Teacher of MFL
Heart of England School
Solihull
- Expired
- Salary:
- UPS/MPS
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 10 October 2024
Job overview
TEACHER OF MFL (Spanish and French)
FULL TIME
Required as soon as possible
Our vision is simple; we create futures and that includes ensuring our staff have them too! At Heart of England, we are clear in our approach to professional wellbeing, which is crucial at a time of ever-shifting challenge and educational requirement.
For our staff we believe in agency and the right level of autonomy for the stage you’re at. We believe that the same intellectual curiosity that led you to want to study your subject at university and then teach it to others is what makes you best placed to make decisions about the way you teach your subject now. We believe that when it comes to learning and teaching our motto, “No One Way … By Design” does not signify limitless variety. Our focus is on evidence-based teaching and the selection of the best method at the right time. We all bring variety to our roles, however, excellent outcomes are forged through consistent application of what has been proven to work.
The MFL department follow a wide and varied curriculum which challenges students to progress in their abilities and confidence and foster a positive relationship with modern foreign languages. We have a vision of equality, providing all students with equal opportunity to learn a language regardless of ability. We have a strong uptake at GCSE with many students opting for the Ebaccalaureate route and continuing their study of a language. Beyond GCSE we continue to offer A Levels in French, Spanish and German.
Heart of England School is committed to keeping children, young people and vulnerable adults safe. The post holder is responsible for promoting and supporting a culture of vigilance with regard to safeguarding the welfare of the children, young people and vulnerable adults for whom she is responsible or come into contact with.
The process of application is as follows:
· Completed application form
· A letter outlining your suitability for the post
Job description, person specification and application form downloadable from the TES website.
Applications to:
Gethyn Bennett, Acting Principal
Heart of England School, Gipsy Lane, Balsall Common, Coventry CV7 7FW
Email: office@heart-england.co.uk
Tel: 01676 536702
Closing date: THURSDAY 10TH OCTOBER (noon)
INTERVIEWS to be held: w/c 14th OCTOBER
Attached documents
About Heart of England School
- Heart of England School
- Gipsy Lane, Balsall Common, Coventry
- West Midlands
- CV7 7FW
- United Kingdom
Located in Balsall Common, a village in the West Midlands, Heart of England School is a co-educational secondary academy. The school has around 1300 pupilss, 250 of whom reside in the school sixth form, making it larger than the average secondary school. The vast majority of teaching takes place on-site, but the school does make use of a limited amount of off-site provision for students with certain educational needs. Heart of England School converted to academy status in 2011, but the school is not part of any wider academy group.
Headteacher
Mrs Jacqueline Hughes-Williams
Values and Vision
Heart of England School enshrines a number of core principles in its values statement. These include the values of honesty, encouraging pupils to be open with both themselves and others, determination, in academic and personal endeavours, courage, to experience new things while at school, humour, as part of the joy of learning, and kindness, towards their teachers and their peers. The curriculum at Heart of England School is designed to be diverse and inclusive, presenting a range of opportunities for pupils of all backgrounds and academic abilities.
Ofsted
“Students make outstanding progress in the sixth form, reaching standards which are well above the national average in most subjects. There is a rising trend in the percentage of students, including the more-able, gaining the highest grades in both A- and AS-level subjects. Students eligible for free school meals do just as well as their classmates.”
The full report into Heart of England School can be found here.
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