Head of French at The Stockwood Park Academy

About this Role

Head of French - Principal Welcome

AtThe Stockwood Park Academy we are seeking a dynamic Lead, responsible forFrench. Make no mistake - this is a genuinely exciting opportunity for theright candidate. The key responsibility is to lead and manage staff toconstruct and deliver an ambitious curriculum that supports all students toachieve exceptional outcomes.

OurAcademy vision is "Striving for excellence and contributing to society" -underpinned by our core values of Excellence, Responsibility and Respect. Weare a values driven organisation, with our students at the centre of ourdecision making processes. The culture of our school is warm and welcoming.Leaders work closely with staff, pupils and families to build a culture ofbelonging and mutual respect. We are proud of the enhanced work our school doesto support our community as well as how we celebrate difference and diversity.We are relentless in our approach to school improvement, unapologeticallyambitious for our staff and students, and, have high aspirations to be a Top 1%organisation.

Ourcore focus, and at the heart of everyone's responsibility, is Quality FirstTeaching. We are ambitious for our pupils and we understand that this isunderpinned by the high-quality lessons that are delivered, day in, day out. Wemake no exceptions and no deals in our approach to Teaching, because we knowthat it is right for our context. Staff and students of TSPA are aligned to ourPlaybook approach and are reaping the benefits. Any new applicants will receivean enhanced on-boarding & induction process to support staff inimplementing our core teaching routines. Our CPD programme is tailored andbespoke to the needs of staff and students; it is focused on Playbookimplementation, Evidence informed research codified to support implementationin the classroom. We grow our own.

Complementingour classrooms is high presence from Senior, Middle Leaders and Pastoral staff.The school is calm and orderly and well-managed by a wide range of staff.Lessons are purposeful and rarely disrupted. Teachers are able to teach,students are able to learn. High-quality pastoral support helps students toregulate, learn from their mistakes, and become you citizens. Clear classroomroutines, expectations, and centralised processes, including detentions, are inplace to support staff and maximise every minute on learning.

AtTSPA we are passionate about supporting the Personal and Cultural Developmentof students. We want our students to leave TSPA with exceptional outcomes, butwe also want students to leave as well round individuals that have real lifeexperiences within the wider and extra-curricular programmes. We are proud ofthe work that our staff and students take part in to support all aspects of ourmulti-cultural community. The highlight of the Stockwood Park calendar is ourannual Culture Day.

Aspart of the Advantage Schools trust, we are a unique family of schools, sharingour practice and beliefs to enable young people to achieve the very higheststandards. At Advantage Schools, we provide exceptional opportunities for allto be knowledgeable with experiences that broaden horizons. We ensure ourchildren, students and adults cultivate a strong self-belief so that they canflourish and develop into successful, well- rounded, self-respectingpeople. Our commitment to this vision can be demonstrated by our valuesIntegrity, Ambition, Excellence.

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Job Specifics

Start Date:1st September 2026

Salary: AST 1-12 £33,026-£51,526plus Head of Department allowance£5,873

Job role:Permanent, Full time

Key Duties
• Lead thedevelopment of the French curriculum, providing specific expertise and guidanceand lead on the delivery of mastery programmes and the curriculum.
• Be accountablefor the learning and achievement of all students studying French.
• To liaise withsubject colleagues at The Stockwood Park Academy to support strategicdevelopment, share good practice and plan collaborative activities.
• To ensure thatThe Stockwood Park Academy is represented positively locally, regionally andnationally within any educational context.

The successful candidate will
• Experiencedleader and can manage staff
• Teacher orcurrent leader of French, with experience of KS4 teaching.
• Proven trackrecord of improvement
• Master's Degreedesirable
• Ability toteach across the age range 11-18
• Promote theeducational success and outstanding outcomes of all our students through strongleadership
• Have excellentcommunication skills and enthuse staff and implement ideas
• Experience of alarge multicultural school
• To be committedto safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people

The Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint a suitablecandidate before the deadline date.