Teacher of Spanish
The Deanes, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 2TD9 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2027
Closing date
8 October 2026 at 8am
Date listed
25 September 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher or lecturer
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Spanish
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £34,071.00 - £52,839.00 Annually (FTE) MPS/UPS
Teacher of Spanish job summary
Nos encantaría que formaras parte de nuestro colegio!
We are seeking to appoint an outstanding, passionate Teacher of Spanish who can inspire our pupils by delivering engaging, high-quality lessons and developing a genuine enthusiasm for languages and cultures. If you’re an experienced teacher ready for a new challenge, we’ve got something special for you.
Spanish will be at the heart of your teaching. We want someone who can bring the language to life, building pupils’ confidence to communicate while developing strong foundations in vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, listening, reading, speaking and writing. We want pupils to see Spanish not simply as a subject on their timetable, but as a language they can actually use - and a window into different countries, cultures and ways of life.
You’ll teach across KS3 and KS4, helping pupils progress from those first tentative conversations to expressing increasingly complex ideas with confidence, accuracy and independence. You’ll understand that successful language learning is built over time: carefully chosen vocabulary, explicit teaching, plenty of purposeful practice and regular opportunities to retrieve and use what pupils have learned.
Relationships matter here. One of the greatest advantages of being a small school is simple: every pupil is known. You won’t just know the names on your register. You’ll get to know the young people behind them - what motivates them, what they find difficult and when they need challenging.
Being small also means that staff have a visible impact. Ideas can become action quickly, colleagues know and support one another, and everyone plays a meaningful part in shaping the wider life of the school. We’re looking for a team player: someone who values working alongside colleagues, shares ideas and expertise, supports others and is willing to get involved beyond their own classroom. If you enjoy being part of a close-knit team where everyone contributes, you’ll thrive here.
We believe excellent teaching develops when teachers have the time and space to think deeply about their practice. That’s why professional development happens every week. Our weekly PD sessions give colleagues regular opportunities to explore teaching and learning, share practice, deepen subject knowledge and think together about what will make the biggest difference to our pupils. We’re embedding the use of StepLab to support this work by helping us turn evidence-informed ideas into deliberate practice, reflection and practical improvements in the classroom.
We’re after someone who loves the classroom, thrives on making learning stick, and knows how to build pupils’ confidence to communicate in another language. Someone who can make the intricacies of Spanish grammar feel achievable, who understands that mistakes are part of learning a language, and who can create a classroom where pupils are willing to have a go.
If you believe great teaching changes lives - and that learning another language can broaden horizons - we want to hear from you. This isn’t a role for spectators. We want someone who rolls up their sleeves, gets stuck in, and makes people feel both supported and challenged.
What you’ll need:
A strong track record of making real improvements in your own school(s)
Strong subject knowledge and a passion for Spanish language and culture
A willingness to try, reflect, refine, and try again - and get others to do the same
Excellent people skills and a commitment to working as part of a team
The flexibility to go with the flow - school improvement can be messy
For more information, including information about our school and the job description/person specification for the role, please click HERE to view our Recruitment Pack.
The school reserves the right to close the listing at any time and shortlist earlier if strong candidates apply earlier in the process.
Further information about the job
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 will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About The Deanes
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 588 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- Website
- The Deanes website
The Deanes is part of the Challenger Multi-Academy Trust, which is in an exciting period of growth with schools in Bedfordshire and Essex. The Deanes is a small secondary school where each and every one of our students can feel happy, respected and known as an individual within our safe and accepting community. We aim to create a positive and respectful environment for all members of The Deanes, with consistently high expectations and standards. Our curriculum caters for individual strengths and needs, enabling every student to make outstanding progress and provide them with extensive opportunities for personal development.
The well-being of our staff is a high priority. All staff at The Deanes have access to high quality training to further develop their teaching practice. Staff can take advantage of free gym membership and we are fortunate to have an onsite children’s nursery which may be able to accommodate your childcare needs.
The Deanes is well situated in South East Essex, with good links to public transport. We are situated within ten minutes of Benfleet and Rayleigh Rail Stations, where a 45 minute train journey will take you into London. There is also ample car parking onsite.
The Deanes is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be subject to DBS clearance.
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