Head of Department - MFL - Spanish

Newhouse Academy, Heywood, Lancashire, OL10 2NT

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2027

• Closing date

  5 October 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  23 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Head of department or curriculum
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £41,527 to £59,659 per year

Head of Department - MFL - Spanish job summary

Head of Department – MFL - Spanish

Are you ready to lead, inspire, and elevate a thriving MFL department? We want to meet you!

We are seeking an inspiring and ambitious Head of Spanish to lead our successful department and drive the continued development of modern foreign languages across the Academy.

Who You Are

We are looking for a leader who values excellence as much as empathy. You are:

• An Inspiring Leader: You have the ability to build, nurture, and grow high-performing teams, fostering a culture of collaboration.

• A Strategic Thinker: You use data to identify opportunities, drive performance, and ensure every student has an ambitious progression route.

• A Champion for Inclusivity: You are committed to student wellbeing and ensuring that every learner - regardless of background - has the support they need to succeed.

• Values-Driven: You embody our core pillars of Aspiration, Integrity, and Respect.

Why Newhouse Academy?

• Ambitious Environment: Our students want to be here, and they are hungry for the opportunities you will create.

• Proven Excellence: We are proud winners of the “Careers Mark,” a testament to our dedication to our students’ futures.

• Thinking about your first leadership role? We have all been there and the depth of expertise you will be able to pull from at Newhouse Academy should be an exciting prospect. 

Join our Team!

We encourage you to get in touch to arrange a visit to come and see our facilities and meet Our People. You can do this by emailing recruitment@newhouseacademy.co.uk.

We offer:

• Membership of the Teachers’ Pension scheme

• Funded CPD for nationally recognised qualifications

• Internal coaching programme 

• An optional health package which includes access to GP appointments, money back on; eye tests, prescriptions and more

• Free use of brand new gym facilities

• Staff activities, including a Wellbeing Café

• Free, on site staff car parking
  

Hours: Full time equivalent

Salary: £41,527 to £59,659 (current salary pending the national teacher pay award)

Contract type: Permanent

Start date: January 2027

Closing date for applications: 5th October 2026 at 10.00am

Interviews: Week commencing 5th October 2026.

To apply for this position, please complete the application form and any supporting  documents and email them to recruitment@newhouseacademy.co.uk by the closing date/time. 

Newhouse Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults, children and young people, and expects all staff to share this commitment.  The information requested for applicants is considered to be objectively justified to comply with government guidance on safer recruitment in such areas.  Appointment to this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring check.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
Childcare Disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
Medical
Online and Social Media
Prohibition from Teaching
Right to Work
Satisfactory References
Suitability to Work with Children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Newhouse Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 974 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Newhouse Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/newhouse-academy

Improvements have only been achieved by working together on a clear vision and looking after our biggest asset, our staff. We started with WHY? Why should you want to work at Newhouse? The answer is, our people. We come to work to support our students and fellow colleagues. We create an environment of high expectations that means our people treat each other with respect. When you have a bad day, we have your back. We work hard together and develop leaders that in turn develop other leaders both at staffing and student level.

We enjoy our jobs but also understand that education can be a harsh environment, but by working as a team we can solve things together.

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