Head of Modern Foreign Languages and EAL Job Middlesex area,New Jersey USA,Education / Teaching

Job overview

Haydon is a large, friendly and creative school in North West London. We have been judged as good by OFSTED. We are looking for a passionate Head of Modern Foreign Languages and EAL to join our friendly MFL & EAL Team. We are an energetic and passionate department that is dedicated to cultivating a love of collaborative and inclusive working environment.

Haydon is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The Role

To raise standards of student attainment and achievement within the whole curriculum area and to monitor and support student progress.
To be accountable for student progress and development within Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) and English as an Additional Language (EAL).
To develop and enhance the teaching practice of others.
To ensure the provision of an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for students studying in the department, in accordance with the aims of the school and the curricular policies determined by the Governing body and Headteacher of the school.
To be accountable for leading, managing and developing the curriculum areas.
To effectively manage and deploy teaching/support staff, financial and physical resources within the department to support the designated curriculum portfolio.
To facilitate and encourage a learning experience which provides students with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential.
To actively engage in research with regard to teaching and learning.
Chairing regular team meetings.
To lead the development of appropriate syllabuses, resources, schemes of work, marking policies, assessment and teaching and learning strategies in the department.
The day-to-day management, control and operation of course provision with the department, including effective deployment of staff and physical resources.
To actively monitor and follow up student progress.
To implement School Polices and Procedures, e.g. Equal Opportunities, Health and Safety COSHH etc.
To work with colleagues to formulate aims, objectives and strategic plans for the department which have coherence and relevance to the needs of students and to the aims, objectives and strategic plans of the School.
To lead and manage the business planning function of the Faculty, and to ensure that the planning activities of the Faculty reflect the needs of students within the subject area, SIP and the aims and objectives of the school.
Foster and oversee the application of ICT, including the development of materials for remote learning.
To ensure that Health and Safety policies and practices, including Risk Assessments, throughout the Faculty are in-line with national requirements and are updated where necessary, therefore liaising with the School’s Health and Safety Manager.

Reasons to work at Haydon school

All teaching staff get a laptop
Two-week October half-term holiday
More generous upper pay scale
Automatic pay progression up the main teaching pay scale
High potential for career progression
Department offices
Only one directed meeting per week
Meeting free weeks spaced out throughout the year and an encouragement to leave work early
Flexible personalised CPD programme
Subsidies for appropriate academic studies
Discounted on site nursery places
Staff social events
Free on site flu vaccinations
Long service award –Enjoy a well deserved day off with full pay during term time
Free subscription to the Employee Assistance Programme for individual advice/counselling
Free access to the Education Support Partnership for advice on work and personal matters
Flexible working opportunities. Approx. 20% of teachers are part-time
Family friendly Leave of Absence policy
Balanced and well planned calendar – deadlines and parents evenings are well spaced out
Only three data drops per year group per year and no written reports
Email curfew (no evening, weekend and holiday emails)
Wide variety of extracurricular activities
Opportunity to accompany students on trips in UK and abroad
Working area in staff room with computers and printers
Ample car parking on site
Free tea and coffee
Photocopiers in all subject…


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