Teacher of MFL (French and Spanish)
St Aidan's Church of England High School
North Yorkshire
- £30,000 - £41,333 per year
- Expiring soon
- Salary:
- MPS
- Job type:
- Full Time, Maternity Cover
- Start date:
- October 2024
- Apply by:
- 19 July 2024
Job overview
St. Aidan’s Church of England High School, Harrogate
www.staidans.co.uk
Teacher of MFL - French and Spanish
Full Time (Maternity cover)
Required for October 2024 to cover a maternity leave, a well-qualified and enthusiastic Language graduate to join a highly esteemed MFL Department in our flourishing School.
St. Aidan’s Church of England High School enjoys the benefit of a large, friendly and highly successful Modern Foreign Languages department, offering teaching in French, Spanish and German. With six foreign trips a year, international exchanges, native level language assistants, and a thriving Sixth Form, studying languages here is a popular choice.
There are approximately 2000 students on roll with approx. 740 students enrolled at St Aidan’s as part of the Associated Sixth Form with St. John Fisher Catholic High School.
Candidates will be able to offer teaching of two languages, ideally up to at least KS4 level in either French or Spanish, and, at a minimum, KS3 level in the other. Candidates will be keen to make their contribution to the wider life of the school.
Completed applications should be submitted via email to: recruitment@staidans.co.uk or posted to the school by 9am on Friday, 19th July 2024. Please include a covering letter indicating the particular skills and experience you can offer, with a completed application form that can be downloaded from the school website: www.staidans.co.uk
A Job Description and Person Specification detailing the requirements of the role are also available to download for your reference.
Safeguarding
St Aidan’s Church of England High School (Part of YCST) takes safeguarding very seriously and is committed to safeguarding and the promotion of the welfare of all children and the prevention of extremism. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Successful applicants will be required to provide references, undertake an enhanced check through the Disclosure and Barring Service and comply with the Safeguarding Policy and Child Protection Practices of YCST. Checks are also undertaken to verify identity, address, qualifications required for the post, right to work in the UK and previous employment history.
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About St Aidan's Church of England High School
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- St Aidan's Church of England High School
- Oatlands Drive, Harrogate
- North Yorkshire
- HG2 8JR
- United Kingdom
St. Aidan’s Church of England High School is a comprehensive School with around 2000 pupils between the ages of 11 and 19. Our Associated Sixth Form brings together more than 1,000 students from St. Aidan’s and nearby St. John Fisher Catholic High School, making it one of the largest school-based Sixth Forms in the country.
In the latest GCSE examination series, in 2023, 90% of all our entries gained 9-4 grades and 41% were 9-7. Our English and Maths results were also outstanding with 88% of our students obtaining a 4 or better in both subjects. These typically superb results place St. Aidan’s as one of the highest performing non-selective comprehensive schools in the country.
Results for the Associated Sixth Form are similarly impressive. In 2023, 56.4% of the grades achieved were A* to B, again placing us among the best non-selective schools in the country at Advanced Level.
The school, however, never loses sight of its essential inclusivity: we believe that all children flourish here, as we strive to be a centre of educational excellence where each and everyone knows the gift of life in all its fullness. In the wider curriculum, Christian groups thrive, our Music and PE departments enjoy national status, drama is fantastic, excellence in a variety of competitive sports is achieved every year and outdoor pursuits are available at every level.
St. Aidan’s stands firmly on its Church foundation, and we place particular emphasis on high-quality religious education and Christian assemblies, alongside the highest standards of Christian behaviour. It is the school’s aim to ensure that its Christian tradition is expressed in the values it upholds, in the whole curriculum offer and in its daily living. Another feature of our school is the variety and quality of our educational trips, both locally and internationally, made possible by the support and dedication of our staff.
St. Aidan’s has successfully led many educational initiatives and fully engaged with national and local partnerships. For example achieving Specialist School status in Science, Mathematics and Modern Languages, as well as receiving the International School Award, ArtsMark Gold, the Quality in Careers Standard, and the TES Best School Dinners Award.
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