What skills and experience we're looking for
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a high performing, friendly and inclusive school with a unique, exciting curriculum, and a very strong international ethos as one of the country’s leading state IB schools. We are seeking an exceptional teacher of Modern Foreign Languages to join our large, thriving Languages faculty. An ability to teach German would be desirable, but we would also welcome applicants from across Spanish, French, Italian and Mandarin. Given the scope of our languages provision, we expect candidates to be able to teach more than one language, ideally to at least GCSE level.
We would particularly welcome applications from teachers with at least two years’ experience who are looking for a new challenge and for the support and coaching needed to prepare for leadership roles.
What the school offers its staff
At IVC we offer our staff:
• 20% non-contact time as standard (the equivalent of one day per week), with generous further reductions in non-contact for leaders and early career teachers
• Interventions, revision sessions and enrichment timetabled as part of your weekly teaching load
• A genuinely flexible approach to timetabling, including the possibility to work from home and late starts/early finishes to suit you and your family
• Weekly timetabled CPD with your department, avoiding unnecessary twilight sessions and protected from cover, and the chance to work collaboratively in a friendly and dynamic environment
• Priority within our admissions policy, to ensure that the children of staff are able to attend IVC
• Reduced duties to ensure that staff get breaks during the day, with tea and freshly brewed coffee provided daily
• An annual paid family day, as well as the possibility to arrange term-time leave by negotiation
• A very generous CPD budget, with a commitment to supporting further study and leadership development
• Countless opportunities for progression both within the school and the wider Trust
• Leaders who are supportive and approachable, who focus on finding solutions and enabling staff to thrive in order to help our students achieve their best
• An on-site gym, swimming pool and sports centre with a substantial staff discount and the chance to use facilities during the College day
• A recruitment and retention allowance of £3000 per year for exceptional candidates
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.