Teacher of French

As Teacher of French you will join a friendly and supportive MFL team to consistently plan and deliver outstanding lessons in French that will allow stimulating and enjoyable learning to take place. We are looking for an enthusiastic MFL specialist, with excellent French subject knowledge, to challenge and enthuse our diverse student population. Support Our staff are important to us. We know that without great staff, our children will not be as successful. Therefore, professional learning is key to our success. We are fortunate to have a wide range of internal and external course facilitators, with a wide range of courses and CPD opportunities for all staff. We are particularly focusing on the development of our support staff; you will be encouraged and supported to:

• Engage in relevant externally accredited programmes and apprenticeships
• Attend appropriate training and development opportunities and keep up to date with current educational developments and legislation affecting Initial Teacher Training and development of educational practitioners and leaders
• Reciprocally share expertise and skills with others in the Trust and outside the Trust, to ensure best practice, consistency in business support and ongoing improvement
Our People Strategy is very important to us and integral to this is our commitment to equity, equality, diversity, and inclusion . Bringing this to life is the responsibility of every member of staff. We take seriously any behaviour which undermines it. Anyone applying to work with us, should share this commitment. Key responsibilities 1. To consistently plan and deliver outstanding lessons that will allow stimulating and enjoyable learning to take place. 2. To provide clear structures for lessons which maintain pace, inspiration, motivation, differentiation and challenge for all students and their individual abilities meeting the needs of all learners. 3. Set high expectations for students' work and behaviour. Use teaching methods which sustain the momentum of students' work and keep all students engaged in purposeful learning drawing on current pedagogical developments and research. 4. To teach across the age and ability range as necessary and as requested and contribute to students' opportunities and enrichment within the department and across the school. To ensure that all classes are taught according to school policy and that National Curriculum and examination syllabus regulations are carefully followed at all times. 5. To participate fully in curriculum development and curriculum review, updating and adapting existing units of work or developing new ones as requested. 6. Ensure that students acquire and consolidate knowledge, skills and understanding in French. 7. To participate in the programme of after school revision classes according to department requirements. 8. Set, mark and monitor students' classwork and homework in line with school policy and practice, providing constructive oral and written feedback and set targets for students' progress, according to the school's assessment policy and practice. 9. Ensure effective and timely verbal and written feedback to students to assist their progress and ensure that school and departmental marking and assessment policies and practices are followed. 10. Monitor and track individual students' progress and employ strategies for intervention at class or department level in liaison with the Subject Leader, where they are underachieving and not reaching their target levels/grades. 11. Participate in the evaluation of teaching at departmental and individual level in order to improve effectiveness. 12. To support the Head of MFL in all matters of quality assurance. 13. To keep a detailed and accurate Teacher Planner in accordance with school policy and ensure that assessment records both written and on central registers are maintained up to date. 14. Take responsibility for personal professional learning and development and keep up to date with research and developments in relevant subjects. To engage actively in the Performance Management Review process. To keep up to date with national developments related to the subject area. 15. To ensure that all policies and procedures as outlined in the school and departmental handbooks are adhered to and actively promoted. 16. To attend regular department meetings and to liaise with the relevant staff to ensure that they are kept up to date with key issues. 17. To ensure the effective, efficient deployment of classroom support.