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  • Job start date

    1 September 2020

  • Closing date

    27 January 2020 at 9am

  • Date listed

    9 January 2020

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full-time equivalent salary

Main pay range 1 to Upper pay range 3, £28,355 to £44,541 per year (full-time equivalent)

Additional allowances

All of our employees enjoy a range of benefits, with some specific benefits for teaching staff:

• Two week October half term
• Free tea and coffee in the staffroom with regular ‘treat days’ eg Fruit Friday
• Pleasant working environment on the outskirts of the busy town of Kingston upon Thames with easy access to London and the surrounding Surrey countryside
• Free on-site parking
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Childcare vouchers (salary sacrifice scheme)
• Enhanced maternity benefits and consideration given to flexible working where possible
• Free at the point of use counselling
• Free lunch and refreshments on Inset days
• A busy Staff Association who arrange social event

Teaching Staff benefits:

• Membership of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme
• Generous Teaching & Learning Responsibility allowances to recognise positions of responsibility
• The opportunity to participate in a wide range of working parties to enhance and influence working practices and pedagogy irrespective of your experience
• A structured CPD programme with elements of selective CPD so that you can tailor your personal development to meet your needs

SPANISH AND FRENCH TEACHER job summary

SPANISH AND FRENCH TEACHER
MPS/UPR (Outer London)
Part time (0.6 FTE)
Required from September 2020

Would you like to use your excellent dual language skills teaching highly motivated students in one of the foremost state schools in the country? We’re looking to appoint a teacher of Spanish and French who would relish the opportunity to inspire our highly motivated, articulate and diligent student body. The school greatly values the contribution that the study of languages brings to its curriculum offer and to the all-round development of the students, helping them flourish as global citizens.

Both Spanish and French are popular subject choices at GCSE and A Level, with a number pursuing dual language GCSEs. Our languages departments supported the achievement of an extraordinary set of grades in the summer with 91% of Spanish and 72% of French GCSE grades respectively at level 9-8, and 100% and 71% A*-A in Spanish and French respectively at A level. Both languages are ably supported by specialist Foreign Language Assistants.

Candidates suitable for the role will:
• be confident in teaching Spanish to A level, and both Spanish and French to GCSE
• be confident in teaching both languages to high achieving students
• be an excellent classroom practitioner, who is prepared to engage with evidence based research in their teaching
• have the ability to communicate effectively with staff, students and parents
• contribute to an extensive and thriving extracurricular programme

We can offer you:
• the opportunity to join highly successful languages departments with a wide range of experience and expertise
• a stimulating and creative environment in a school where extra-curricular activities flourish and teachers are encouraged to introduce new and innovative activities
• a CPD provision tailored to your needs focusing on areas of research and development
• a supportive environment where the work-life balance of teachers is proactively promoted
• a two week October half term
• numerous other benefits (please see our attached information pack)


The Tiffin Girls’ School is ideally situated just fifteen minutes’ walk from Kingston upon Thames town centre and mainline station (Zone 6). For further information about our school please see our web site on www.tiffingirls.org Please apply using the downloadable application form on this page or available on our website, or contact the school office. Please note that CV’s will not be accepted.

Closing date: 9am Monday 27 January 2020
Interviews: Friday 31 January 2020

The Tiffin Girls’ School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share and support this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to both a full employment history and child protection check, and will also be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring (criminal record) check.

Commitment to safeguarding

The Tiffin Girls’ School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share and support this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to both a full employment history and child protection check, and will also be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring (criminal record) check.

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About The Tiffin Girls' School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
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School size
1232 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18

The Tiffin Girls’ School, a selective state school and stand-alone Academy, is a vibrant and happy community where the students take centre stage. The school is currently home to 1,235 students, aged between 11 and 18, and is now into its 143rd year. The school is a six form entry selective school, with 180 students in each year group and over 340 in the Sixth Form.
The school prides itself on encouraging students to aspire to do the best in everything they do, whether that be: academic excellence, a passion and enthusiasm for the creative and performing arts, sporting prowess, or student leadership. A broad and challenging curriculum sits alongside a stimulating and rewarding range of extracurricular activities, many of which are student-led, and these elements of school life combine to develop inquisitive, confident, dynamic and successful young people ready for their future lives as global citizens.

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