Core Leader of MFL

Location

Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands | United Kingdom

Job description

The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership is a highly successful Multi Academy Trust (MAT) encompassing 6 secondary schools, 14 primary schools, 1 all-through school, a Teaching School Hub, and School Centred Initial Teacher Training provider. Our schools are based in North Birmingham, Tamworth, Lichfield, North Warwickshire and Coventry.

Core Leader of MFL

Full Time, Permanent

Required for September 2024

A vacancy for a Core Leader of MFL has arisen within our Multi Academy Trust. This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious and outstanding practitioner to join the Arthur Terry Learning Partnership and work in one of our schools.

This is an exciting opportunity to lead a dynamic department of passionate linguists with the support of keen subject leaders. The languages taught currently are French and Spanish with over 80% of students choosing at least one language at GCSE. In addition to this both Spanish and French are offered at A-level with the department enjoying large A-level cohorts in recent years.

The department is focussed on reducing workload and raising standards though meaningful collaborative planning but our teachers still have the freedom to adapt lessons to their class and teaching style. Conti style activities embedded within the department.

In addition to benefiting from leading an excellent team the successful post holder will also benefit from regular CPD with other Head of Department from across the trust as well as access and development from the new language hub which is based at the Arthur Terry North Birmingham Teaching School Hub.

Finally, the post-holder will benefit from having an SLT that values the importance of languages and is supportive or its continued development and elevated status within the school curriculum.

Salary: MPS/UPS plus a TLR1a of £9,272.00 pa

Hours: Full Time, Permanent

Location: The role will be based at Arthur Terry School, Kittoe Road, Sutton Coldfield, B74 4RZ

Start Date: Required for September 2024

What you will need to succeed

·        To share our passion for wanting the very best for our students and schools

·        To be committed to keeping our students safe

·        Be highly motivated and passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people with the natural ability to inspire and motivate

·        Be an outstanding teacher

·        Be emotionally intelligent with the ability to build strong working relationships with a variety of stakeholders

·        Excellent people manager who is able to motivate and develop the teams you lead

·        The passion and commitment to work in a fast paced, challenging yet always rewarding role

What you will get in return

·        Professional development is key to our ongoing success, so we invest in your development through training, mentoring and progression opportunities across our schools and Teaching School Hub

·        The opportunity to join our team of leading education experts and propel your career to the next level

·        A competitive salary

·        An Employee Assistance Programme and employee benefits package

·        Competitive pension scheme (Teachers Pension Scheme)

·        Professional Development & Wellbeing Days

What you need to do now

To apply for this role and complete an online application please visit

To arrange an informal chat about the role, please contact Steve Cooper, Assistant Headteacher at [email protected]

Closing date: 9:00am, Wednesday, 13th March 2024

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement of the role.

The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership (ATLP) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject pre-employment checks, including enhanced DBS, prohibition check, qualifications (where applicable), medical fitness, identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references which will be sought prior to interview. The ATLP is an equal opportunities employer.

We will carry out an online search about you for information that is publicly available online. This will include social media accounts you may hold. This will only be carried out on shortlisted candidates and before interview. This processing of data will be conducted under the legal basis of Article 6(e) public task in line with the guidance laid out in para 221 of Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2023. Any data collected during this search will be retained in line with our retention schedule which is available on request.

Please find a link to our safeguarding policy which we would encourage you to read prior to applying to work in our organisation ATLP Safeguarding policy 2023/2024

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