Teacher of Spanish and French

The Tiffin Girls' School, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, KT2 5PL

10 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 June 2026

• Closing date

  26 January 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  16 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Subject: Languages
• Working pattern: Full time: School teaching hours 08.15 - 15.15
• Contract type: Fixed term - temporary up to 1 year - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Pay scale: M1 to UPS3

What skills and experience we're looking for

Candidates suitable for the role will:

• be confident in teaching Spanish to Key Stage 4 students and French to KS3 students.
• be confident in teaching to high achieving students
• be an excellent classroom practitioner
• be willing to use a range of strategies to teach across the ability range
• be passionate about personal and professional development and demonstrate a willingness to engage with the findings of evidence-based research through our whole school CPD programme
• help extend and enrich students’ school experiences beyond the curriculum
• have the ability to communicate effectively with staff, students and parents

What the school offers its staff

We can offer:

• the opportunity to join highly successful and collaborative Spanish department with a range of expertise
• a well-established curriculum with high quality lesson resources available for all key stages
• a stimulating and creative environment in a school where extra-curricular activities flourish
• a diverse workplace, with an engaged student and staff community who are currently collaborating on a review of the school’s approach to equality, diversity and inclusion
• a two-week October half term
• a caring environment where the work-life balance of teachers is proactively supported by the governors and senior leadership team.
• a wide range of online paid resources to support teaching and learning
• numerous other benefits (please see our attached information pack)

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.

Join our thriving Modern Languages department as a temporary Teacher of Spanish and French. We are looking for a knowledgeable professional who would relish the opportunity to inspire our highly motivated, engaged and hardworking student body. The school greatly values the unique contribution languages brings to our curriculum and to developing students’ cultural literacy and 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. Reflecting this engagement, both languages departments supported the achievement of an outstanding set of results in the summer with 91% of GCSE grades at 9-8, and 100% A*-A at A level in Spanish and 86% of GCSE grades at 9-8, and 100% A*-A at A level in French. Both departments are ably supported by a specialist Foreign Language Assistant.

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.

Applying for the job

This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Upload additional documents

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

Spanish & French - Recruitment Information pack (teaching staff), 2026.pdf - 754 KB (opens in new tab)

About The Tiffin Girls' School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1256 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Tiffin Girls' School website
• Email address: recruitment@tiffingirls.org
• Phone number: 020 8546 0773
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-tiffin-girls-school

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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