Lead Practitioner - Spanish 

Location: Beckfoot Oakbank , UK

Salary: L2 - L6

Education Phase: Secondary

Working Pattern: Full-Time, Term Time Only

Contract Type: Permanent

We are seeking to appoint a Lead Practitioner – Spanish.

The right candidate will be a highly valued member of our Modern Foreign Languages Team within Team Beckfoot Oakbank. We are a local trust with a national outward focus, determined to make a difference to the community that we are so privileged to serve. We would urge you to take the opportunity to visit us or speak to us to find out more.

We understand that choosing an employer and changing roles is a big decision. We will always invest time in talking to anyone who is seeking more details about any role.

About us

• Our mission is to create remarkable schools where no child is left behind.
• Established in 2013, we are a well-respected local school trust, completely committed to our inclusive and ambitious mission.
• We are different to many trusts in that we are diverse in composition; 10 schools: primary, secondary, and special and this gives us a unique feel as we learn so much from one another.
• We want our students to love learning and be well placed to do something great with their lives, our values of enjoy, learn, succeed reflect this.
• We are ambitious for all our children, and we are determined that all can succeed.
• We value our teams and are committed to the professional development of all.
• We are proud of the clarity that we have as expressed in our principles of alignment and the value that we place on individual and school diversity.
• This Trust is determined that everyone has the power to lead and that we serve our local community in action as well as words.
• All our leaders are committed to being supported and challenged to be better tomorrow than they are today and are genuinely excited about the next phase in our journey to remarkable.
• We are Team Beckfoot Trust and Team School
• Please see the candidate pack for more details about our Trust.

Why Choose Beckfoot Oakbank  

• We are a local 11-18 secondary school with a Good sixth form, absolutely committed to our improvement journey and providing a great education to the community that we serve.
• We are proud to be part of the Beckfoot Trust and we benefit greatly from the support and challenge from an expert central team who work as a team around our school.
• We are committed to being a People First organisation and to listening to our team.
• We are always looking to reduce unnecessary workload, investing in colleague’s professional growth and wellbeing so that in turn, they can make a difference to the young people and their families that we are so privileged to work with.
• This is an exciting time to join our school as we work to ensure everything, we do is underpinned by our values of enjoy, learn, succeed and is reflective our school sentence;

If you have any questions, please contact centralrecruitment@beckfoottrust.org

To apply, go to https://candidates.every.education/Vacancies/Details?advertKey=06a6ffdd-92a1-466a-846b-8f99e79767bd

Application Deadline: Monday 21st April 2025

Interview Date: Monday 28th April 2025

Beckfoot Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants as part of our overall vetting checks.

The above post is not a Leeds City Council vacancy and has been advertised on behalf of the relevant organisation. To apply please follow their application instructions.