KS5 Spanish Teacher

KS5 Qualified Spanish Teacher - Sixth Form School - Permanent - Lambeth - Sept 24

Post Title: KS5 Spanish Teacher - KS5 only
Contract Schedule: Monday-Friday, Term-Time
Contract type: Permanent
Salary: £38,745-£49,666 - Inner London MPS1-MPS6
Start Date: September 2024
Location: Lambeth, London

We are looking for an inspiring and energetic Teacher of Spanish who is as passionate about developing their students as people as they are about their subject. As a teacher at our Lambeth Sixth Form, you will join a dedicated and dynamic team of teachers and staff in supporting our fantastic students in our growing school in September 2024.

We are looking for a teacher for whom Spanish comes first; someone who can:
• Teach Spanish, enthusiastically and infectiously
• Make sure all students develop a deep understanding of and love for the subject
• Assess and intervene so that students reach the top grades
• Share a passion for pedagogy with other teachers, both within and outside science
• Develop and adapt the classroom curriculum to meet students' needs
• Encourage students' self-confidence and a commitment to their future so that they see and seize opportunities for personal, professional and academic growth
• Guide, lead, monitor and support a group of students as a form tutor
• Contribute to a wider passion for learning and the enrichment curriculum.
We encourage and welcome any applicant who meets the majority of our criteria to apply. Any additional languages with experience teaching at KS5 are desirable but not essential.
• To implement and deliver an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant, and differentiated curriculum for students and to support a designated curriculum area as appropriate.
• To monitor and support the overall progress and development of students as a teacher/form tutor
• To facilitate and encourage a learning experience which provides students with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential
• To contribute to raising standards of student attainment
• To share and support the academy's responsibility to provide and monitor opportunities for personal and academic growth

Your main areas of responsibility will fall under the areas of:
• Operational and strategic planning (including lesson planning, developing resources and syllabuses, and contributing to the departmental plan)
• Curriculum planning
• Staff development (including continuing professional development and engaging fully in the Performance Management Review process)
• Quality assurance (including contributing to the process of monitoring and evaluating the subject area)
• Management of information (including maintaining appropriate records and tracking student progress)
• Communications with students, parents and other stakeholders
• Pastoral system (including being a form tutor to a selected group of students)
• Teaching, ensuring a high quality learning experience for students

Qualifications & Experience
The successful candidate will:
• Hold QTS (or equivalent) and a relevant undergraduate degree
• Have successful teaching experience at secondary level (can be teaching practice), ideally including experience in multi-ethnic urban schools and of working in an 11-18 school
• Understand the theory and practice of effective teaching and learning
• Understand the importance of high expectations and equality of access for all students, and of being a tutor
• Have knowledge of National Curriculum requirements at KS5, and of writing lesson plans, developing resources and assessing students' work
• Be able to work as part of a team and to develop and maintain positive relationships with all staff
• Have a good level of ICT skills, ideally including innovative use of interactive white boards
• Be able to create a motivating and safe learning environment for all students
• Be able to communicate positively with parents, carers, and other external agencies where necessary
• Have good written and spoken communication skills
• Be able to lead and manage their own work effectively
• Have excellent time management skills
• Be able to motivate students and raise their aspirations through a range of strategies

Apply for this KS5 Spanish Teacher role by sending your CV to Sally at Clarus Education. You will be contacted by your personal consultant (if shortlisted)!

We are dedicated to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. You will have a safeguarding responsibility if appointed.

The successful candidate will be subject to enhanced clearance through the Disclosure and Barring Service and employment will be subject to references.

This post is not exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Please note this role is not suitable for applicants who do not have the Right to Work in the UK. We do not offer sponsorship.

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KS5 Qualified Spanish Teacher - Sixth Form School - Permanent - Lambeth - Sept 24