Subject Leader: Spanish

We are looking for a qualified teacher with subject leadership experience to join Harris Academy Clapham as Subject Leader of Spanish.

As Harris Academy Clapham grows, you will join a dedicated team of teachers and staff supporting our vibrant students. If you are looking for an opportunity to grow, inspire and develop, this may be the role for you.

About Us

The vision of Harris Academy Clapham is a simple one:

From our opening in September 2020, our academy is a place where ‘everything is possible’. By this we mean that:  

• every student is supported to fully develop their academic and personal talents. We help students to go on and achieve their dreams  
• we work with our families to support all our students, including those who have special educational needs and/or disabilities  
• we are a supportive part of the Lambeth community, working with our neighbours and others as best we can  
• every member of staff is supported in becoming the best that they can be, including their future career prospects and ambitions.

It is our vision of ‘everything is possible’ that underpins the five values that staff and students at the academy uphold:  

1. endeavour – to relish challenge, never give up and learn to take sensible risks  
2. self-belief – to believe that they can and will go on to achieve their ambitions  
3. honesty – act with integrity, treating others the way they would like to be treated  
4. excellence – not settling for second best or for the easiest option  
5. having a global view – understanding their place in the world and how they can make it a better one.

A central core of our ethos is to fully develop students’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural well-being. We ensure that our students understand their role in making the academy and their community a safer and better place. We do this in a wide variety of ways. including after-school activities, during lessons, school visits and working with a range of external organisations such as local and national charities.

Main Areas of Responsibility

The main responsibilities of your role will be:  

• To establish outstanding provision within the subject area. This to include all programmes, systems and structures taking account of the academy’s vision and values leading to outstanding teaching and learning.  
• To be accountable for student progress and development in the subject area across KS3 and KS4, including meeting student achievement targets for subject areas which are agreed by the Principal and the Governing Body.  
• To ensure high standards of teaching and learning across the subject area through continuously, developing and enhancing the quality of teaching and learning.  
• To ensure the provision of an appropriately engaging, relevant and differentiated curriculum for students in the subject area, in accordance with the academy aims and policies, as determined by the Principal and Governing Body.  
• To ensure that all school policies and procedures are implemented and applied consistently by all colleagues in the subject area.  
• To effectively and efficiently manage and deploy teaching/support staff, financial and physical resources across the subject area, with the support and working alongside the MLG/ALG.

Qualifications & Experience

The successful candidate will have:  

• An undergraduate degree in relevant subject and DfE recognised Qualified Teacher Status (or equivalent qualifications)  
• Successful teaching experience at secondary level – knowing your subject inside out  
• Understanding of theory and practice of effective teaching and learning  
• Knowledge of National Curriculum requirements at KS3 and KS4  
• Minimum of three years’ teaching experience  
• Experience of delivering high quality INSET to teaching staff within subject area  
• Proven success in raising achievement as a subject leader or classroom practitioner  
• Successful experience of processes of monitoring, evaluation and review that provide performance data that can be used to improve the quality of teaching and learning  
• Strong level of ICT skills and experience of how new technologies can be used to raise achievement, including the use of interactive white boards  
• Recent experience of involvement in innovative curriculum development  
• Ideas of how Language, Literacy and Numeracy can be used across the curriculum to raise standards  
• Experience of embedding innovative strategies for improving teaching and learning  
• Experience of managing and implementing change successfully  
• Experience of using coaching as a model for ensuring on going professional development

Safeguarding Notice

The Harris Federation and all our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants. Before applying, please review our Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders.

Equal Opportunities

The Harris Federation is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.

As a provider of employment and education, we value the diversity of our staff and students, and all our staff are equally valued and respected. We are committed to providing a fair, equitable and mutually supportive learning and working environment for our students and staff.