Job start date: 5 May 2025
Hours per week: Full time
Washwood Heath Academy
Burney Lane
Birmingham
B8 2AS
Telephone number: 0121 675 7272
Contact email: dthompson@washwood.academy
Contract type: Permanent
Are you an inspirational and enthusiastic French Teacher?
Do you have the teaching skills and personality required to motivate and energize pupils?
Are you passionate about the Languages Curriculum and helping pupils to achieve their full potential?
We are seeking to appoint a highly organised and well-qualified French teacher to join our friendly and supportive Languages Department.
The successful candidate will be capable of inspiring pupils through their passion for the subject and have an excitement and drive for teaching and learning and a desire to maximize student outcomes.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join an established Languages team and contribute to a department that seeks to provide a first-class education for all of its learners. In order for all pupils to achieve academic excellence, we deliver a knowledge-rich curriculum where teachers are the experts and their role is to convey their knowledge and expertise to pupils.
The successful candidates will:
1. be an inspiring teacher with real passion and enthusiasm for the subject with excellent subject knowledge
2. be committed to delivering an excellent standard of teaching for all students
3. set themselves and their students high standards and have high expectations
4. be a good communicator and a strong team player
5. have a willingness to contribute to the department and whole school projects, including the extracurricular life of the Academy
6. have a thorough knowledge of present curriculum developments, particularly those relating to Languages.
We can offer you:
1. a collaborative and inclusive culture, where team members will upskill you and give you regular opportunities to learn from each other in a safe and collaborative environment
2. an opportunity to undertake structured CPD via access to the National College online CPD platform and/or apprenticeships such as Level 7 Senior Leaders Masters
3. access to Career Pathways and Pledge to help you plan for and make your goals a reality via our Professional Growth and Performance (PPG) process
4. a wellbeing culture, with paid and unpaid time off to support life events via our Life Leave Policy
5. access to 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), which includes confidential counselling and access to wellbeing advice
6. access to a generous pension scheme known as the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (LGPS)
7. access to a comprehensive employee rewards package including Long Service Awards and Employee Referral Scheme
8. onsite parking at all schools
We promise to treat all candidates fairly, consistently and with respect throughout the application, assessment, and selection process. We are also “happy to talk flexible working” subject to the operational requirements of the role.
How to apply:
Please apply via MyNewTerm
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.
All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.
An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.
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