Ark St Alban’s Academy
Head of Modern Foreign Languages
Start date: September 2022
Location: Conybere Street, Birmingham B12 0YH
Reports to: Relevant Senior Leader
Salary: Ark Main Scale or Ark Upper Pay Scale (£26,356 - £43,271), plus TLR 1c (£12,114)
Closing date: Monday 13th June 2022 at 10am
Ark St Alban’s Academy is seeking to appoint a skilled and enthusiastic teacher to lead its successful and growing MFL Department. The successful applicant will be an ambitious, high-potential leader with an aspiration of being fast-tracked to Senior Leadership.
About the role:
You will play a key role in improving the quality of teaching and learning within the MFL department. You will lead the design and implementation of the curriculum and assessment, coaching teachers and co-planning to drive development.
The successful candidate will also work closely with leadership to promote excellence and enjoyment in the subject. With support, you will be able to gain NPQ or other nationally recognised qualification to support and enhance impact.
View the full job description and person specification here.
MFL department at our school:
We prioritise a mastery of French from the beginning of Key Stage Three, where teachers at Ark St Alban’s Academy collaborate with colleagues across Ark Schools in the development of a knowledge rich, trust-wide curriculum which all pupils study. At Key Stage Four, many pupils study French or Spanish, and it is our intention in the years ahead that the whole cohort will study French for GCSE. Whilst we have not yet had a French or Spanish cohort through Key Stage 5, we are also keen to offer French and/or Spanish as an A-Level subject to support pupil access to a wide-range of courses when applying to university.
Pupils make good progress in languages at Ark St Alban’s Academy. We recognise that excellent attainment in languages provide our pupils with access to competitive transformational destinations. As such, the continued success of our languages department is central to our mission to prepare all of our pupils for success at university. The successful candidate will lead the development of our curriculum and they will lead the professional development and line-management of colleagues in the department. As well as leading colleagues within the department and collaborating with leaders of languages from the across the Ark network, the successful candidate will also join a thriving a thriving curriculum leadership team within the school that work together to drive whole school improvement.
About us:
At Ark St Alban’s Academy, we are supporting all of our pupils to climb the mountain to university.
We believe that success in a university preparatory curriculum is the best way to make sure that all of our pupils can make meaningful choices about their future when they leave us. As such, we teach an academically rigorous curriculum and provide pupils with both the pastoral support and the excellent teaching that they need in order to thrive.
As a Church of England School, we believe that climbing the mountain to university is the best way to challenge all of our pupils to fulfil their God-given talents. We also recognise our role in addressing inequality by ensuring that pupils drawn from a low-income community have the opportunity to attain an excellent education.
How to apply:
For an informal, conversation about the role please contact Katie Roberts on 0121 446 1323 or katie.roberts@arkstalbans.org.
Please submit your application online by visiting www.arkstalbans.org/vacancies. The deadline for applications is Monday 13 June 2022 at 10.00am.
Ark value diversity and are committed to safeguarding and promoting child welfare. The successful candidate will be subject to DBS and any other relevant employment checks.