13 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    24 January 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    10 January 2025

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time: 0.2 - one day per week (Friday)

Contract type

Fixed term - remainder of the 2024-25 academic year - Maternity or parental leave cover

Full-time equivalent salary

Between £37,930 and £60,096

What skills and experience we're looking for

A fantastic opportunity to join the thriving MFL department at the London Academy of Excellence Tottenham - the Sunday Times ‘State Sixth Form College of the Year 2020-21’.

LAE Tottenham opened in September 2017 and has more than 750 students on roll as of September 2024. It is an academically selective 16-19 free school harnessing the support of nine independent schools to offer unrivalled educational opportunities to the most ambitious and motivated 16-19 year olds from Haringey and beyond.

The successful applicant will have exceptional subject knowledge(an excellent knowledge of Spanish)and work within the MFL department to inspire aspirational and motivated students and support them to achieve outstanding outcomes.

This role may be suitable for an ECT, or a teacher looking to build their A Level experience in MFL and keen to work with motivated and academic students. Unqualified teachers with passion and subject expertise are also encouraged to apply.

Pay is in the range £37,930 - £60,096 FTE, dependent on experience, using the LAE Tottenham pay scale.

This is a part-time position (0.2) i.e. 1 day a week on Friday. The role is offered on a Fixed-term basis for the remainder of the 2024-25 academic year as it is Maternity cover.

Start date - ASAP

LAE Tottenham

  • Academically selective Sixth Form, opened in September 2017. Results in the top 2% nationally for attainment and progress.
  • Principal Education Sponsor Highgate School and Lead Business Sponsor Tottenham Hotspur Football Club.
  • Partnered by eight other leading independent schools - Alleyn’s, Chigwell, Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’, Harrow, John Lyon, North London Collegiate, Mill Hill and St Dunstan’s College, each offering departmental support, CPD, expertise and shared student experiences.
  • Providing first-class support into top class higher education and employment, focused on academically ambitious young people.
  • Opportunities within the Chrysalis East programme, working with local secondary and primary schools to raise attainment across Tottenham.
  • Housed in a stunning new state of the art school building linked to the Tottenham Hotspur stadium.
  • Sunday Times ‘State Sixth Form College of the Year 2020-21’ and rated "outstanding" in all areas by Ofsted.

What the school offers its staff

LAE Tottenham offers a range of benefits to all directly-employed members of staff, including free breakfast and lunch and access to Benenden Health private healthcare.

We are actively working to close the gap in areas within the school that are currently underrepresented. To better reflect the diversity of Haringey, we especially encourage applications from educators within the Black community, as well as other members of our diverse community,to further enrich all aspects of our school.

The London Academy of Excellence Tottenham is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to this post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Please note that this role is ‘exempt’ from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore, you are required to declare any convictions, cautions, reprimands and final warnings that are not ‘protected’ (i.e. filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Further information is available on theschool's website.

The closing date for applications is Friday, 24 January 2025.

Interviews are scheduled to take place during w/c. 27 January 2025.

(LAET will invite strong candidates to interview as applications come in throughout the designated advertisement period).

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

Please complete the online application.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.
Apply for this job
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

About London Academy of Excellence Tottenham

School type
Free School, ages 16 to 19
Education phase
Sixth_form_or_college
School size
696 pupils enrolled
Age range
16 to 19
Phone number
02083526020

The London Academy of Excellence Tottenham, is an academically selective 16-19 free school opened as part of the redevelopment of White Hart Lane in September 2017.

LAE Tottenham's principal education sponsor is Highgate school and Tottenham Hotspur Football Club acts as the Business Sponsor.

Alongside Highgate, LAE Tottenham also benefits from partnership with eight other leading independent schools from London and the South-East: Alleyn's, Chigwell, Haberdashers’ Aske’s Boys’, Harrow, John Lyon, North London Collegiate, Mill Hill and St Dunstan's.

LAE Tottenham is The Sunday Times Sixth Form College of the Year 2021..

Arranging a visit to London Academy of Excellence Tottenham

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email mark.adams@laetottenham.ac.uk.

School location

Similar jobs nearby

Teacher of Mathematics

Harris Westminster Sixth Form

Steel House, 11 Tothill Street, London, SW1H 9LH

Teacher/Lead Practitioner of Sociology

Harris Rainham Sixth Form

217 Wennington Road, Rainham, RM13 9XA

Teacher/Lead Practitioner of Psychology

Harris Rainham Sixth Form

217 Wennington Road, Rainham, RM13 9XA

SEN Teacher

Leigh Academy Milestone

Ash Road, Longfield, Kent, DA3 8JZ

Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed

Find more school jobs in London