Curriculum Leader of MFL (Spanish)

CL for MFL

Due to the retirement of the current post holder we are looking to appoint a dedicated and hardworking individual to lead our Modern Foreign Language Department. At present the department delivers Spanish only and consists of one other specialist teacher. It is a popular subject with our pupils in both KS3 and KS4.

Leadership of MFL

To provide a clear direction for the work and development of the MFL department within the context of the overall activity of the school; promotes high standards through personal involvement and ensures that the MFL department:

• Has explicit aims and values, including a commitment to good relationships and equality of opportunity for all, which are reflected in all its work.
• Identifies appropriate priorities and targets, takes the necessary action, and reviews progress towards them.
• Ensures that they use time, colleagues and other resources, especially information and communications technology, effectively to deliver the appropriate curriculum.
• Ensures there is rigorous monitoring, evaluation and development of teaching and learning. Has appropriate internal and external assessments of learning so that all pupil groups make expected progress.
• The department enters achievement data into the whole school system at set intervals as required. Progress data is analysed, pupils falling behind are identified, and appropriate intervention put in place which is rigorously monitored to ensure progress is being maintained and pupils are meeting their targets.
• Educational priorities are managed through careful financial management.
• The accommodation allows the curriculum to be taught effectively and that classroom and department displays which stimulate learning are regularly renewed.
• Learning resources are adequate for the department’s curriculum and range of pupils.
• Relevant homework is regularly set and marked with appropriate assessment for learning feedback helping to motivate pupils to improve their learning.
• Delivers curriculum enrichment and extracurricular activities.
• The best value principles of comparison, challenge, consultation and competition are applied to the area’s management and use of resources.
• The views of relevant stakeholders, including parents and pupils, are sought and used to evaluate and further develop the work of the department.
• Parents are satisfied with what the subject area provides and achieves.
• Parents are provided with good quality information about the area and particularly about pupils’ progress.

Links with parents, including the use of home-school agreements, contribute to pupils’ learning within the subject and at home.

The post holder will be expected to manage their own performance and development and ensure staff within the MFL department do the same by sharing a commitment to improvement and identifying capacity to do so.