Leader of Teaching and Learning Modern Foreign Languages (German)

Leader of Teaching and Learning Modern Foreign Languages (German)

THIS IS A CATEGORY "E" POST.
Please note that in all cases written references will be taken up and made available to interviewers BEFORE the final selection stage; even if you indicate otherwise

Ref:

ST2805(e)

Full time

£30,000 - £46,525 per annum plus TLR 1a £9,272 per annum

This school has Academy status and is part of The Gosforth Group; the employer will be the Multi Academy Trust.

Great Park Academy

Knightsbridge

Great North Road

Gosforth

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE3 2JH

Start date: September 2024

Come to work in a thriving community. Great Park Academy is a growing school committed to providing the very best education for pupils from Year 5 to Year 11. We are one of two new schools within Gosforth Group Multi Academy Trust. The school opened in September 2021 on a temporary site at Gosforth Academy. We will move to a brand new 1200 capacity school building in 2025 which will be situated in the Great Park area of Newcastle.

We are looking for an outstanding and dynamic leader of Modern Foreign Languages.

This is a wonderful opportunity for a dynamic, creative person to shape the future of our new school. You will do this by developing first class languages curricula and leading a thriving team of exceptional foreign language teachers.

We are looking to appoint a brilliant teacher who is passionate, pro-active and innovative. You will have excellent subject knowledge and have taught across at least one language specialism, including German, at key stage 3 and 4. You will also need to be extremely versatile and keen to be an integral part of many and varied aspects of school life; particularly during the coming years while the school is growing in size.

What we need:

<ul>

<li>An outstanding practitioner with a passion for languages</li>

<li>A proven track record of excellent achievement across all key stages</li>

<li>The ability to teach German successfully up to Key stage 4</li>

<li>Excellent organisational skills</li>

<li>Excellent communication and ICT skills</li>

<li>A keen interest in development and sharing of effective teaching and learning strategies in MFL</li>

<li>A commitment to fresh and exciting methods of delivering the curriculum</li>

<li>A relentless drive to secure the best possible outcomes for students of all abilities </li>

</ul>

We can offer you:

<ul>

<li>An opportunity to work with highly-skilled professionals</li>

<li>Enthusiastic and motivated students</li>

<li>Excellent career development opportunities</li>

<li>An exciting and extensive commitment to professional development</li>

<li>A school with its community at heart</li>

<li>Free gym us at GA site</li>

<li>An exciting programme of staff &lsquo;well-being&rsquo; activities, from Football to Surfing!</li>

</ul>

This is an exceptional opportunity to make a difference within a positive and exciting environment. If you share our community&rsquo;s ethos of progression, diversity and dynamism then we would be delighted to hear from you.

Gosforth Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful applicant will be required to undergo enhanced DBS clearance.

Applications are shortlisted for interview as they are received, and so early application is encouraged. We reserve the right to commence the interview process and close the vacancy prior to this date.

Following the shortlisting process, where applicable, candidates who attend interview will be reimbursed reasonable expenses for travel and accommodation.

We hope you will visit our website to find out more about us.

https://www.greatparkacademy.org.uk

https://www.gosforthroup.org.uk

If you would like to speak to a member of the senior leadership team or with a current TALL please contact admin@greatparkacademy.org.uk

To apply:

Please email completed application form to Hr@ga.newcastle.sch.uk.

Closing date for applications:

9am Wednesday 24th January 2024

Permanent

Closing date:

24 January 2024