Please note that applications will be reviewed as received and should a suitable candidate be identified, we may close the vacancy early. Therefore, early application is encouraged. 

This is a permanent, full time, all year round on MPS to UPS payscale, depending on experience. 

 Vacancy Details 

John Madejski Academy is a multi-cultural, multi-faith mixed comprehensive Secondary School in the heart of Reading where we celebrate our diversity. Years 7 to 11 are developing and rapidly expanding, and our Sixth Form has seen substantial academic success. Our students have a wide range of opportunities and PE and Performance Sport plays a significant part of school life here, with high quality sports coaching available through our performance sports programmes. 

We are now seeking to appoint a dynamic and experienced Head of the Modern Foreign Languages department to lead and inspire our dedicated team,driving excellence in language education and student achievement. 

If you are a qualified and enthusiastic teacher with looking for the next step in your teaching career, within a challenging but highly rewarding role, then we want to hear from you. Come and join us in a key role on this exciting journey to help every student in our school reach their potential. 

 All About You 

 Do you have what it takes to join us? The Head of Department we would like to join us will be: 

·        A dynamic, inspirational and enthusiastic classroom practitioner with high expectations for students. 

·        Passionate about your subject, able to inspire and motivate students and staff. 

·        A role model for our students and staff. 

 Why Work for us? 

We think you will love working with us and here are some of the reasons why: 

·        We are a welcoming and supportive school with strong values and a caring ethos. 

·        Our staff are a hardworking team dedicated to helping children succeed. 

·        Our children are engaged and eager to learn. 

·        We have a supportive leadership team and wider school community. 

·        As part of The White Horse Federation multi-academy trust, we benefit from their support, encouragement, shared resources and outstanding CPD opportunities. 

Why not come and see for yourself? We would love to welcome you to our school and show you around so that you can better understand our school environment. Please get in touch with the school office to arrange. 

The White Horse Federation is a large Multi-Academy Trust in South West and South East England, committed to providing the very best education for our students. We believe in empowering our staff to be the very best they can be, and that is why you will find a wide range of professional development opportunities available to you when you join us. 

 Benefits: 

We believe in valuing our staff, and one of the ways we can do that is by offering a range of benefits to our staff: 

·        Car Purchase Scheme  

·        Discounted Gym Membership 

·        Cycle to Work Scheme 

·        Employee Assistance Programme  

·        Excellent Pension Scheme 

Ready to Apply? 

We hope we have done enough to give you a flavour of what it is like to work here. If you would like come and join us, then please apply today – we are looking forward to hearing from you.