Subject Lead - Spanish and Community Languages

Employer: London Borough Of Waltham Forest

Salary: £37,870 - 54,154

Location: Connaught School for Girls. Dyers Hall Road, Leytonstone, London E11 4AE

Contract: Permanent

Working Pattern: Full Time

Hours: 32.5 hours per week.

DBS Check: Enhanced

Closing Date: 07/11/2025 at 12:00

Reference: SCH/25/324852

Subject Lead - Spanish and Community Languages

Main Professional Grade M1 (37,870) - UPR 3 (56,154) Outer London

Plus TLR2A (£3,527)

Required for Summer 2026 (Possibility to start Spring 2026)

You are invited to apply to join our successful multicultural four form entry school for girls aged 11 - 16 which was graded "Good" by Ofsted in February 2025

We are looking to appoint a dynamic and inspirational individual to work within our Modern Foreign Languages Department from Spring /Summer 2026. The ideal candidate will strive to raise attainment through high expectations and high challenge. You should be a well-qualified and experienced graduate MFL teacher who has the inspiration and enthusiasm to succeed. If you have a passion for learning and believe that you can deliver and secure excellent outcomes, we would welcome your application.

Connaught School for Girls is an over-subscribed school in Leytonstone, East London.

Being a small, secondary school enables us to offer students a personalised learning experience:

• We are a high achieving school producing excellent rates of student progression and examination results
• We are fully committed to girls' education as we believe the girls thrive and develop in a single sex environment
• Standards of student behaviour is outstanding
• Our school ethos is one of inclusivity and high expectations

If you think this is the post for you, please go to our website for further details and an application pack. Applications should be sent to iblanc3.320@connaught-cloud.co.uk

Candidates are invited to contact Ingrid Blanc to arrange for an informal tour of the school which does not form part of the shortlist procedures.

Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemptions) Order 1975

This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 because it is a post which involves working directly with children or young people. The [school/trust] is legally obligated to process a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check before making appointments to relevant posts. The DBS check will reveal both spent and unspent convictions, cautions, and bind-overs as well as pending prosecutions, which are not "protected" under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

The closing date for applications is midday on Friday 07 November 2025 and interviews will be held

Week beginning Monday 10 November 2025

Equal Opportunities

Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both, service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: - Promoting equality of opportunity - Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage - Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. - Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value. To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process, which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby, for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2, internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy

How to apply

If you think this is the post for you, please go to our website for further details and an application pack. Applications should be sent to iblanc3.320@connaught-cloud.co.uk