Head of Spanish

Head of Spanish in Barking and Dagenham

Start date: September 2023

Contract: Permanent post

Payscale: MPS – UPS + TLR

Suitable for: A qualified Spanish Teacher with at least 4 years of experience teaching Spanish (UK curriculum). You do not need to have Head of Department experience.

We are supporting a secondary school in Barking and Dagenham that is looking for an experienced Spanish Teacher to join their school in September as Head of Spanish.

About the role

You’ll be working as a Head of Spanish in an inner city growing school. The school opened in 2016 and has opened its 6th form for the first time this September with their first ever cohort of Year 12’s.

The school has just under 1000 pupils with space to grow up to a 10 form entry school to cater for 1900 East London pupils. This is a fantastic time to be joining the school due to the ongoing expansion, there is plenty of room for rapid progression.

Spanish is the ONLY language taught at the school and is widely popular at GCSE and taken by most students.

The school has a huge focus on pastoral support and has created a behaviour policy built on mutual respect. You will be joining a motivated staffing team that has pupil and staff well-being at the heart of what they do.

The school offers an incredibly supportive CPD programme for ALL staff at whatever stage you are at in your career, to allow for progression at a pace that suits you.

• September 2023
• You will be teaching across KS3 – 5
• Lead on CPD within the department
• Review and develop the Spanish curriculum and assessment strategies.
• Use data to be able to identify pupils who would benefit from Interventions within the Spanish department

About you

• A qualified Spanish Teacher with at least 4 years experience teaching British Curriculum
• Demonstrable history of teaching the subject to a high standard to KS3, KS4 and KS5
• Enthusiasm and creativity when delivering lessons to students of all ages and abilities
• Strong background in pastoral support
• Passion for your subject
• QTS (Qualified Teacher Status)

About us:

We are Engage Education, the most trusted education recruitment agency, with professional development and support at our core.

• Get paid in line with national scales (AWR compliant)
• Free CPD sessions
• Your own dedicated consultant
• £150 ’Refer a Friend’ bonus
• Well-being support, travel discounts, and retail offers from our partners

How to apply

You can apply or get in touch with us directly. All applicants require the appropriate qualifications, and all teachers require a formally-recognised teaching qualification.

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