What skills and experience we're looking for
To strengthen the Languages faculty even further, we are seeking to appoint a talented and inspiring Teacher of MFL who will join us from January 2025. You will be joining a friendly, professional and very successful team who are passionate about their subject and committed to academic excellence. The successful candidate will have the ability to deliver Spanish and French. Applications from Early Career Teachers (ECTs)are welcome as are applications from more experienced teachers; we can offer a fantastic range of professional development opportunities within the academy and across the wider Trust.
Our successful candidate will be an enthusiastic Spanish/French specialist with the ability to teach across KS3 and KS4 with a range of abilities. You must be passionate about language and have excellent subject knowledge - if this sounds like you, apply today!
This is a full-time,fixed-term role for 1 academic year offering MPS/UPS based on experience + London Fringe Allowance
What the school offers its staff
As an IB World School, promotion of international mindedness and development of language acquisition is extremely important to the school community. You would be joining a well established, highly successful, innovative and passionate team, who are committed to excellence. The Academy regularly runs trips abroad and also takes opportunities to increase the cultural capital and motivation of students, through inviting outside speakers to the Academy, arranging for plays to be performed in the target language, developing strong links with our partner school in Spain and pursuing the International School's Award.
Note that whilst the position is offered on a maternity cover basis initially of up to one year, every effort will be made to offer a substantive position thereafter, either at Wilmington Academy or within the wider family of academies across Leigh Academies Trust. The central Recruitment Team will keep in touch with you throughout your contract to discuss options available to you.
Further details about the role
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.
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.