Head of Spanish
Burntwood School, London, SW17 0AQ4 days remaining to apply
Start date details
Commencing: September 2025
Closing date
14 March 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
4 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 5
Subjects
- French, Spanish
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Teachers’ Pay Scale (Inner London)
Additional allowances
plus TLR 2.2 allowance (currently £5,641/year)
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated, committed, and inspiring Languages Teacher who can be the Head of Spanish for our Languages Cluster from September 2025.
The successful candidate will:
- Have a good relevant first degree and be QTS qualified by the start date;
- Have the subject knowledge to teach Spanish to A-Level and French to KS3
- Proven experience of teaching A-Level Spanish
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, enabling you to collaborate effectively with colleagues, students, and external stakeholders.
- A passion for education and a commitment to student success, with a demonstrated track record of fostering a positive and engaging learning environment.
- An understanding of current curriculum requirements and the ability to adapt teaching methods to meet the needs of diverse learners.
- A strong commitment to professional development, with a willingness to continuously enhance your knowledge and skills.
- Be able to motivate and inspire students;
- Be committed to working successfully as a member of a team;
- Have strong organisational and interpersonal skills.
What the school offers its staff
Burntwood is a popular, highly successful, multi-cultural school. We put equality, safeguarding and inclusion at the heart of our ethos. Burntwood has a strong corporate identity characterised by our firm commitment to the UNICEF Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Further details about the role
The successful candidate will be expected to teach both French and Spanish to KS3 and Spanish to A- level as well as leading the development of Spanish to ensure that achievement, teaching, the curriculum and leadership and management in Spanish all remain first-class. Managing the design, evaluation and development of the curriculum is a major component of this post. Also included is a contribution to personnel management and development, student engagement, the Cluster Curriculum Team and performance management.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS check.
How to apply
To apply for this role, please select 'QUICK APPLY' on the TES recruitment website: Head of Spanish, Wandsworth - Tes Jobs to complete and submit an application. CVs or any other form of application will not be accepted.
Should you require any other details please contact our HR team at recruitment@burntwoodschool.com
Closing date for applications is Friday 14th March 2025, 1pm.
The interview date is to be confirmed.
Burntwood - An Academy for Girls
Burntwood Lane,
London, SW17 0AQ
Tel: 020 8946 6201
Email: info@burntwoodschool.com
Website: www.burntwoodschool.com
Roll: 1,544 (Sixth Form 413)
Principal: Mrs Helen Shorrock BSc PGCE
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS check.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@burntwoodschool.com
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Burntwood School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1539 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Burntwood School website
- Email address
- recruitment@burntwoodschool.com
Burntwood is a highly successful academy for girls. We are an 11-19 comprehensive school with 1500+ students, of whom 450 are in our mixed Sixth Form. The majority of our students progress to our Sixth Form and the vast majority then on to university and higher education.
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