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Main Pay Range + TLR 2b+ well-being cash plan + pension scheme (TPS) + additional Lift Schools benefits
Permanent, Full Time
April 2025 Start
Together we can make great things happen.
We are looking for an inspirational Head of MFL in Spanish and French to lead our dedicated department. You will lead, manage and develop the department, maximising student achievement and progress through a creative, relevant and challenging curriculum. You will lead a small but dedicated team of MFL specialist teachers across both French and Spanish. As Head of Department, you will lead and coach the team to develop their expertise further, including mentoring our MFL ECT.
MFL Department
All Maltings students learn either French or Spanish at Key Stage 3 (KS3) and then have the option for further study, with both French and Spanish being offered for GCSE. The MFL department has its own dedicated area in the school, and you will have your own classroom, where you will have full autonomy and be encouraged to create rich learning environments. This is a great time to be joining us here at Maltings, where our MFL team is well respected and highly regarded. There is good support for teaching and learning, all underpinned by 'The Maltings Way', our clear and well applied behaviour for learning strategy.
As Head of Languages, you will have access to many career progression and development opportunities. These include our in-house CPD and LIFT Schools Subject Networks. We also utilise See It Name It Do It strategies, and all staff have StepLab accounts to personalise their own development. You will have a dedicated SLT Link Coach, and you will meet together weekly to discuss strategic issues for the department as well as your own needs and development.
Extra Curricular and Trips
At Maltings, all staff are welcome to offer any clubs within or extra to their taught subject. Currently, the GCSE languages breakfast clubs are well-attended, and students are actively seeking more opportunities to practise their language skills. We are currently exploring adding more enrichment opportunities for our students, with trips planned to the Loire Valley for 2025 and plans to offer a trip to Spain in 2026 and keen to set up day trips to France for KS3 students.
In your school
Maltings is a 11-16 academy based in Witham, Essex. Situated between the cities of Chelmsford and Colchester, the academy has 900 students on roll and benefits from a purpose-built building that was constructed in 2011. There are excellent transport links to London which enables our staff and young people to take full advantage of the wealth of opportunities that London provides. Free car parking facilities are available on site.
Visits to the academy are encouraged. For an informal discussion about the post please contact Julie Joiner, School Operations Manager jjoiner@maltingsacademy.org
Closing date : 2nd February 2025
We offer you:
- Career development and training: Access a wide range of statutory and developmental training to boost your career.
- Our partnership with One World powers our innovative Instructional Excellence Program. We also offer a comprehensive range of CPD programs, including Ambition Institute's Early Career and NPQ offerings, tailored to both individual and network needs.
- Generous benefits: From your pension plan to healthcare and financial support, we've got you covered.
- Lifestyle perks: Enjoy discounted gym memberships, travel deals, and even electric vehicle incentives.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.
Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
Information about the School
At Maltings Academy we are committed to deliver excellence by creating a calm, purposeful learning environment where staff and students share a common goal that enables all students to succeed.
Everyday, we guide students to be able to make a difference by being respectful of themselves and others, arriving at school with a readiness to learn and engage positively in their lessons and to develop and demonstrate resilience on their learning journey to becoming a generation we can all be proud of.
To achieve our common vision, all members of the academy community will uphold of core values of respect, readiness and resilience.
Maltings Academy is a school where the community works collaboratively and with a sense of shared responsibility and pride for our students to achieve, dream big and lead successful and fulfilled lives anywhere in the world.
WHY JOIN OUR SCHOOL?
Staff Benefits
Development:
We are committed to developing all staff at all levels through high quality development opportunities, resources, and experiences that will support you on your professional learning journey with school.
Lifestyle:
We champion agile/flexible working across the trust to help our people achieve an optimal work/life balance.
Money:
All staff have access to our pension schemes (Local Government Pension Scheme and Teachers’ Pension Scheme). Everyone has free access to financial advice & support and can access a wide range of retail discounts through our school benefits scheme. We also offer Technology Loans to help with any big digital purchases.
Wellbeing:
We recognise that mental wellbeing is just as important as physical and have set up employee assistance programmes which offer free and confidential counselling 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Our employees can access our health cash place scheme from BHSF.
Who is Lift Schools?
Lift Schools is made up of 57 primary, secondary and special schools, educating more than 33,000 pupils across the country. We believe education can transform lives – and we want every child in our schools to achieve their full potential.
Our mission:
- We will provide an excellent education to every child, in every classroom, every day.
- With excellent leadership and teaching in every school, we will help children go on to lead successful and happy lives.
- We will work with others beyond our network to benefit more children and communities.