Head of Mfl

**Salary**: Salary: MPR1-UPR3 + TLR2C **Job type**: Full Time, Permanent **Start date**: 01/09/2024 (Or sooner if available) 10 February 2025 **Job overview**: Head of MFL (MPS / UPS +TLR 2C) We are seeking an enthusiastic and passionate leader with a good work ethic, a sense of moral purpose and a genuine desire to make a difference to the lives of our young people. You will help us drive change and create a happy and safe place for learning together and achieving ambitious objectives. You will be driven by a desire to serve our community and young people. If you feel that your values and ambitions align with ours, and you believe that you can support our journey to deliver our vision, we would love to hear from you. The Academy of St Francis of Assisi is a family, guided by Christian love and following in the footsteps of Christ. It is an 11-16 Academy with 900 students on roll. We are focused upon improving the quality of education and driving up standards of achievement rapidly. It is a busy, dynamic, and exciting place to work. We are committed to ensuring that every student is as successful as possible. We strive for excellence, cherishing every child in our care as a unique thumbprint of God, enabling all to realise their full potential. Our curriculum is designed to open doors and unlock minds to ensure that all our students are given opportunities to thrive and shine. We concentrate on providing the highest quality of teaching, with bespoke CPD for all staff to support this, the best possible student support, and an engaging and appropriate curriculum. The Academy of St. Francis of Assisi benefits from its membership of the All Saints Multi Academy Trust, a unique Joint Denominational Multi Academy Trust in Liverpool. To find out more about our school, please visit - The Academy of St Francis of Assisi - Part of the All Saints Multi Academy Trust Interview date is likely to be week commencing Monday 24 February 2025. Start date: September 2025 (or earlier) Our Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo safeguarding checks appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Trust is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children. The Academy of St Francis of Assisi is a member of the All Saints Multi Academy Trust. All Saints Multi Academy Trust is the operating name for The Liverpool Joint Catholic and Church of England Academies Trust. The Trust is an equal opportunities employer. **About**The Academy of St Francis of Assisi**: **The Academy of St Francis of Assisi** - Gardeners Drive, Liverpool - Merseyside - L6 7UR - United Kingdom +44 151 260 7600 The Academy of St Francis of Assisi is a unique and special place to work. It is a vibrant and happy school, serving a neighbourhood which ranks as one of the most deprived in England. We have a high proportion of students who qualify for pupil premium. We have a much higher than average number of students for whom English is an additional language. Many of these students also newly arrived in the country. There are 64 languages spoken at the Academy with 58 nationalities represented amongst students. This diversity makes our Academy a very special place. A higher-than-average percentage of students have SEND. On average, students arrive at the Academy well below KS2 national expectations. All years are at their admission number for 2024-25. We are on a real journey of curriculum improvement and are looking for a special person to join our Academy and help to build upon the improvements already underway. The Academy of St. Francis of Assisi benefits from its membership of the All Saints Multi Academy Trust, a unique Joint Denominational Multi Academy Trust in Liverpool. **“Don't change the world, change worlds.”