Secondary Lead Practitioner - English

Ark; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

A forward-thinking educational institution is seeking a leader to enhance language education for its pupils. The successful candidate will evaluate and develop the languages curriculum, manage a team, and drive progress in French and Spanish. This permanent, full-time role offers a salary of £30,570 - £48,390 plus TLR. Starting in September 2024, this position provides exceptional professional development opportunities within a collaborative trust of schools.

Benefits

Exceptional professional development

Access to NPQs

Collaborative school network

Qualifications

• Proven experience in leading language education in a school environment.
• Ability to evaluate and develop curricula for effective teaching.
• Experience in professional development for teaching staff.

Responsibilities

• Lead curriculum evaluation and develop approaches to improve student progress in French.
• Manage and develop colleagues in the languages department.
• Collaborate with primary colleagues to enrich languages provision.
• Drive whole school improvement through curriculum leadership.

Skills

Leadership in educational settings

Curriculum development

Fluent in French and Spanish

Professional development experience

Job description

Location

Ark St Albans Academy

About the role

We are seeking a leader to join our work to provide a transformational education for all of our pupils.

In languages, our pupils are increasingly successful. This year, 95% of grades achieved in GCSE French were at least grade 4, with almost 75% at grade 5 or higher. In addition, a small cohort studying GCSE Spanish all achieved at least grade 4. The successful candidate will now take on the exciting challenge of securing success with much larger cohorts, as the study of a language becomes part of our core offer.

Providing all pupils with an academic and rigorous languages education is central to our university preparatory curriculum.

All pupils in Key Stage Three now study French and increasing numbers will be expected to continue studying the language at Key Stage Four, where Spanish can also be chosen as an option to study ab initio. In future years, the successful candidate will also be tasked with the expansion of languages education into our sixth form. Our work in languages begins with our feeder schools and the successful candidate will also have the opportunity to work with primary colleagues in enriching the provision of languages at Key Stage Two.

The successful candidate will work with senior leaders to evaluate the languages curriculum and to develop an approach to guiding pupils to make even greater progress in French, particularly at Key Stage Three. In this role, the successful candidate will also lead the professional development and line‑management of colleagues in the department with a view to making teaching and learning increasingly precise. In addition, there will be the opportunity in this role to continue the work of the department in playing a leading role in the trust‑wide collaboration of curriculum leaders from across the network of Ark Schools.

In this role, the successful candidate will receive direct support from the senior leadership team through line‑management. In this role, the successful candidate will also join a thriving a curriculum leadership team within the school that work together to drive whole school improvement. As part of Ark Schools, all colleagues also have access to exceptional professional development and training opportunities, including NPQs through the Ark Teaching School Hub and Ambition Institute.

Location

Highgate, Birmingham

Salary

Ark Main or Upper Pay Scale (£30,570 - £48,390) TLR 2c, £7,847

Contract

Permanent

Working hours

Full-time

Start date

September 2024 (flexible for the right candidate)

Closing date

Friday 08 March 2024 at 10.00am

Candidate information Pack.pdf