Development Lead - Modern Foreign Languages (part-time, fixed-term)

TeachFirst; Greater London; On-site; GBP 43,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Development Lead for Modern Foreign Languages to enhance the training program for aspiring teachers. This role is pivotal in shaping future educators by delivering online training and mentoring trainees in their subject knowledge. You will leverage your expertise to contribute to learning design while collaborating with various roles to foster leadership in education. If you are passionate about educational equality and have a strong background in pedagogy and mentoring, this opportunity could be your chance to make a significant impact in the field of education.

Benefits

27 days holiday per annum

Pension scheme participation

Life assurance

Income protection

Private healthcare

Subsidised dental membership

Discounted gym membership

Travel insurance

Qualifications

• Experience in developing others in your subject specialism.
• Expertise in pedagogy and Teachers’ Standards.

Responsibilities

• Deliver training largely online to support teachers' progress.
• Collaborate with support roles to develop trainee leaders.

Skills

Pedagogy Knowledge

Mentoring

Coaching

Subject Specialism (Modern Foreign Languages)

Education

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)

Experience as a School Leader

Job description

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Vacancy ID: VN10234

Vacancy Name: Development Lead – Modern Foreign Languages

Directorate: Transformational Programmes

Department: Transformational Programmes

Team: Secondary Subjects

To build a fair education for all, we need to unlock the potential in all children – not just some. Together, we’re making it happen. Every day, our work takes us closer to a better future. But we need to do more. It’s a big challenge – and we need your help to take it on.

As Development Lead – Modern Foreign Languages, you’ll work on the Training Programme to teach a subject-specific area of our secondary curriculum. Our secondary subjects for QTS are: English, Mathematics, Science, Design & Technology, Modern Foreign Languages (French and Spanish), Computing, Business, Music, History, Geography and Religious Education.

Your responsibilities include:

• Delivering training to our teachers, largely online, to support their progress.
• Using your expertise as a teacher and subject specialist to contribute to our learning design across programmes.
• Working with a portfolio of trainees to develop their subject knowledge and subject-specific pedagogy.
• Collaborating with other support roles to see trainees grow into leaders committed to making a difference to educational inequality.

Minimum Requirements:

• Experience of developing others within the context of your subject specialism.
• Subject matter expert with exemplary knowledge of the pedagogy underpinning your subject specialism.
• QTS (or equivalent) and experience as a school leader.
• Excellent knowledge of the Teachers’ Standards (2012), the Initial Teacher Training (ITT) Core Content Framework, and the Early Career Framework.
• Experience in developing, mentoring, and coaching inexperienced teachers within a training route for at least two years (e.g., PGCE, Schools Direct, Teach First).

If you meet the above criteria, we want to hear from you!

Start date for this role is 2 June 2025.

Take a look at the job description and then complete an application on our careers website. Make sure you’ve got your CV ready to upload, along with a tailored cover letter that demonstrates how you meet our essential criteria. If you’re applying from an external job board, you’ll be redirected to our careers website. (Please note, we only accept applications through our careers website).

We expect interviews to take place on 25 and 26 of February.

Job Location: East Midlands (Nottingham); East of England (Norwich); London; North East (Newcastle Upon Tyne); North West (Manchester); South Coast (Bournemouth); South East (Kent); South West (Bristol); West Midlands (Birmingham); Yorkshire & The Humber - Leeds.

Job Level: 3

DBS Required: Enhanced with Barred List

Salary Package: £42,237.00

Compensation & Benefits: Employees based in London will receive £3000 London Weighting Allowance in addition to the advertised salary package. Advertised Salary, London Weighting Allowance and Annual Leave entitlement are FTE. They will be pro-rata'd for part-time and fixed-term positions. Teach First’s core benefits include 27 days holiday per annum (3 of which must be taken during the holiday shutdown period between Christmas Day and New Year's Day), participation in the pension scheme via Salary Exchange (with an employer contribution of up to 6%), life assurance, income protection, and private healthcare. Through our flexible benefits platform, access to subsidised dental membership, health screening, discounted gym membership, travel insurance, Give As You Earn and the option to buy annual leave.

Next Steps: We aim to update candidates if we’ll take their application forward within 10 working days of the closing date. We will not review any applications received after the closing date.

Closing Date: 18 Feb 2025

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