Teacher of Spanish
King's Leadership Academy Warrington, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 4PF15 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
22 April 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
4 April 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Modern Languages
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS/UPS
Teacher of Spanish job summary
This is a fantastic opportunity for a driven and compassionate teacher to join a mission-led team and make a meaningful difference in a vibrant, high-performing school.
King’s Leadership Academy Warrington, part of the Great Schools Trust and ranked No. 2 nationally for most improved multi-academy trust, is seeking an inspirational and dedicated Spanish Teacherwho is passionate about their subject, committed to student success, and thrives in a collaborative and values-driven environment. You’ll be part of a supportive, forward-thinking academy where character, leadership and academic excellence sit at the heart of our work.
Located on a 30-acre greenfield site, King’s Warrington is a non-selective free school delivering a world-class education. Our school is founded on international research and traditional values, emphasising character education, leadership, and academic rigour.
Our motto, *Credimus*—We Believe—reflects our unshakable belief in our students, staff, and the future we’re building together.
About the Role
The MFL faculty is a forward-thinking, scholarly community where innovative teachers nurture and inspire talented students. For the successful candidate, this represents a unique opportunity to join an exceptional team and help shape the future of a thriving department. Our curriculum is dynamic, knowledge-based, and deeply engaging, with students of all ages genuinely enjoying their Spanish lessons. Departmental resources and schemes of work are of the highest quality, supporting teachers through efficient marking systems and research-driven pedagogy, which contribute to a healthy work-life balance.
At King's, we take a distinctive approach to education, emphasising the development of character and leadership skills alongside academic achievement. Our students are hardworking, conscientious, and an absolute pleasure to teach, creating a positive and supportive environment. This is a rare opportunity for the successful candidate to join a compassionate team of outstanding practitioners who are dedicated to each other’s well-being and the success of every student.
What Our Staff Say
At King’s Warrington, our staff don’t just work together, they thrive together. Here’s what they told us in our most recent anonymous Edurio Staff Survey (Sept 2024):
- 89% would recommend our school to parents as a good place for their children to study
- 83% would recommend our school as a *great* place to work
- 88% say our school is *very* or *completely* safe in terms of student behaviour
- 77% rate behaviour across the school as *good* or *extremely good*
“The support I get from colleagues and leadership is exceptional.”
“There’s a strong sense of community, shared goals, and open communication.”
Why Join Us?
- Ofsted Outstanding since September 2019 - recent section 8 inspection April 2025 attached
- Supportive, aligned staff culture – a school where values are lived, not laminated
- Exceptional CPD offer – including coaching, trust-wide leadership development, and team-building
- Wellbeing-first approach – with access to **BUPA Employee Assistance Programme**
- Opportunities for growth across a nationally recognised and expanding MAT
- Modern, tech-forward learning environment – every student has access to a personal tablet
- Smaller class sizes and year groups – allowing you to truly connect with students
Who We're Looking For
We want an inspirational Spanish Teacher with:
- Strong subject knowledge and a passion for learning languages.
- The ability to engage and motivate students.
- High expectations for academic achievement and personal development.
Ready to Apply?
Please read the Job Description and Person Specification (attached in the recruitment pack) before applying. For further information or an informal chat, reach out to Stacey Perrie at s.perrie@kingswarrington.com.
Safeguarding Commitment
King’s Leadership Academy Warrington is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All appointments are subject to enhanced DBS checks, references, and vetting procedures as outlined in our safer recruitment policy.
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
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About King's Leadership Academy Warrington
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 789 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- King's Leadership Academy Warrington website
“King’s Warrington – Winner of the first National Character Award”
King’s is an 11-18 school that was founded on traditional values. The school is highly regarded and significantly oversubscribed. In the 2018 national performance tables, King's was ranked in the top 2% of schools in the North West.
We are unique in our approach in that we seek to develop character and leadership skills in our students. Every student at the school is conscientious, hardworking and an absolute pleasure to teach - our staff never have ‘Sunday night dread’. For the successful candidate, this represents a rare opportunity to join a caring team of outstanding practitioners, dedicated to each other’s well-being and the future of every child.
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