Overview
Lead Practitioner in Languages (French and/or Spanish)
Purpose: To ensure high quality provision in teaching, learning and progress within MFL and across the whole academy
Key Responsibilities
- To develop and implement Teaching and Learning initiatives and strategies throughout the Curriculum Area and academy which raise the teaching practice of all members of staff and therefore raise student standards and progress
- To be a model of excellent practice, maintaining a clear focus on outstanding delivery to learners ensuring a centre of best practice and excellence
- To take a lead role, working closely with the senior leadership team and other lead practitioners in developing, implementing and evaluating policies and practice that lead to school improvement
- To undertake research into best practice in other schools
- To research and evaluate innovative curricular practices and draw on research outcomes and other sources of external evidence to inform own practice and that of colleagues
- To develop high quality teaching materials and schemes of learning
- To use local and National statistical data and other information, in order to provide, a comparative baseline for evaluating learners’ progress and attainment, judging the effectiveness of teaching and serve as a basis for improving teaching and learning
- To support underperforming teachers to enable them to improve their practice
- As requested, to take on this role in other schools or in relation to teachers from other schools across the family of schools and/or locality
- To ensure effective intervention is in place for all students in order to address key development aims for the Academy and maximise the achievement and progress of students
- To ensure effective and efficient management, organisation and deployment of learning resources, including information and communications technology
- To contribute effectively to developing students as independent, life- long learners and ensure transition needs of students are met
- To lead and be involved in CPD at a whole academy or Trust level.
- To participate fully in Academy appraisal processes, appraise staff, regular review own practice, set personal targets and take responsibility for own development.
- To ensure high standards in relation to communication with stakeholders, including reports and feedback to parents. Ensure all reports meet statutory requirements.
- To promote a stimulating, safe and effective working environment.
- To create and promote positive strategies for ensuring equality of opportunity of all and ensuring the equal treatment of all students, staff, parents and stakeholders.
Salary – Lead Practitioners Pay Range 1-5
Role Details – Full time, but part time applications welcome
Required – 22nd April 2025
Closing Date – Monday 27th January 2025
Interviews – Wednesday 29th January 2025
To find out more about this Art Teacher vacancy, please download this document: Primet – Lead Practitioner in Languages (French andor Spanish) (1)
To apply for this role, please click on the apply button on the right to complete the online application form or download the form below and return to hr@pendleeducationtrust.co.uk