Head of MFL and EAL

Beechwood School, Long Readings Lane, Slough, SL2 1QE

MPS/UPS + TLR 1a (fringe)
Required for September 2024

We are seeking to appoint a gifted communicator with high levels of personal proficiency in French and Spanish. The successful candidate will be a dynamic, imaginative and rigorous teacher with significant experience and a proven record of success in terms of student academic outcomes. Imaginative and innovative you will be relentlessly enthusiastic in the promotion of language both within the formal academic curriculum and outside of it. By capitalising on the cultural and social diversity of our student body, you will engender a love of languages and of the cultures underlying them across the whole school community. In addition, the role involves planning and delivering a suitable English Language programme to EAL students to help them become confident English speakers.

This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious colleague who will be able to work effectively within a team, have the ability to lead and will be able to secure improvements rapidly with excellent outcomes for our young people. You will be an enthusiastic, positive and hardworking individual with a passion for international culture and a willingness to explore and celebrate global student experiences.

We are a forward-thinking dynamic learning community with an exceptional and special ethos. If you are committed to securing only the very best for young people and want to join a highly supportive team of colleagues who are on a rapid and successful school improvement journey then we would be interested in meeting with you and discussing this position further.

For further details and an application pack please contact Jyoti Kumar, Trust HR Officer on 01753 520473 or via email to j.kumar@beechwood.slough.sch.uk Informal discussions and visits to the school are welcome.

Closing date: Applications to be received by 25 March 2024

We reserve the right to appoint before the deadline for an exceptional candidate Beechwood is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.