Head of Modern Foreign Languages

3 weeks ago


Reading, United Kingdom Reading Borough Council Full time

Job description

Starting September 2024

We have an exciting opportunity for a passionate, dedicated and innovative Head of Modern Foreign Languages to lead our thriving department. If you are passionate about languages, have a visionary mindset and are ready to inspire both students and colleagues, we would encourage you to apply.

Here at Reading School, we do not only teach languages, we explore the culture and context of each of the languages our students study, reaching students through the festivals, customs, film and literature.

The successful applicant will be joining a highly supportive and collaborative department, which offers French, German, Mandarin and Spanish. The department currently consists of a mixture of seven full-time and part-time staff, several of whom able to offer more than one language. Most years we also have an additional Mandarin support teacher from China.

**The key elements of this role are**:

- Managing and supporting the team
- Shaping and leading the curriculum
- Engaging and supporting students
- Planning strategically to ensure continued success.

At Reading School, we have a clear educational philosophy and a deeply rooted commitment to social mobility. In all we do we seek to nurture character and develop academic excellence, and we know that what we do really matters. More than 10% of our Year 7 students come from disadvantaged backgrounds and we are proud of the difference that we make.

In 2023, the school was rated the Sunday Times South East State School of the Year.

We are a short walk from central Reading and close to transport links. Reading is a diverse place to live with arts, culture and heritage at the heart of the town.

Deadline for Applications: 9am, Friday 17 May

Interviews are anticipated to take place on Friday 24 May.



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