Curriculum Leader Modern Foreign Languages

Full Time, Permanent

All Year Round

Salary MPS/UPS + TLR

Starting January 2023

Wayland Academy is seeking an inspiring, innovative and dedicated Curriculum Leader of Modern Foreign Languages; a leader who shares our belief that all pupils have the right to succeed and have access to the very best education.

The successful candidate must have a commitment to changing lives and outcomes for young people.  You should come with an existing track record of effectiveness but be keen to develop further as a member of the wider leadership team. In order to meet curriculum needs, we are looking for a candidate who is fluent in French. 

The ideal candidate will be able to enthuse, motivate, and challenge pupils in order to drive them on to achieve their best. Our vision is that every member of the Wayland Academy community is happy, safe, and successful - we require our leaders to have high expectations and exacting standards in order to achieve this, because it is what our community deserves.

This key role will give you the opportunity to work with senior leaders and the subject team on curriculum development and play an important part in creating a department that aims to set the standard nationally. You will have a willingness to work with the wider Inspiration Trust team to deliver an exceptional knowledge rich curriculum.

Wayland Academy is an oversubscribed Secondary school in the heart of Norfolk with a positive atmosphere and low staff turnover. Staff at Wayland Academy have a belief in every student's entitlement to the highest quality of education and ability to achieve and learn. Our curriculum vision reflects the role of the Academy in the community, promotes understanding and enrichment and values our students’ reading, vocabulary and fluency in speech and written word. We take the learning and pastoral care of our students very seriously to give them confidence in the world.

We are part of the Inspiration Trust, twice ranked as the country’s top family of comprehensive schools for pupil progress, and strongly believe in the importance of giving the widest educational opportunities to all young people, regardless of their background. We have strong networks across the Trust, with opportunities to work with a diverse range of schools and partners. We are committed to offering excellent professional and learning opportunities for our staff, with a busy programme of continuing professional development courses delivered by some of the country’s best educational thinkers and practitioners.

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Closing date for applications: 12pm on 7th July 2022

Interview date: W/C 11th July 2022

Inspiration Trust is committed to safeguarding and all staff appointments are subject to satisfactory references and enhanced DBS checks. You will be required to provide references and undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are an equal opportunities employer.