What skills and experience we're looking for
This is an exciting opportunity for a suitably experienced teacher of MFL.
Rhyddings, part of the LET Education Trust, are seeking an enthusiastic, committed, qualified Head of MFL to join our successful and expanding team and school.
We are looking for an excellent practitioner who is both creative and challenging in their teaching. They will be passionate and committed to ensuring pupils maximise their potential and achievement. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to teach across our whole 11-16 age and ability range and as a middle leader will be well supported by our strong team of likeminded colleagues who are mutually supportive.
As a middle leader you will be expected to have experience in teaching across both KS3 & KS4. You will have autonomy on curriculum intent and GCSE specifications and will also work closely with a member of SLT and other Technology specialists from the Trust. We want a teacher who strives for excellence, builds fantastic relationships and maximises pupil progress. A commitment to extra curricular provision is essential. The Trust operates full salary portability on the Main Professional Scales (MPS1- UPS3).
As a subject leader you will have the scope to develop the curriculum further and shape the offer at Rhyddings to meet the challenges of preparing pupils progressing onto post 16 opportunities.
What the school offers its staff
The department has two teachers, suited together, but also benefits from a wider MFL network via the ELSA and LET Education Trust. We have access to excellent SLE Support from within the Trust.
We currently offer Spanish at KS3, 2 hours per week and at KS4 there is good take up, which is steadily increasing, where pupils follow the AQA GCSE Specification, with 5 hours learning per fortnight.
We also offer the opportunity for pupils who are native speakers of other languages to enter for GCSE, most recently Italian.
Joint MFL events have been arranged between the two high schools in the Trust, such as a Spanish theatre production for Year 9.
We are keen to further promote MFL within our curriculum and ensure there is sustainable growth on the firm foundations already in place.
Commitment to safeguarding
Rhyddings has Child Safeguarding Policies/Procedures in place and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all pupils. Each pupil’s welfare is of paramount importance to us and you are expected to share this commitment. All staff fully comply with the school’s policies/procedures, attend appropriate training, inform the designated person of any concerns, record any potential safeguarding incidents appropriately. Staff are responsible for their own actions and behaviour and should avoid any conduct which would lead any reasonable person to question their motivation and intentions. Staff should work, and be seen to work, in an open and transparent way.