We seek to appoint a Teacher of Modern Foreign Languages on a 1 FTE basis to join our team at George Pindar School. 

George Pindar School is an 11-16 secondary situated in Scarborough. We are a community school where our colleagues are #proudtobepindar and we are looking positively to the future as we continue our journey to Good. We are seeking to appoint a passionate teacher of MFL on a full-time permanent basis at an exciting time for our languages department with the number of students choosing a language for GCSE predicted to be the highest in three years next year

MFL is a small department and is well-supported by SLT (especially the Principal who is an MFL specialist). Languages are championed in our school and we take every opportunity to celebrate the languages and cultures of the world through our after-school Culture Club and work with outside agencies such as GCHQ. We are also excited to be running two international trips next year! The successful candidate will be able to teach French to KS4 and the ability to teach German would be a bonus as we offer German in Y9-11.

The school is very open to new initiatives and ideas and innovation is at the heart of our development; we have a fully-resourced KS3 curriculum which we are tweaking in line with the new specification. We aim to stay up to date with changing trends in languages and are always open to new ideas. We deliver engaging lessons with a focus on broadening the horizons of our students and increasing their cultural capital. Assessments are centrally planned and organised with teacher workload in mind. 

We are proud to be an inclusive school and we are oversubscribed in Year 7 and 8. We have the highest aspirations for our students to strive for success, achieve their very best and grow both as individuals and as members of their community. The development of the whole child forms an integral part of our vision; we want the best for every student at George Pindar irrespective of their background. We work together as #TeamPindar to develop our PINDAR values and are well supported by colleagues across the Hope Sentamu Learning Trust to improve in all aspects of our school.

At George Pindar School, staff benefit from a wide range of professional development opportunities which are specific to the subject area or to wider school improvement and career enhancement, including network groups supported by Hope Sentamu Learning Trust colleagues. There are opportunities to contribute to the wider school community through work as a form tutor and through whole-school initiatives.

The main focus of the Subject Teacher's role is fostering the learning and progress of the pupils in their care. This involves being an effective teacher of pupils as well as of the subject. Quality of preparation, resourcing, planning, subject expertise, teaching skill, pace, challenge, proactive classroom management, effective marking and assessment, high expectations, and positive personal relationships are all central to providing the conditions within which pupils' personal skills, abilities, understanding, learning and progress can be developed.

Job Details

Subject: Modern Foreign Languages

Position Type: 1.0 FTE,  Permanent Post

Line Manager: Assistant Vice Principal 

Travel Required: No

The salary is dependent on current qualifications and experience, please see the attached job description for more information.

Application Process

Please complete the online application form to apply for this role. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.  You should use the information supplied with in the Job Description & Person Specification to make the best of your application by identifying some specific pieces of work you may have undertaken in any of these areas. Your application may be viewed in regard to some or all of the skill specific areas over the course of the selection process.  Applications via agencies will not be considered.

Interviews will take place as soon as possible after the closing date.

Hope Sentamu Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting our children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  All posts are subject to a safer recruitment process which includes enhanced criminal records and barring checks, scrutiny of employment history, robust referencing and other vetting checks.

Our safeguarding system is underpinned by a range of policies and procedures which encourage and promote safe working practice across the Trust. On joining you will be required to undergo continuous professional development to maintain safe working practice and to safeguard our children and young people.