What skills and experience we're looking for
Glenthorne High School is a vibrant and inclusive environment where employees are appreciated and supported to enable our pupils to reach their full potential. We are seeking an outstanding Teacher of Modern Foreign Languages with a passion for languages, a dedication to raising standards for all pupils, and the ability to inspire and engage students. A specialism in French is preferred.
The MFL Department are a highly successful, innovative and committed department with well-established shared resources, clear and accessible schemes of learning and imaginative resources to support teaching and learning. We are looking for a candidate with a strong commitment to academic excellence who will embrace our ethos of “Achievement for All”, delivering high-quality lessons that inspire students, instil a love for languages, and drive excellent results.
The ideal candidate will be able to teach French up to KS5 and Spanish to at least KS3. The ability of being dual linguist (both up to KS5) will be beneficial but not essential. The post is open to ECTs or more experienced teachers. The school is happy to discuss part time hours for the right candidate.
What the school offers its staff
Glenthorne High School can offer you:
• A programme of support for ECTs and those in their second year of teaching
• A comprehensive programme of professional development for teachers at all levels
• Potential for welcome payment of £1 500 & Recruitment Allowance
• The opportunity to work with colleagues who have a passion to inspire pupils.
• Well established behaviour management systems, pupils feel valued and supported and able to learn.
• Opportunity for discounted membership of Benenden Healthcare.
• Salary Sacrifice schemes: Electric car and Cycle to work scheme
• Long Service Awards
• A 24/7 employee assistance programme which provides counselling and support / advice on a wide array of areas.
Glenthorne High School is part of the Willow Learning Trust and is a National Teaching School with a specialism in the arts. The school is a mixed comprehensive academy with over 1700 pupils.This is a genuine opportunity to join a popular school and become an integral part of the academy's continuing success.
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.