Head of Modern Foreign Languages

The Education Team at Inspiration Trust is looking for a talented and enthusiastic Head of Modern Foreign Languages. This is an opportunity to contribute to curriculum and teacher development in MFL across Inspiration Trust, whilst taking direct leadership of the implementation of the curriculum as Head of MFL at KES Academy 4 days a week.

This is an exciting and rare opportunity to both hold a leadership position driving up standards in a school, whilst also being a leading part of a wider community of subject leads developing the language curriculum at a whole trust level.

Before applying, please read the attached Recruitment Pack and Job Description, for more details about the role. We ask that you read this pack carefully, especially the "Planning your application" section from page 11. This will support your application ensuring you have the opportunity to tell us about your relevant skills, experience and qualifications that relate to the job description and person specification in addition to details of your references covering the last 5 years.

The main responsibility of this role will be:
To be a role model to the department in terms of subject knowledge and pedagogical practice
To lead on the development of new ways of thinking about the curriculum and teaching and learning to develop student expertise in the subject
To lead the key subject areas in understanding and developing high quality and innovative provision within a world-class curriculum and excellent teaching

First Degree or Equivalent
Qualified Teacher Status
Experience of classroom teaching of the subject in a secondary school, including teaching pupils of a range of abilities
Experience of supporting pupils in attaining qualifications in the subject
Experience of providing an inclusive classroom environment for pupils with SEND, EAL and other needs
Knowledge of different curriculum models in the subject as well as different approaches to teaching the subject and the strengths and weaknesses of these
Knowledge of forms of assessment commonly used in the subject, including in public examinations
Knowledge of opportunities for teacher development in the subject

King Edward VII Academy is a large, diverse, and comprehensive 11-18 school. The school is calm, orderly, and purposeful. The school's culture is built around high expectations and consistent structures and routines; these enable teachers to focus on the subjects they love and are expert in.

King Edward VII Academy has a rich and prestigious history; thousands of students have walked the halls of the magnificent building all in pursuit of the same excellence that the academy strives for today.

The Inspiration Trust is a Multi Academy Trust, committed to delivering the very best educational experience for the young people of Norfolk and Suffolk, across 17 schools. We are ambitious for our schools and communities and want to create Britain's highest performing federation of 3-19 schools and transform education in the East. Inspiration Trust specialises in transforming schools in disadvantaged areas and taking academies from failing to outstanding.

Inspiration Trust has twice been ranked as the country's top family of comprehensive schools for pupil progress, and strongly believes in the importance of giving the widest educational opportunities to all young people, regardless of their background. The Education Team at Inspiration Trust provides strong subject communities with opportunities to work with a diverse range of schools and partners. The Trust is committed to offering excellent professional and learning opportunities to all our staff, with a busy programme of continuing professional development courses delivered by some of the country's best educational thinkers and practitioners.

Inspiration Trust feels it is important to support every school by centralising certain support services. In turn this reduces workload on senior leaders, helping to establish further value for money on a variety of integrated services. This also ensures the Trust's Academies have a local support structure and share best practice. As a Trust we will continue to review the services we offer and are committed to making them responsive to individual Academy's needs.

The Trust's dedicated Central Services Team is based at the Hewett Academy in Norwich. This team provides a strong range of school support services including:
Finance
Governance
Human Resources and Payroll
Operations, including Estate management, Health and Safety, ICT and Marketing

When you join Inspiration Trust's thriving network of talented teachers, leaders and support staff, you join an organisation that supports you to be the best you can be. The Trust offers a varied professional development programme for employees.

We are committed to offering excellent professional opportunities for our staff, through careful support and personalised CPD. We offer a structured and specific induction programme.

The Trust also offers:
Generous holiday entitlement
Teachers' Pension Schemes with generous employer contributions
Employee Assistance Programme which provides a fully confidential service which includes 24/7 free telephone support and access to well-being information, advice and guidance
Discounted travel passes via the First Bus Commuter Travel Club
Cycle-to-work scheme
Retail Benefits offering discounts with many shops and suppliers
Corporate membership of the Norwich Theatre Royal
Salary sacrifice schemes, including car leasing (subject to T&C), healthcare plans, including Dental insurance and Gym membership
SpecSavers VDU Eyecare and Boots Flu vouchers
Free Parking (on most sites)

• Some benefits are only available following successfully passing probation