10 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    January 2027

  • Closing date

    19 October 2026 at 9am

  • Date listed

    9 October 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Teacher or lecturer

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Subject

Spanish

Working pattern

Part time

Contract type

Fixed term

Full time equivalent salary

£32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (FTE) Actual Salary: MS1 - UPS3 £26,332.80 - £40,838.40 per annum (0.8 FTE)

Teacher of MFL (Spanish) - Maternity Cover job summary

The successful candidate will be experienced to A level, or alternatively this post is also suitable for new entrants to the profession. At KS3 all students learn either Spanish or French and may continue with the study of languages at KS4, where we follow the Edexcel curriculum. At KS5, students follow the AQA curriculum. At KS3 we follow a bespoke curriculum based on the development and mastery of key communicative functions designed to build confident users of language. Our innovative, passionate team embrace the Conti pedagogy using listening and extensive processing instruction as the main tool of language acquisition.

John Taylor Free School is an inclusive school with a positive approach to wellbeing. We offer the following support to staff:

  • Personalised professional learning each week
  • A coaching culture
  • Shared resources, Schemes of Learning and Curriculum Plans
  • A ‘life-friendly’ approach to teaching

If you have a passion for excellence and share our vision, we can offer you the opportunity to be part of a successful and progressive Trust, which is committed to ensuring learning is at the heart of all we do.

This position is a maternity cover from January 2027 until July 2027. If you would like to discuss this role further, please contact Mrs Sian Byrne, by emailing hr@johntaylorfreeschool.co.uk or telephoning 01283 247823.

This is post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974.

Please note if you are shortlisted, an online search will be carried out before interview which may identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which we might want to explore with you at interview. Please review our Privacy Notice for Job Applicants for the lawful basis for processing and retention.

John Taylor MAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Pre-employment checks include an enhanced disclosure and barring service check as a requirement of this post. Our Safeguarding Policy is available on our website, and we encourage applicants to review it before applying.

Please review our Recruitment Pack on the school website before submitting your application.

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

This Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced disclosure and barring service check is a requirement of this post. A copy of our Safeguarding Policy is available to view on our website.

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 John Taylor Free School

Organisation type
Free School, ages 11 to 19
Education phase
Secondary school
Size
1315 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 19
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Website
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John Taylor Free School is an inclusive school with a positive approach to wellbeing. We offer the following support to staff: 
• Personalised professional learning each week 
• A coaching culture 
• Shared resources, Schemes of Learning and Curriculum Plans 
• A ‘life-friendly’ approach to teaching 
JTMAT does not hold a sponsor licence and therefore, cannot employ an individual outside of the UK unless they have settled/pre-settled status or indefinite leave to remain.

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