37 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2026

  • Closing date

    2 May 2026 at 12:59am

  • Date listed

    26 March 2026

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Subject

Spanish

Working pattern

Part time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£37,872.00 - £56,154.00 Annually (FTE) Part Time 0.8FTE

Part Time 0.8FTE Teacher of Spanish (KS3-4) job summary

The Role

We wish to appoint a part-time Modern Foreign languages teacher to teach Spanish at KS3 and KS4. Successful applicants would be joining an outstanding, friendly and well-established department. This would be an exciting opportunity to work within an ambitious and supportive department in a high achieving school.

Our students follow the AQA syllabus at GCSE and at A Level.

All classes are taught in mixed ability groups from Year 7 upwards.
The MFL Department achieves outstanding results at all key stages.

About Trinity Catholic High School

Trinity Catholic High School is a mixed, voluntary aided Catholic school in the Diocese of Brentwood, proudly serving the community for more than fifty years. Situated in the heart of Woodford, Trinity provides a welcoming, calm and purposeful environment where students are nurtured, inspired and encouraged to flourish. Rooted in Gospel values and guided by the principles of Catholic Social Teaching, we are committed to forming compassionate, confident and socially responsible young people.

Our students benefit from a strong tradition of academic excellence, outstanding pastoral care and a wide range of enrichment opportunities that enable every individual to grow in character, develop their talents and make a meaningful contribution to society.

We are seeking a professional who is:

  • An enthusiastic Modern Foreign Languages specialist with the ability to teach Spanish across Key Stage 3 and 4.

  • Passionate about Modern Foreign Languages and has excellent subject knowledge.

  • Ambitious and committed to the very highest standards of student learning.

  • Keen to challenge and enthuse our diverse student population.

  • An excellent classroom practitioner with a drive for self-improvement and development.

  • We can offer the successful candidate:

  • An opportunity to work with an experienced Headteacher and forward-thinking and supportive Senior Leadership Team

  • A pleasant environment conducive to high quality teaching and learning with friendly and motivated staff across the school

  • A caring and affirming culture and ethos with a staff social committee who regularly organise events to enhance this

  • Opportunities for professional development and progression including support for NPQs

  • Well-resourced and well-managed departments with a collaborative attitude to classroom management and commitment to raising standards and securing achievement for all students

  • Well behaved students that are keen to achieve and are respectful of their teachers.

  • Support for staff wellbeing through access to SAS wellbeing services, including
    o 24 hour GP helpline
    o Health screening service
    o Medical support services
    o Physiotherapy
    o Counselling
    Fair allowances for staff requiring leave of absence beyond that relating to illness

    • Non-contact time which is above the national minimum requirement of 10% of timetable

    • Cycle to Work schemes

    Your Application

    The school can only accept applications made on our school application form or by using the on-line TES Apply Now function. The completed form should be submitted via email to recruitment@tchs.org.uk. Download our application form: https://www.tchs.org.uk/about-us/employment/

    Early applications are welcome

    We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils. Candidates must be willing to undergo child protection screening. This will be to obtaining a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Check (DBS). Further details of this can be found on our website: https://www.tchs.org.uk/about-us/safeguarding/All applicants will be subject to social media checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2024.

    Applicants must provide 2-3 referees, including one with access to their employment records. Consent must be obtained from referees. Please refer to the Notes for Applicants guidelines for full details.

    We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a volume of suitable applicants. Please note that only candidates selected for shortlisting will be contacted, due to the high volume of applications.

    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 Questionnaire
    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.

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    About Trinity Catholic High School

    School type
    Local authority maintained school, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
    Education phase
    Secondary school
    School size
    1598 pupils enrolled
    Age range
    11 to 18
    Ofsted report
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    Trinity Catholic High School is large Catholic comprehensive school situated in the London Borough of Redbridge and within the Diocese of Brentwood. Ofsted have ranked us as ‘outstanding’ on 5 consecutive occasions and we have a reputation for excellence in all aspects of our service to the children in our school and the wider community. Our school’s inspection reports can be viewed on this link: www.tchs.org.uk/about-us/inspections. The highest standards relating to Teaching and Learning are a feature of daily life at Trinity and these significantly and positively impact student progress and attainment. Trinity’s Section 48 report (January 2020) states that “Trinity Catholic High School is an outstanding school and a beacon of high-quality Catholic education. It has an excellent reputation in the local community and beyond and it is rightly seen as a flagship school for the Diocese of Brentwood”. The report also emphasises that “Catholic life at Trinity Catholic High School is outstanding and is of the highest quality” and “Every aspect of Collective Worship at the school is outstanding".

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