Teacher of Modern Foreign Languages
OUR TRUST
BCAT is a small, but highly ambitious Academy Trust consisting of 3 secondary schools in Kent, Barton Court Grammar School, The Charles Dickens School and the new free school, Barton Manor School.
Barton Court Grammar School (BCGS) is a state, selective, co-educational school with a strong reputation for its high academic standards and its caring and supportive ethos. The School is an accredited ‘Advanced Thinking School’ and is also the lead school of Barton Court Academy Trust (BCAT). The Charles Dickens School (CDS), a state, non-selective, co-educational secondary school joined BCAT on 1 March 2017 and Barton Manor School (BMS), our free school, which is also a non-selective co-educational secondary school opened in September 2022 to Year 7.
The School is committed to excellence in professional development and an extensive well-being programme is in place with many benefits including reduced gym membership at CCCU, event afternoons throughout the year and other benefits offered by BCAT and Kent Rewards.
The Post
Required for January 2024 or sooner, the Trustees are seeking to appoint a well-qualified, experienced MFL teacher to teach MFL in our free school, which opened to Y7 in September 2022.
The ability to teach up to KS4 in one language, French or Spanish, and KS3 in the other is essential. The ability to teach up to A Level is also desirable. The successful candidate will be joining a team of highly experienced MFL teachers at both Barton Manor School and Barton Court Grammar School and will be required to teach at both, especially in the early years of opening.
The successful candidate should be able to deliver excellence in the classroom, providing innovative and inspirational teaching and learning. This is an excellent opportunity for a suitably qualified candidate to work with colleagues to help build a vibrant and outstanding department.
This post is suitable for an ECT or an experienced professional looking to further their expertise.
Deadline - Friday 30 June 2023 @ 9am
How To Apply
Applications for this post should be made online only via the School’s website. CVs alone will not be accepted. Please email your application to recruitment@bartoncourt.org
If you wish to discuss this post further please contact Miss Humphreys by telephone.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early and proceed to interview upon receipt of a number of suitably qualified applications. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.
In line with KCSIE 2022 guidance, as part of the shortlisting process, the Trust reserves the right to conduct an online search on shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence and any relevant information found concerning a candidate's suitability to work with children will be discussed at interview stage.
Barton Manor School 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 is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure application via the Disclosure & Barring Service and check against the ISA Barred List for Children.
