Head of Spanish

Burntwood School, London, SW17 0AQ

14 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  17 April 2026

• Closing date

  1 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  17 April 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Head of department or curriculum
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Subject: Spanish
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Teachers’ Pay Scale (Inner London) plus TLR 2.2

Head of Spanish job summary

• Role: Head of Spanish
• Work Pattern: Full Time, Monday to Friday
  
• Salary Grade: Teachers’ Pay Scale (Inner London) plus TLR 2.2 allowance (currently £5,867/year)
  
• Reporting to: Head of Cluster
  
• Commencing: September 2026
  

We are seeking to appoint an exceptional, motivated and inspiring Languages Teacher to join our team from September 2026, who will also take on the role of Head of Spanish within our Languages Cluster.

The successful candidate will teach French and Spanish at Key Stage 3 and Spanish through to A Level. They will lead the strategic development of Spanish, ensuring that student achievement, teaching quality, curriculum design, and leadership and management remain exceptional.

A key aspect of the role is the ongoing design, evaluation, and refinement of the Spanish curriculum. The post also includes contributing to staff development, student engagement, the Cluster Curriculum Team, and performance management processes.

The successful candidate will:

• Hold a relevant degree and Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) by the start date

• Demonstrate strong subject knowledge, with the ability to teach Spanish to A Level and French at Key Stage 3

• Have proven experience teaching A Level Spanish

• Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, enabling effective collaboration with colleagues, students, and external stakeholders

• Show a genuine passion for education and a clear commitment to securing strong outcomes for students

• Demonstrate a strong understanding of current curriculum requirements and the ability to adapt teaching to meet the needs of all learners

• Be committed to ongoing professional development and continuous improvement

Burntwood is a popular, highly successful and diverse school, where equality, safeguarding and inclusion are central to our ethos. We have a strong corporate identity, underpinned by our commitment to the UNICEF Convention on the Rights of the Child.

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.

We particularly welcome applications from under-represented groups including gender, ethnicity, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.

How to apply

Please note, we are only accepting applications through our career site.

Applications must be completed and submitted no later than 9am on Friday 1st May 2026.

The interview date is to be confirmed.

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

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

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 Burntwood School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1472 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Burntwood School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/burntwood-school

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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