Head of Modern Foreign Languages
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Role
The Head of Department is responsible for providing vision and strategic leadership to ensure that all areas are managed effectively to the highest educational standards at National, local and school levels.
About Trumpington Community College
Our mission is to bring out ‘the best in everyone’. Our most important purpose is to teach young people things they would not learn outside school which empower them. We believe that ‘Knowledge Is Power’. We believe in teaching through explicit/direct instruction (Rosenshine and Engelmann) and utilising TLAC 3.0 techniques. We are unapologetically ambitious for every child, no matter what their background, prior attainment or needs.
We also believe in ‘Education with Character’ – we want young people to look back on a schooling that has inspired and challenged them, given them wide opportunity and prepared them for the ups and downs of life. We believe that our school will provide an excellent education for all students.We are looking for people that share this belief and passionately believe in doing what it takes to ensure that all children can achieve.
The Head of MFL will lead, motivate and inspire students, staff, parents and the wider community, to ensure every student achieves well.
We have ambitious plans for the future of Trumpington Community College and creating an academic ethos is at the centre of this. We believe that our children deserve only the best quality staff and so we recruit carefully and invest in training to ensure continuous improvement and an excellent quality of education.
About United Learning
We are part of a cluster of schools within the United Learning group: The Galfrid School, Coleridge Community College, Trumpington Community College, Parkside Community College, and Cambridge Academy for Science and Technology.
We embrace United Learning aim to offer a life changing education to children and young people, and we work as a team to achieve more than any single school could.
We share knowledge and resource within the cluster and the group to simplify work processes and manage workloads to achieve excellent results while improving work-life balance. As a cluster and as a group, we can look after our staff better.
There are many benefits to working as part of United Learning – we encourage staff to visit other academies, “steal with pride” and bring the best practice back to our own schools.
Additional Information
We are working hard to become a more diverse organisation – which is key to our commitment to bringing out the best in everyone. We welcome applications from everyone committed to this ethos and would particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates, who are currently under-represented in the Group as a whole.We always appoint on merit. We are open to discussing flexible working options.
We reserve the right to invite strong candidates to interview in advance of the closing date, so encourage early applicants.
What the school offers its staff
More pay, more time, and more support. We offer the best pay in the sector, three extra INSET days for planning, guaranteed personal days, great training for your career, and more. Teach with United Learning for a more rewarding career.- More Pay....
We pay an average of 5% above national scales – the best rates of pay in the sector
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Generous staff discount scheme- More time...
Three extra INSET days for planning
At least one personal day a year- And more support
Great training for your career
Exceptional curriculum resources
Expert subject advice
Support for your wellbeing
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.