Modern Foreign Language Teacher

MFL Teacher, FULL TIME, SEPTEMBER start, Northampton

Teaching Personnel are pleased to be supporting an Outstanding secondary school located in the heart of Northampton area in their search for a Modern Foreign Languages Teacher for Maternity Cover - end of academic year. The school is looking for a teacher that is well organised and can present in clear language, in an engaging way, with relationships between topics stressed. Teachers will need to love the curriculum content so that students can see connections between topics and they experience a sense of excitement about the content.

The role and responsibilities -

Teach Spanish and/or French to students in an all-through school setting.

• Teach other subjects as required • Plan lessons carefully, having regard to the schemes of work and departmental practice

• Cover for absent colleagues

• Work as a full member of the MFL curriculum team, working with others to disseminate good practice in the department, to create teaching resources, and to develop consistent approaches

• Assess student work to monitor and evaluate progress, set targets and advise lesson preparation

• Liaise with MFL co-ordinators in partnership schools

The school - 

This Secondary school is a unique 4-19 mixed school. It is a high performing, successful and oversubscribed school of some 1500+ students with a secondary phase, thriving Sixth Form, and a recently opened primary phase. Our facilities are truly outstanding, including extensive sports grounds, a swimming pool and state of the art purpose built curriculum suites including a designated Sixth Form area.

Ofsted says 'Staff have high expectations of what pupils can learn and achieve. Most pupils enjoy school and work hard. The school’s mantra of ‘knowledge itself is power’ is evident through the curriculum. The climate for learning is strong. Pupils are respectful. Staff and pupils develop trusting relationships because of the school’s clear expectations and values. The school is calm and orderly. Low-level disruption is not tolerated. This consistent approach to managing behaviour enables all pupils to focus on their learning. The curriculum and the many additional activities help pupils to become resilient, confident and independent'

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