Assistant Principal Teacher Key Stage 4/5 Modern Foreign Languages - Full-time

Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre, Tenterden

• Ref:KCC886-5408-749T
• Posted:28/04/2021
• Pay:MPS/UPS + TLR
• Start Date:September 2021
• App Close Date:16/05/2021 at 23:45
• Interviews:TBC

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Required for September 2021

Are you an organised, highly skilled and passionate Teacher of MFL able to teach French or German? Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to work within a highly skilled department with excellent facilities?

Our language department currently offers French, German and Mandarin and we are looking to increase our offering to include Spanish in coming years. The successful applicant will support the Principal Teacher in promotion and delivery of languages and will have responsibility for languages at Key Stage 4 and 5. The ability to teach an additional language would be beneficial French, German or Spanish.

You will be organised and innovative and will help to inspire students and colleagues to embed languages in learning. You will work within an established team of professionals with a real sense of passion for their subject to deliver creative and engaging lessons to our students.

In return, you will enjoy a unique working environment in the beautiful town of Tenterden in the heart of the Weald of Kent. We invest in our staff and you will be given a full induction programme and the support you require to progress wherever you are in your career. All teaching staff are provided with an IT device, discounts and offers with Kent Rewards and there is an independent nursery based on the school site which offers discounts to Tenterden Schools Trust Staff.

Please detail your successes in your completed application form and supporting letter and get us excited about you!

An application form and more information can be accessed via the school website: www.homewood-school.co.uk or please contact Lauren Scott-Smith, Human Resources at vacancies@homewood.kent.sch.uk

We are not accepting applications from employment agencies for this position but would be delighted to receive a direct application.

Information about the school

Homewood School and Sixth Form Centre is a mixed 11 – 18 wide ability school with Academy status with 2000 students including 350 in the Sixth Form. We are part of Tenterden Schools’ Trust working in collaboration with local primary schools and nurseries serving the Wealden town of Tenterden and the surrounding villages. The school is situated on the edge of Tenterden and enjoys a large semi-rural site overlooking open countryside. Home Farm Nursery is based in the grounds of Homewood School.

Homewood has excellent facilities for all its students and our specialisms in Performing Arts, Applied Learning and the Rural Dimension underpin our approaches to learning which are designed to raise achievement across the whole student body. We aim to maintain and develop the cultural aspirations of the school community in line with our priorities of “belonging” and “respect” and offer a broad range of curriculum opportunities in all subject areas. This also extends into the local community through partnerships across primary, secondary and higher education sectors as well as non-educational community partners.

Homewood provides a secure and caring learning environment in which all students can flourish and succeed. It is a school renowned for its support for students’ wellbeing. Heads of Community provide academic and pastoral leadership for the students in their Community, supported by dedicated form tutors, a Family Liaison Officer and Assistant Head of Community. A range of other staff including counsellors and a qualified nurse help and support the students through their time at Homewood. Consideration and respect for each other is central to our work and we are justly proud of our students’ achievements.

I hope you will be inspired to submit an application to join us. If you are successful, you can be assured of a very warm welcome and a real opportunity to make a difference in the lives of the young people of this part of Kent.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Sam Stevens
• Address:Homewood School And Sixth Form Cent, Ashford Road, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6LT
• Telephone: 01580764222
• Email: s.stevens@homewood.kent.sch.uk

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