Head of MFL
William Perkin CofE High School
Ealing
- New
- Salary:
- Main Professional Grade (MPS/UPS) + TLR 1b
- Job type:
- Full Time, Fixed Term
- Start date:
- Start January 2025 (1 year maternity cover)
- Apply by:
- 25 September 2024
Job overview
We are looking for a Head of MFL in a school which offers excellent opportunities for professional development. The new post-holder will be joining us at a time of growth especially as we prepare for the new GCSE in MFL with a Trust-wide approach to developing curriculum for the new specification. The Twyford Trust offers exciting development opportunities and good promotion prospects for motivated and energetic teachers who support the ethos of the Trust.
This is an exciting opportunity for an innovative teacher and curriculum planner who is looking to take on a role within departmental leadership. The successful candidate will have responsibility for leading the department in planning and delivering the curriculum which is being developed at Trust level, and for monitoring the progress of students. The new post-holder will ensure that the quality of teaching and learning in the department is consistently high and will support the development of a culture of sharing good practice. S/he will be responsible for the delivery of a rich wider learning offer in MFL and the role will also focus on creating a high-quality extended school provision.
As language specialism schools, William Perkin places languages as central to their curriculum. All students have languages almost every day and languages is compulsory at GCSE which means that the students make excellent progress. Our results at GCSE are outstanding in both the school as a whole and in the languages department specifically. The value placed on languages in the school is evident in our A level numbers – we run A levels in French, German and Spanish.
We additionally run extracurricular Language provision clubs with a range of activities such as film, board games and competitions in the target language. The Twyford Trust Languages Specialism provides a range of exciting and collaborative ventures, such as trips to target language countries to enable our students to experience and use their language learning in an authentic context.
We offer:
- Exceptional professional development and career progression
- Positive working relationships at all levels
- A supportive Leadership Team
- A full-range of Trust services providing support and development
The successful candidate will have:
- A good degree and Qualified Teacher Status
- Ability to teach Modern Foreign Languages (French – to KS4; KS5 teaching is a possibility for the right applicant)
- An understanding of recent curriculum / learning developments
- An understanding of the strategies required to motivate and enthuse all students across the ability range as part of a whole school approach to raising achievement
- An understanding of the processes and techniques required to assess, record and report students’ learning effectively
- Ability to be reflective and driven towards self-improvement
- Energy and enthusiasm
- A commitment to the ethos of the school
Closing date: Midnight, Wednesday 25 September 2024
Interview date: Friday 4 October 2024
How to apply
Please follow the link to apply on our Vacancies page
https://careers.twyfordacademies.org.uk/vacancies/vacancy-search-results.aspx
The Twyford Trust 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 applicant will be required to undergo the child protection screening appropriate to the post, including an enhanced disclosure from the DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) and references from previous employers. For more information about the DBS please see https://www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check. The post-holder will also be expected to read and adhere to the Trust’s Child Protection Policy, and any other Safeguarding documents stated within this.
About William Perkin CofE High School
- William Perkin CofE High School
- Oldfield Lane North, Greenford
- Middlesex
- UB6 8PR
- United Kingdom
William Perkin Church of England High School opened as a Free School in September 2013 with its first intake of Year 7 students, and now has six year groups (7 - 12) totalling almost 1,000 students in Year 7 – 11 and around 160 students in Year 12. The school is founded on the successful systems and approaches of Twyford CE High School, with the principle difference that it is a distinctively Christian school with open admission criteria. The school is rated ‘Outstanding’ in all areas by Ofsted (June 2015) and SIAMS (October 2016) and is oversubscribed on first choice applicants. The Twyford Trust’s fourth school – Ada Lovelace CE High School – opened in September 2018 and is temporarily based in additional accommodation at the William Perkin site until its own new building opens in September 2020. Ada Lovelace currently has 125 students in Year 7.
The Twyford Church of England Academies Trust (TCEAT) is a compact CoE MAT which comprises four schools in the London Borough of Ealing. The Trust was established in October 2011 to enable an existing School, Twyford CE High School, to build on its successes and look outward to the large number of parents who were eager to become part of its community. Over a 10 year period it launched three new schools Ealing Fields, William Perkin and Ada Lovelace all of which have achieved progress outcomes ranking them in the top 1% of schools nationally, making TCEAT the highest attaining Trust in the UK. TCEAT aims to deliver outstanding education in a comprehensive school setting and embraces the Twyford School motto ‘Life in all its fullness’, encouraging students to use their individual gifts wisely and well. Supported by the London Diocesan Board for Schools (LDBS), the TCEAT operates on collaborative principles with some central services to achieve consistency of provision. The Trust has a highly evolved common curriculum from Yr 7 –Yr 13 which has been devised by staff within the four schools and we have a thriving 6th form co-ordinated across 3 of the school sites. The Trust is also the hub of Teach West London and prides itself on high quality, peer-led CPD within a dynamic culture of self-improvement.
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