Teacher of MFL

School
Five Acres High School
Location
Coleford, Gloucestershire
Contract Type
Fixed term contract
Hours
Full Time
Salary
28000 - 43685
Start Date
As Soon As Possible
Expires
13th April 2023 11:59 PM
Contract Type
Fixed term contract
Job ID
1314714
Suitable for
ECT (NQT) Graduates
Start Date
As Soon As Possible
  • Contract Type :Fixed term contract
  • Contract Length: 12 months
  • Suitable for: ECT (NQT) Graduates
  • Job ID: 1314714

Thank you for your interest in the post of MFL teacher (French) on a fixed term contract (12 months) at Five Acres High School, one of the top 5% of schools nationally for progress and recently rated ‘Good’ by OFSTED. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced committed person looking to join a successful forward-looking school set in a dynamic community. Our world class school quality mark and school of character kitemark plus show this. This is a school that will give you an opportunity to demonstrate you are remarkable.

We are a proud member of the Greenshaw Learning Trust, a ‘family’ of like-minded schools, that collaborate to provide mutual support, share their good practice and learn from each other, whilst retaining and developing their own distinctive character.

The Department:

The MFL department at Five Acres High School is made up of four dynamic and passionate teachers, including an Assistant Headteacher, Lead Practitioner, Head of MFL, and MFL Teacher. We teach French and Spanish from Y7-11. The team is dynamic, enthusiastic and supportive and we consistently search for new and innovative ways to improve our practice and provide excellence in our teaching. We are dedicated to instilling a love of language, respect for culture and confidence among our students.

MFL at Five Acres is fortunate to be supported by a whole-school approach towards raising cultural capital, and the Languages department is seen to play a valuable role in this. Our goal is to ensure students are able to enjoy languages, which starts with feeling successful in their experience of language learning. This is enabled through an accessible yet challenging curriculum, as well as many extra-curricular enrichment opportunities we organise throughout the year. We aim to provide students with the knowledge, skills and confidence necessary to take languages with them in their futures, thus opening up opportunities for work and travel and widening their personal and professional prospects.

Resources:

Lessons and resources are planned centrally by GLT. As a team of passionate and committed MFL teachers we work reflectively and collaboratively to plan and improve the curriculum and shared resources. Our lessons incorporate up to date MFL pedagogical research, including methods proposed by Gianfranco Conti. In each lesson at KS3, language is introduced using sentence builders through teacher-led listening and translation activities to allow for ‘pushed output’; where teachers have total control over student output to ensure that students have ample opportunity to practise and recycle target chunks and structures. We use mini-whiteboards as an embedded curriculum resource to assess student comprehension and retrieval for listening activities. We have moved away from textbooks at KS3, and our resources and assessments are bespoke and updated so that they are always relevant and fit for purpose.

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Safeguarding Statement:

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children; applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. Candidates will be interviewed by colleagues trained in safer recruitment.
Five Acres High School

Five Acres High School

Part of Greenshaw Learning Trust

Greenshaw Learning Trust