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MFL Japanese Teacher - Full-time

Dartford Grammar School, Dartford

  • Ref:KCC886-5406-319T
  • Posted:22/11/2022
  • Pay:(MPS/UPS + LFA)
  • Start Date:Easter or September 2023
  • App Close Date:02/12/2022 at 09:00
  • Interviews:TBC

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FULL TIME TEACHER OF JAPANESE WITH RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE JAPANESE EXCELLENT PROGRAMME (JEP)

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MPS/UPS + LFA 

Required for April OR September 2023

 

An enthusiastic and committed Teacher of Japanese, with responsibility for the JEP in a high performing IB World School offering excellence within the state sector.

The Japanese Excellence Programme is an intensive and demanding language course which requires dedication and commitment from students from Year 7 through to Year 10. The aim of the programme is to enable students to make accelerated progress in the language, resulting in excellent attainment at GCSE and improved capability at IB level in the sixth form.

 

JEP students receive 150 minutes of timetabled lessons each week, and attend an additional 90 minute after school lesson in which they study Japanese to a greater depth. Students participate in creative projects where they learn about the many unique aspects of Japanese culture and develop a broader knowledge of vocabulary and characters.

Japanese Excellence Programme classes in each year group are offered an enrichment opportunity, attending trips to cultural and educational institutions. The programme culminates in students being entered for an additional qualification in Year 10, with certificates awarded in a ceremony in Year 11 to celebrate their success on the programme.   JEP students normally join the Japanese exchange in Year 11.

Dartford Grammar School is one of the highest performing schools nationally at Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5, with excellent facilities, designated as ’outstandingly successful’ in successive national and international inspections.  

We are keen to hear from you if you are:

  • an excellent classroom practitioner
  • committed to raising achievement and transforming learning
  • well-organised, proactive and able to work effectively as part of a team
  • excited at the prospect of teaching bright, hard-working students

We can offer you:

  • the opportunity to inspire highly able and well-motivated students to fulfil and exceed their potential
  • a dynamic and supportive working environment
  • a well-established Induction Programme
  • opportunities for professional development

 

Please use the contact details below if you would like the opportunity to tour the school or to meet the Headteacher before making an application. 

For further details and an application pack please contact the school - telephone: 01322 223039; fax: 01322 291426; e-mail: mbexley@dartfordgrammarschool.org.uk 

Please return a completed application form, to the Head, Mr Julian Metcalf, Dartford Grammar School, West Hill, Dartford, Kent DA1 2HW.

Closing date: Friday 2nd December 2022

Interview date: TBC

(The school may interview early in the case of an exceptional candidate) 

Dartford Grammar School is a selective secondary academy for boys, which admits girls to its sixth form. There are six forms of entry to Year 7, and all of the students joining the school are from the top 25% of the ability range.  The current roll is 1,516, including 598 in the sixth form.  

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants

Information about the school

Dartford Grammar School is a selective academy for boys, admitting girls to its sixth form. There are six forms of entry in each year group and all of the students joining the school are from the top 25% of the ability range. The students come from Dartford, neighbouring towns and villages, and nearby London boroughs. The current roll is 1,516 including 598 in the sixth form.

Ofsted Inspections The school has been identified five times by Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector as one of England’s most successful schools, showing a sustained period of outstanding achievement.

Extra-Curricular Programme The school is exceptionally rich in extra-curricular activities. It offers 16 sports and competes with others in at least eight of them each year. Teams regularly gain county, regional and national success, and many students gain representative honours at one or more of these levels. The school achieves high standards in music, and has an orchestra, wind band, choir, chamber choir and many other ensembles. Drama productions are frequent.

The Performing Arts Faculty benefits from the facilities of the Mick Jagger Performing Arts Centre. There are many other clubs and societies, with debating always a popular activity. The school’s impressive programme of community service is regarded as a particular strength. The school benefits from many close links with Europe, China and Japan. There are regular overseas cultural and sports trips, and other international visits.

The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award is a notable strength: nearly all students in Year 10 complete the Bronze Award, with a majority going on to Silver. Gold Award expeditions take place in both the UK and overseas, while the school has also offered international trips via Operation Wallacea.

What the School Offers Teachers The school provides its staff with the experience of teaching able and well-motivated students in an environment with high expectations of behaviour and well-developed systems of teacher-support. The school has a national reputation for the quality of its programme of professional development. The programme includes much that falls within specific subject areas. Staff well-being is a priority in the school, and staff social occasions, staff football and staff tai-chi are all popular, as is our weekly staff breakfast on a Friday morning!

The school is committed to participation in initial teacher training. Other aspects include a course for Early Career Teachers, preparation for middle management, development of existing middle managers and preparation for senior management. While the school’s extensive programme of overseas visits give many staff international experience, the school ensures that its staff development has a further international dimension, for example in IB courses. Staff members have access to the school’s excellent facilities for sport and the performing arts.

Job Contact Information

Fax: 01322 291426

Documents

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.