Head of Modern Foreign Languages

The Role

We are looking for a talented colleague to be a Head of MFL, with a proven ability to teach Spanish and lead the subject effectively. 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 Coleridge 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 instruction (Rosenshine and Engelmann) and utilising TLAC 3.0 and Walkthru 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 life. We believe that our school provides 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 Science will lead, motivate and inspire students, staff, parents and the wider community, to ensure every student achieves well.

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.

Benefits

• 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.
• We pay an average of 5% above national scales - the best rates of pay in the sector.
• Cash towards medical treatment.
• Generous staff discount scheme.
• Three extra INSET days for planning.
• At least one personal day a year.
• Great training for your career.
• Exceptional curriculum resources.
• Expert subject advice.
• Support for your wellbeing.

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.