Second in Mfl

Dear Applicant,

Thank you for your interest in the position of Second in MFL at Dean Trust Ardwick, 345 Stockport Road, Ardwick, M13 0LF.

Teaching and Learning Responsibility TLR 2b £5,353** **per annum.

Please find below a job description and person specification.

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**Method of Application**

**Closing Date**

Applications received after the closing time of** 9am Monday 26th February 2024 **will not be considered.

The Dean Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.

**Human Resources Department**

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The information contained below is to help staff understand and appreciate the work content of their post and the role they are to play in the operation. However, it should be noted that whilst every effort has been made to outline all the duties and responsibilities of the post, a document such as this does not permit every item to be specified in detail. Broad headings may therefore have been used, in which case all the usual associated duties are included in this job description.

**Job title**

**Second in MFL**

**Reporting to**

**Head of MFL**

**Main purpose of job**

This is a significant leadership role within the MFL faculty.

The post holder will support the Head of Faculty to ensure all pupils have access to an MFL curriculum that is: broad and ambitious; designed to provide pupils with access to powerful knowledge and cultural capital; coherently planned; sequenced towards cumulatively sufficient knowledge for future learning and employment.

The post holder will contribute to the leadership of a team of MFL specialist teachers. They will provide leadership and support to enable them to thrive in their roles, develop professionally and effectively contribute to the school’s core purpose.

The postholder will therefore be responsible for ensuring that the MFL faculty contributes to the school’s aspiration for all pupils to find their purpose and thrive as citizens of the world.

**Main duties**:
**Leadership & Management
- To understand, advance and act in accordance with the school’s vision, values and core purpose.
- To articulate the school’s core purpose, vision and values and ensure that they are understood, shared and acted upon by all MFL teachers.
- Contribute to achieving the school’s vision by supporting the Head of Faculty effective leadership of the MFL faculty.
- To implement and embed the school’s high standards and expectations of pupil achievement, pupil behaviour and professionalism of staff at all times
- To manage resources creatively, effectively and efficiently to meet the priorities of the school.
- To support the faculty through team work, enabling staff to contribute their ideas, skills and experiences, devolving responsibilities and delegating tasks, as appropriate
- Provide staff with high quality professional learning opportunities that enable them to thrive in their roles, develop professionally and effectively contribute to the school’s core purpose.
- To be responsible for conducting the MFL Faculty annual performance management in line with the Trust policy.
- To ensure that the faculty’s teaching commitment is effectively and efficiently timetabled and roomed within the constraints of the school accommodation

**School Culture**
- Promote positive and respectful relationships across the school community.
- Contribute to establishing and maintaining a safe and calm environment by sustaining high expectations and standards of behaviour for all pupils.
- Ensure that the school’s routines and rules are clearly understood and followed by all staff and pupils.
- To build, develop and maintain effective relationships with parents, carers and members of the wider community to enhance the educational experience and outcomes of all pupils.

**Curriculum & Teaching**
- Contribute the planning and delivery of a highly effective MFL curriculum that is as broad and ambitious as the National Curriculum.
- To ensure curriculum coverage, continuity and progression within MFL for all pupils, without exception.
- Contribute to developing high-quality inclusive teaching in MFL, built on an evidence-informed understanding of how pupils learn.
- To keep abreast of national and school curriculum developments and implement necessary changes.
- To ensure the MFL faculty contributes to the wider curriculum offer and provides pupils with access to high quality enrichment activities.

**Performance & Standards**
- To monitor and review MFL policies and practices for assessing, recording and reporting on pupil progress in line with Trust and school policy.
- To ensure that the MFL faculty contributes significantly to the main school headline outcomes against which the whole school is judged
- Liaise with the examinations team to ensure that all entries for internal and ex