Head of MFL

Tamworth Enterprise College and AET Academy, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B77 2NE

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  27 May 2025 at 2:43pm

• Date listed

  13 May 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Head of department or curriculum
• Visa sponsorship: Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £31650 - £43607 per annum

Head of MFL job summary

Salary: £31,650 - £43,607 + £5,000 TLR + well-being cash plan + pension + additional Lift Schools benefits
Hours: Part-time (3 days) or full-time with a 8.20am - 3.20pm working day (no afterschool meetings)
Contract type: Permanent
Start date: September 2025

An exciting part or full-time opportunity to shape and lead the Spanish department to achieve great results in a 8.20am - 3.20pm working day.

Your new school
Lift Schools is an ambitious MAT of 57 schools, 10 in the Midlands, and we pride ourselves on providing the best training and career progression. Part of Lift Schools, Tamworth Enterprise College (TEC) are on an exciting journey and have recently secured 'Good' in Ofsted - in all areas. TEC is led by a welcoming and dedicated Head of School, Jonathan Spears, who has successfully built a purposeful atmosphere around the school where pupils focus on their learning well.

Your new role
This is an exciting opportunity for an established Spanish teacher to shape and lead the Spanish department to achieve great results. This is a rare opportunity, reporting directly to the Head of School, and managing a brilliant newly qualified teacher, you will be fully supported where necessary. We are looking for someone who has the drive and capability to design and deliver an engaging and fun learning environment.

What you'll need to succeed
You will be a confident teacher of Spanish who has a track record of delivering excellence. You will have a successful track record of improving the education of pupils and know what excellent education looks like in a classroom. Whether you're in your first few years of teaching or your tenth, you will be warmly welcomed and supported here.

Who is Lift Schools?
We're a diverse and inclusive network of schools with one clear mission; to provide an excellent education to every child - in every classroom, every day. And we do this across each of our 57 schools. As with our pupils, we want our team to be empowered to do their best work, supported by the best leadership they've ever had.

We offer you:
Comprehensive training: Access to some of the best developmental training to boost your career.
Generous benefits: From your pension plan to healthcare and financial support, we've got you covered.
Lifestyle perks: Enjoy discounted gym memberships, travel deals, and even electric vehicle incentives.
Please don't wait until the closing date to apply as we will review applications as we receive them.

Interview date: we will review and interview as soon as applications are submitted so please be quick!

If you would like a confidential discussion before applying and/or a tour of the school please contact us.

All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.
Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Commitment to safeguarding

Academies Enterprise Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a robust, fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Applying for the job

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

CVs are not accepted.

Skilled Worker visas can 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.

About Tamworth Enterprise College and AET Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 620 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Tamworth Enterprise College and AET Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/tamworth-enterprise-college-and-aet-academy

We are an inclusive, supportive academy; we value and champion the diversity of our community and are ambitious for all students to have a happy, successful school career at the academy.

We are a caring academy and go above and beyond to make sure that we remove barriers that any student may face: all students are greeted by staff at the gate and as they enter threshold we offer equipment and uniform to any student that need them. The remarkable staff at TEC are dedicated to ensuring that all students are safe, that they settle into the academy well and any concerns are addressed to not only support learning but also support student wellbeing and mental health.

The academy has never been in such a strong position to provide the best education possible to our young people. We are fully staffed with committed, talented and enthusiastic professionals eager to deliver the very best education.

We look forward to welcoming all students into the academy and will continue to develop all of our students to be the best that they can be.

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