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Are you passionate about languages and culture? Do you love inspiring young people and bringing language learning to life? If so, we have an exciting opportunity for you!
At Leigh Academy Minster, languages are one of the most popular and well-loved subjects, and we’re looking for a dynamic and engaging Foreign Language Assistant to join our team. We need someone who can support our students in both French and Spanish, helping them develop their confidence in speaking and writing while immersing them in the culture, traditions, and real-world application of the language.
What You’ll Do:
Work with small groups of enthusiastic GCSE students to build their fluency and pronunciation.
Support classroom learning by leading engaging spoken and written language activities.
Bring languages to life by sharing cultural insights, traditions, and current affairs.
Gain valuable experience working closely with our expert MFL teachers perfect for those considering a future in teaching!
This is a fantastic opportunity for aspiring teachers, native/fluent speakers, or anyone who wants to make a real impact in a school where languages thrive.
Pay: £12.65 - £13.52 per hour (based on experience)
Flexible, paid-on-claim hours agreed in advance
If you’re ready to inspire, engage, and energise our students, we’d love to hear from you!
For more information, contact Amy Wenban, Recruitment Advisor at amy.wenban@latrust.org.uk.
Being part of Leigh Academies Trust
As of 1st September 2024, our Trust comprises 33 geographically organised academies (17 secondaries, 14 primaries and 2 special) educating more than 24,000 students and employing 4,000 talented staff. Currently, 16 of our academies are considered to be “Outstanding” which is 53% of those which have been inspected whilst part of the Trust. The Trust is establishing three ‘clusters’ of academies: LAT Central; LAT West; LAT North. In addition, the Trust is responsible for one of the region’s biggest initial teaching training organisations, a large teaching school hub and is an accredited apprenticeship provider. Our future plans are found in our Vision 2030 document available on our website .
As part of Leigh Academies Trust, you will have ample opportunity to collaborate with your peers both within the academy and across the whole Trust. This is an important part of our vision as we know through experience that we perform better when we work together. You are supported to undertake regular self-development to continue your professional development and hopefully progress further within the organisation.
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Our commitment to safeguarding: Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates - you can read more about this in our Recruitment Guidance. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
Our commitment to equality and diversity: As a Trust, we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices and not discriminating on any grounds.
Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, Leigh Academies Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy sooner than the specified closing date. Applicants will be notified of this where possible. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.
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