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Head of Modern Languages

Head of Modern Languages

Pool Academy

Cornwall

Salary:
TMS & TLR 2B
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
January 2015
Apply by:
13 October 2014

Job overview

1.0 FTE

Following the retirement of our current post holder the Governors wish to appoint an outstanding Head of Languages who is able to inspire students and colleagues alike.

Pool Academy is an inclusive 11-16 mixed comprehensive with an excellent reputation. It has been listed over the last 3 years as one of the Specialist Schools Trust's top 5 in the South West for most improved results and was recently runner up in the TES 'Outstanding Secondary School of the Year'.

We are looking for somebody who is able to inspire students, parents and staff and who can demonstrate leadership and innovation. If this is you, we are able to offer a rewarding and supportive environment in which to pursue your career. Candidates who are able to offer French and Spanish would be particularly desirable.

For an informal chat about this position please call our Principal, Mrs Hill.

Please contact Mrs Debbie Martin, Personnel Manager, for an application form or download from our website. A relocation package may be available for the successful candidate.

Closing date for applications is 4.00pm on Monday 13 October 2014.
Interviews will be held on Thursday 23 October 2014.

Applications should be sent for the attention of Mrs Martin.

Pool Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Pool Academy
Church Road Pool Redruth Cornwall TR15 3PZ
Principal: Mrs Z Hill, MA
Tel: (01209) 712220
Email: recruitment@poolacademy.co.uk
Website: www.poolacademy.co.uk

About Pool Academy

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  • Pool Academy
  • Church Road, Pool, Redruth
  • Cornwall
  • TR15 3PZ
  • United Kingdom
+44 1209 712220

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Pool Academy, in the heart of West Cornwall, is a community school that puts its pupils at the centre of everything it does. With excellent pastoral care, allied to an aspirational academic curriculum, we offer a student experience which is second to none.

Popular with parents and surrounded by beautiful countryside and amazing beaches, Pool Academy is the perfect place to take the next step in your career and enjoy all that Cornwall has to offer. Staff at Pool Academy pride themselves on providing a supportive environment, a clear vision for raising outcomes and a belief in the importance of extra-curricular opportunities.

Central to everything we do are our core values: Aspiration, Belonging and Respect. We have the highest aspirations for all students and we mirror these with the very highest expectations for student conduct.  This ensures learning is maximised and all students thrive in a caring and respectful environment.

Our vision is driven by the desire to remove any barriers which could prevent students from achieving academic success. Key to this is giving students opportunities to develop self-esteem through academic success. Our dedicated and highly skilled staff team thrive on this, working with parents and carers to produce confident, ambitious young adults who are  equipped with the education and skills they will need in order to make positive and sustained contributions to society.

Our students are confident and articulate. They are polite and well behaved. Student leadership is a strength of the school and the prefects underpin a strong network of student support and leadership.

Pool Academy is a technology led creative community which uses resources to engender success for all its students. Every student and member of staff has an iPad and their use is embedded in our ambitious and rigorous curriculum.

The Trustees are deeply invested in all areas of the school and have been instrumental In ensuring our facilities and learning environment are the envy of many other schools. Our extra-curricular offer is extensive. We believe that an arts and sports education is essential for students’ development and that creativity is central to all disciplines.

Our website (Click here for website) provides an initial insight, therefore you are very welcome to visit us and see for yourself what makes Pool Academy so special.

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Applications closed