What skills and experience we're looking forThe roleWe are delighted that you have taken an interest in the vacancy of Teache.....
What skills and experience we're looking for
The role
We are delighted that you have taken an interest in the vacancy of Teacher of MFL (French and Spanish) at Holland Park: it is an extraordinary school.
We wish for applicants to be fully briefed about its opportunities and advantages, as well as its demands and challenges. We know that a school’s ethos, priorities and values are distinctive and that these matter enormously to a sense of professional fulfilment and satisfaction.
The department
The languages departmentat Holland Park is expanding due to our transition out of early entry GCSEs. Currently with 7 languages teachers, the department teaches French, Spanish and Latin, and, as such, the ability to teach more than one language is desirable. Languages are compulsory up to GCSE (in the new MFL specification, students will be examined with Edexcel).
With very strong departmental results, and a friendly team of dedicated teachers, the department is committed to broadening the horizons of all students andsmart working practices.Pre- and post-pandemic, we have run trips abroad each year, in addition to a number of visits closer to home, such as to the BFI or French institute (within walking distance). Over the past 5 years, several students have gone onto study languages at Oxford, with programmes as varied as Spanish and Arabic, French and Italian, and Classics with English.
About you
The successful candidate must demonstrate the following:
• To create an exciting learning environment securing department improvement, raising attainment and achievement.
• To plan, resource and deliver lessons to a high standard that ensure real learning takes place and students make good progress.
• To prepare, develop and deliver lessons in the timetabled subject, according to the schemes of work agreed within the department.
• To ensure that all students achieve at chronological age level or, if well below level, make significant and continuing progress towards achieving at level.
• To monitor and record the performance of students.
• To foster and maintain high standards of effort and discipline amongst the students by the use of appropriate school-based rewards, negotiated goals and sanctions.
• To encourage effective learning by the appropriate use of formative assessment, target setting and the development of teaching and learning styles.
• To foster an atmosphere of mutual respect with students in all classroom activity.
What the school offers its staff
REWARDS AND BENEFITS
§ Competitive salary
§ At least eight INSET days per year
§ Enhanced contributory local government pension scheme
§ Enhanced occupational sick pay, protecting you and your family
§ Competitive and enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption benefits
§ Over 250 employee exclusive benefits through our partners Perkbox, including access to wellbeing resources, discounted cinema tickets, holidays and gym memberships, car leasing and Cycle2work schemes
Further details about the role
Safeguarding
Holland Park School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Our commitment is underpinned by robust processes and procedures that seek to continuously promote a culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce.
All successful applicants will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check which must be maintained throughout the period of employment as well as to provide photographic ID and evidence of right to work in the United Kingdom.
References will be sought prior to interview.
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.
