King Solomon Academy

French Teacher (Spanish Desirable)

Location: Marylebone, London

Salary: £37,667-£59,242 (Ark Main Scale to Upper Pay Spine (Inner London)).

Contract: Permanent.

Start date: April 2024 or September 2024 (flexibility start date for the right candidate).

Closing date: 11am on Monday 29th January 2024.

Develop as an exceptional teacher in a forward-thinking and ambitious all-through school

About the role:

We seek an enthusiastic and talented teacher, who is aligned to our vision for what an excellent MFL education looks like for pupils aged 2 to 18 and is able to deliver that vision through excellent planning and teaching. This teacher should be ready to commit to leading an extensive extra-curricular MFL programme which will enrich the lives of our pupils and help prepare them for university and beyond. The ability to teach French expertly is essential.

The successful candidate must also be able to offer French to at least Key Stage 4 and ideally Key Stage 5 now or in the future. Initially the need is in French, but as we offer Spanish too from Key Stage 4 onwards, it is desirable to be able to teach this language too.

Our ideal candidate will have:

Experience of raising attainment in a challenging classroom environment

Experience of teaching Spanish is desirable but not essential

Experience teaching French GCSE (and A-level desirable)

View the full job description and person specification here.

About our school:

King Solomon Academy is a genuine all-through school, with our pupils staying with us from nursery to sixth form across two sites, ten minutes-walk apart. Because of this, we have a unique opportunity to have a long term and dramatic impact on our pupils’ lives. This all starts in our primary school, where our pupils develop, and grow a love of learning.

We have a strong track-record as a school in making a significant impact on our pupils’ lives. We adopt a mastery approach in primary, meaning that our pupils have more time and explicit teaching of the skills and concepts that underpin long term success in academics, enriched by a varied and cultural capital enhancing curriculum which inspires and engages our pupils. Our specialist teaching model allows pupils to benefit from expert teaching in PE, music, art, humanities and science and means all staff have time to plan each subject properly.

In September 2019 we merged with Ark Paddington Green Academy and combined to form one all-through King Solomon Academy with Nursery-Year 4 on our Younger Years Site (Crompton Street) and Year 5 - Year 13 on the Older Years Site (Penfold Street). In May 2021, we opened a purpose-built nursery for 2-4 year olds. Our Younger Years Site has generous outdoor space, including a beautiful global food garden and a woodland garden where we run Forest School in EYFS and KS1. UKS2 pupils benefit from all the resources of sharing a site with secondary: a huge MUGA, basketball courts, science labs, specialist music equipment and so on.

Benefits of working for King Solomon Academy:

We believe in aiming high, working together, being kind and leading the way. Through weekly individual coaching, year group intellectual preparation time and whole school PD, we invest in your growth and development as a teacher to ensure you can excel in creating the best possible climate for learning for our pupils to thrive in.

Through our approach to professional development we can promise a successful candidate a positive and rewarding journey of growth. Through shared weekly and long-term planning, a large number of training days and access to the resources and opportunities in the Ark network, we are able to support our teachers to thrive.

How to apply:

Please click the apply button below and submit your application. Please note we will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this advert may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response. Early application is advised.

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, we would be delighted to hear from you. To arrange a visit, an informal chat or for any queries, please contact our HR Officer, Salma on [email protected] or phone 0207 563 6900.

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