Head of Spanish

Head of Spanish

Starting Date: September 2025

Salary: Teacher’s Main/Upper Pay Scale - Inner London (£38,766-£60,092)

Plus TLR2b (£5,644)

Closing Date: 9am Wednesday 26th February 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early and without notice as applications will be shortlisted as they are received.

Please apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

Do you want to join a dynamic, multi-cultural and friendly school where staff development is a priority and where you will be valued and appreciated? Greenford High School is high achieving school looking for an outstanding Head of Spanish to join us.

This is an exciting opportunity to apply for a key role in our MFL department. We seek an experienced and proactive individual who is keen to guide and support both staff and students to achieve their potential. Spanish is a popular and successful subject at Greenford High School and you will be joining a large, enthusiastic department, in a school where MFL is valued.

As part of the GHS community, you will benefit from our outstanding record of learning, development and promotion opportunities, as well as the high value we place on our staff achieving success in their career. 

What we offer:

• generous non-contact time
• small class sizes where possible
• financial assistance for Masters and further degrees
• family-friendly leave of absence policies
• plenty of opportunities to teach Post-16
• free on-site car parking spaces and secure bicycle storage
• access to ‘GymFlex’ – savings of up to 40% off 12-month gym memberships, with almost 4000 locations across the UK to choose from
• free access to onsite ‘Everyone Active’ sporting facilities and fitness gym
• onsite staff counselling and access to the ‘Workplace Options’ 24/7 staff support scheme
• staff social events and staff well-being sessions
• a partnership with the Institute of Education and Teach First with the opportunity to train and mentor student teachers
• an outstanding record of staff achieving promotion.

What our students say about our teaching staff:

• “…is one of my favourite teachers and makes PE even more enjoyable.”
• “…helped me understand Geography really well.”
• “…showed me Maths isn’t scary.”

About Greenford High School

We consistently achieve outcomes that place us in the top 5-10% of schools nationally for student progress.  Many students gain places at top universities, but we are a truly comprehensive school and support each child to achieve, whatever their ability or circumstances.  We value our students’ personal development and always support trips, visits, speakers and extra-curricular experiences where we can. We are known for our exceptionally strong relationships between staff and students and for our staff promotion opportunities across many areas of the school.

Our facilities are superb with a university campus style layout, extensive IT facilities, large, expansive playing fields and a purpose-built block for Year 7.  We also have one of the largest Post-16 Centres in London with designated study and support areas. 

‘Learning to Succeed’

Our motto encapsulates our vision; we are all on a continuous journey of learning, whilst trying to achieve success in everything that we do. Our aim is for students to fulfil their limitless potential – through perseverance and effort. We don’t select our students, but we do select our staff. Each highly trained staff member is here to support, guide, inspire our students so that whatever their starting point when they arrive, they leave with the world at their feet – equipped and ready to continue their learning through apprenticeships, at university and throughout their careers.

Our Staff

Our school is a highly diverse community, and it is very important to us that the profile of our staff group matches that of our students. We therefore welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates from a wide range of backgrounds.

If you share our vision and want to join a school where your skills will be recognised and valued, please apply via TES.

Applicants are expected to ensure their applications are written in their own words.

We reserve the right to use an AI checker on any application.

Greenford is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Successful applicants will undergo mandatory pre-employment checks including reference checks with previous employment, criminal record checks with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), and an occupational health medical fitness assessment