Secondary school Welsh Lead Teacher

Salary: MPR / UPR

About the Role
The ability to speak Welsh is essential for this post.

Permanent position or secondment with a minimum commitment of 3 days per week - please specify your preference in your application. Any secondment must be agreed by your Headteacher and Governing Body.

As part of the Education Portfolio, you will work within the values and strategic objectives of Wrexham County Borough Council. You will contribute to the work of the School Improvement Service and the Welsh Advisory Service, supporting the local authority and its schools to strengthen the ethos, teaching and learning of Welsh.

You will:
• Lead on the Siarter Iaith/Cymraeg Campus programme within Wrexham secondary schools.
• Support the development of Welsh and school improvement to ensure high-quality education for all learners.
• Help create a positive, supportive and ambitious environment for all Wrexham secondary schools.
• Provide effective advice, support and training to schools on their improvement journey.
• Support GCSE provision.
• Lead and further develop the authority's provision for learners who are on their Welsh language learning journey.
• Lead a network of secondary schools in completing the Cymraeg Campus programme, supporting them with immersion approaches.
• Model effective practice.
• Support schools in securing strong progress and outcomes for learners studying Welsh.

The Education and Youth Portfolio plays a central role in raising standards, ensuring pupil progress and providing high-quality provision for all.

Main Responsibilities

• Support the delivery of the Council's Welsh in Education Strategic Plan and any related national strategies, including Cymraeg 2050.
• Work in partnership with Wrexham schools to provide advice and support on Welsh-language immersion teaching and learning, in line with statutory requirements and policies.
• Contribute to the development and delivery of continuous professional learning in language-learning methodology, including professional learning networks, to improve provision and raise standards.
• Support the design and delivery of targeted programmes that address identified and prioritised needs within schools - both Welsh-medium and English-medium.
• Maintain and develop subject expertise by researching current resources, methodologies and digital tools for the teaching and learning of Welsh.
• Strengthen language continuity and progression across phases through effective transition arrangements and by ensuring a seamless thread between primary and secondary education.
• Support schools in planning the structured development of Welsh across the curriculum and in sharing effective practice in teaching, learning and assessment.
• Collaborate with colleagues at county, regional and national levels through relevant working groups and consultative activities.
• Lead team meetings, share best practice, and report on completed work in a timely and accurate manner.
• Take responsibility for continuing professional development and undertake any other reasonable duties commensurate with the role.

Special Working Conditions

The role involves working with teachers in the classroom from time to time and contributing to and leading professional learning to develop all aspects of language provision.
• The nature of the work may require the post holder to work outside normal working hours on occasion.
• The post holder may be required to attend training courses, conferences, seminars or other meetings from time to time, according to their own development needs and those of the service.
• This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.
• Membership of the Education Workforce Council (EWC) is required.
• The post holder must hold Business Insurance Car User status in accordance with Council policy.
• Expenses will be paid in accordance with local terms and conditions of service.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and energetic teacher who can collaborate effectively and positively as part of a team.

The Council welcomes applications from suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, sex, disability, sexual orientation, religious belief or age.

The Council is committed to developing its bilingual workforce and welcomes applications from candidates who can demonstrate the ability to work in both Welsh and English. Applications submitted in Welsh will be treated no less favourably than those submitted in English.
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