• Careers Site Advertising End Date
    14 Mar 2025
  • All Locations
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    £57,636- £62,500 per year
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    Leadership
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    Ark Bolingbroke Academy
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  • About The Role

  • Head of Languages
    (KS3 – KS5 French and Spanish)

    Reports to: Assistant Principal 
    Start date: September 2025
    Contract: Permanent
    Salary: £57,636 - £62,500 (Ark UPS 1-5)       
    Closing Date: 14th March 2025

    The Role:
    This is a role to lead a professional community of subject teachers in the Languages department to ensure high attainment of their subject across the academy and to develop and lead an exciting curriculum which enables the highest level of pupil progress and achievement.

    A large number of our young people are native French, Spanish or Italian speakers who are supported to do a community language in addition to a second/third language.

    Our ideal candidate will:

    An outstanding teacher, able to motivate and challenge learners of all abilities;
    An outstanding leader, with good communication and organisation skills;
    Able to teach French or Spanish to Key Stage 5;
    A passionate about their subject and a committed team player;
    Have a proven track record of success and raising pupil attainment in Languages;
    Have high expectations for accountability and consistency; 
    Have the resolve to make a real difference to the lives of pupils;
    Committed to Bolingbroke Academy’s ethos of high expectations.
    The desire to learn and further develop their practice through regular CPD and feedback.
    The ability to question and challenge the status quo and find new and progressive solutions to existing systems. 
    Demonstrable experience in managing behaviour and motivating children with a strong belief in the potential of every pupil. 
    The ability to work in a way that promotes the safety and wellbeing of students and pupils.

  • Benefits

    • Weekly CPD sessions and twice as many training days as standard.
    • Dedicated line management meetings
    • Encouragement to staff to develop their own ideas and projects within their departments and beyond.
    • Generous pension scheme.
    • Access to Ark rewards – a scheme offering savings from over 3,000 major retailers
    • Interest-free loans – up to £5,000 available for season ticket or to buy a bicycle.
    • Access to Employee Assistance Programme – providing free, confidential counselling, legal advice and a range of different support.

    Find out more about the benefits of working for Ark here.

  • About Us

  • At Ark Bolingbroke Academy, we are a courageous, compassionate community - empowering excellence. We are a value lead organisation, being bold within every aspect of our lives at school. 

    Our talented teaching and support staff insist on high educational standards every single day, and their commitment is shown in our excellent results, with over 80% of our students achieving a top-third university or top 100 apprenticeship.

    We want all staff to thrive, modelling leadership and determination to the pupils and students within our rich and diverse academy, working together to fulfil our vision of creating a centre of excellence within our local community.

    Visit arkbolingbrokeacademy.org/jobs to learn more about us and see our current vacancies.

    Diversity and inclusion:

    We aim to build a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone – staff and students – can do their best work and achieve their full potential. We want to reflect and represent diverse perspectives across our organisation because we know that doing so will make us stronger and more effective. To know more about Ark’s diversity and inclusion commitments, please click on this link.

    Safeguarding statement:

    Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants. 

    Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about Ark’s safer recruitment process, please click this link.

    Please note we will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this role may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response. We strongly encourage to submit your application at your earliest convenience. 

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