. Hitchin also is well known in the area as a town for foodies with virtually every cuisine represented. Hitchin Festival runs throughout the month of July with over 100 different events celebrating the artistic, cultural and community life of the town. Hitchin is home to the famous Hitchin Lavender Farm.
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