French Language Assistant

**Purpose of the job**:
To provide support and assistance to the Modern Foreign Languages department in both teaching pupils and offering preparation for summer exams.

**The Stowe Group**

The Stowe Group comprises Stowe, Swanbourne House and Winchester House Independent Schools, situated on sites in Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire. Between the three schools, The Stowe Group can offer education for boys and girls from 3-18 years. Within The Group there are more than 1,400 pupils and 600 members of staff. The Schools occupy sites of historical significance in Swanbourne, in the market town of Brackley and in the beautiful landscape gardens at Stowe, where we work with The National Trust to manage the landscape gardens and open the grounds to over 200,000 visitors a year. Stowe House is open to the public during the School holidays and for guided tours during term time. The Stowe Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. In 2021, The Stowe Group launched its transformational and substantive Change Makers vision.

**Vision & Ethos**

We are Change Makers

Our goal is to inspire pupils and staff to be Change Makers who will shape positive futures for themselves, their families and the global community. Our World-class facilities support our educational aims and are shared with the wider community. We strive for excellence and celebrate achievement, valuing education as a journey and not a destination in the belief that all pupils can exceed their potential. Learning is learnable and everyone can improve. Our aim is to encourage personal development by creating a flourishing, vibrant, cohesive, caring and socially inclusive community which embraces pluralism, diversity and intercultural understanding. We celebrate differences by giving everyone a voice and then listening to multiple viewpoints. It is our collective responsibility to develop the cognitive, physical, emotional and spiritual well-being of everyone in our community. We are committed to the development of character with particular emphasis on tolerance, resilience, honesty, humility, courage, compassion, gratitude and service. We strive to attract and retain employees of the highest calibre. The Group’s talented and committed workforce is one of our greatest strengths. We are committed to fostering team engagement, attracting, mentoring, developing and retaining our best teachers and support staff. We focus on employee well-being, provide opportunities for professional growth and create a culture of community and partnership. Environmental stewardship and sustainability are cornerstones of The Stowe Group. Pupils and staff have a heightened awareness of their social and environmental responsibility in preserving our unique eco-system. We have developed and implemented a comprehensive Environmental Stewardship Programme which confronts a variety of challenges, including climate change and environmental sustainability

**Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities**:

- To provide individual teaching to pupils along with assistance within the Lower School lessons.
- To assist with the Summer Term exams.

**Key Tasks**:

- To teach 22-24 periods to both individual students and teaching assistant in some Lower School lessons.
- To conduct invigilation of speaking exams in the Summer Term.
- To assist pupils in the warm up room for speaking exams in the Summer Term which are often outside timetabled teaching periods.
- To provide cover for 6th Form lessons in staff absence.
- To conduct and mark 3rd & 4th Form Speaking exams (Michaelmas and Summer Term).
- To provide two afternoon language activities.
- To help at one weekly language clinic.
- To provide pre-exam oral practice in the Summer Term after classes (5:45-10pm).
- To attend Languages Society Meetings, three per term (5:45-6:45 or 8:30-9:30).
- To deliver talks and offer translation/interpretation for Languages Society, three per year.
- To ensure adherence to statutory Health and Safety and Data Protection Legislation at all times.

Closing Date: 26th February

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Schedule:

- Day shift

Work Location: One location