PERMANENT FULL TIME TEACHER OF
SPANISH AND FRENCH TO A LEVEL
From September 2025
Job Description
General Information
The Wallace High School is a co-educational, voluntary
grammar school founded in 1880. The annual intake of pupils into Year 8 is 170
and there are over 300 pupils in the Sixth Form. The school draws its pupils
from Lisburn and the surrounding area.
The Modern Languages Department
The department consists of the
Head of Department and the equivalent of five full time teachers along with three
language assistants.
Main Responsibilities
The school wishes
to appoint a teacher who can offer Spanish and French to A Level with the
ability to contribute to, at least, one other extra-curricular area offered by
the school.
·
To be responsible to
the Principal through the Head of Modern Languages for the effective teaching
and learning of Spanish and French throughout the school.
·
To teach Spanish and
French in accordance with school policies and practice, and in pursuit of high
standards of pupil achievement.
·
To act as Class Tutor
to an assigned group and carry out duties in accordance with school policies
and practice.
·
To contribute to one
extra-curricular Language related activity from the following: Oxbridge
preparation, Junior Modern Languages Club, external Modern Language
competitions.
·
To coach rugby or
hockey or support the supervision and coordination of one other school sport.
The above
responsibilities are subject to the general duties and responsibilities
contained in the statement of conditions of appointment.
This job
description is not necessarily a comprehensive definition of the post. It will be reviewed regularly and may be
subject to modification or amendment at any time after due consideration.
Qualifications and Experience
These criteria
will be assessed for the purposes of shortlisting only.
Essential
Criteria
Applicants must (as at 1 September 2025)
·
Have a good honours degree (2:1 minimum) in
French and Spanish, or French with Spanish, or Spanish with French.
·
Be a qualified teacher recognised by the
Department of Education and GTCNI.
·
Be able to demonstrate the effective use of ICT
in learning and teaching.
·
Show ability and be willing to contribute
significantly to an extra-curricular activity offered in school (see list).
Desirable
Criteria
Preference may be
given to applicants who (as at 1 September 2025)
·
Have experience of teaching French and Spanish
to GCSE level.
·
Have experience of teaching French and/or
Spanish to AS and A2 level.
·
Have the ability to teach German or another GCSE
language not currently offered.
·
Show involvement in an extra-curricular activity
offered in school.
·
Possess an appropriate qualification in an
extra-curricular area.
The Board of
Governors reserves the right to enhance the above criteria at shortlisting.
The
following competencies will be explored at interview for those shortlisted.
Knowledge
·
The ability to demonstrate knowledge of the NI
Curriculum at Key Stage 3, 4 and 5.
·
The ability to demonstrate knowledge of the
academic nature of Wallace High School, a selective grammar school.
·
The ability to demonstrate knowledge of the need
for high standards of behaviour, attitude, appearance and effort of all young
people at Wallace.
·
The ability to demonstrate knowledge of the
school’s ethos (www.wallacehigh.net)
including its use of portable devices to support learning.
Applications
It is preferred
that application forms are emailed in Word format to the Principal’s Personal
Assistant, Mrs C McDowell, at . An acknowledgement will
be sent by return of email. Applicants
should ensure that they indicate clearly on their application form how they
meet the criteria.
The closing date
for receipt of application forms is Thursday,
10 April 2025 at 12 midday.
In order to comply
with DE guidelines on Child Protection shortlisted applicants should bring an
original birth certificate and/or marriage certificate (if appropriate) plus
photographic ID to their interview.
NB: It is an offence for an individual who is on either
of the Department’s Lists (UP List and/or List 99), or who is the subject of a
disqualification order from the courts, to apply for, or offer to do any work,
paid or unpaid, in a regulated position.
Extra-Curricular Activities
A broad education,
we believe, values the academic progress of each individual but aims to
complement it with an extensive range of extra-curricular activities.
There is an
impressive variety of flourishing clubs and societies which provide scope for
personal development. They build in our
young people a sense of responsibility, confidence and self-discipline.
A-Z Clubs and Societies
A-Z Sports
Art Hub
Charity Committee
Computing Related Clubs
Debating Society
Drama Club
Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme
Film Club
Junior Language
Club
Maths Challenge and Competitions
Public Speaking
Rotary Interact
Scripture Union
Technology Club
Young Enterprise
Athletics
Badminton
Cricket
Cross-Country
Golf
Hockey
Netball
Rugby
Skiing
Swimming
Tennis