Teacher of Modern Foreign Languages

Sir Graham Balfour School; Stafford; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 50,000; Part time

Job summary

A community school in England is seeking a part-time Teacher of Spanish to join the Modern Foreign Languages Faculty. The role involves teaching a small group of Year 11 students, focusing on GCSE preparation. You will work within a supportive team and contribute to raising student achievement. The position is scheduled for Wednesday afternoons. Ideal candidates will have experience and confidence in teaching Spanish at Key Stage 4.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Positive learning environment

Investment in lesson planning time

Qualifications

• Firm commitment to raising whole-school achievement.
• Experience teaching Spanish at Key Stage 4.
• Confidence in conducting the speaking element of the GCSE exam.

Responsibilities

• Teach a small group of Year 11 students.
• Provide targeted support for GCSE completion.
• Collaborate with the MFL faculty team.

Skills

Spanish teaching

GCSE preparation

Classroom management

Education

Qualified Teacher Status

Job description

(Spanish)

Part-time (maximum 0.2 FTE, every Wednesday), up until May half term 2026

Sir Graham Balfour Main Scale (£31,650 - £49,084)

Required from September 2025

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed Teacher of Spanish to join our Modern Foreign Languages Faculty. The successful candidate will teach a small group of highly motivated Year 11 students, providing targeted support as they work towards completing their GCSE. This position is timetabled for Wednesday afternoons, with required working hours from 12 : 00pm to 3 : 15pm (including 30 minutes PPA and 2 hours of teaching). Please contact us if you would like to discuss the working hours on this day – maximum of 0.2 FTE.

Working within our strong, supportive and experienced team of MFL staff, the successful candidate will have a firm commitment to raising whole-school achievement; have a professional approach to staff development; high expectations; and a determination to succeed. The successful applicant will have the ability to successfully and effectively teach Spanish at Key Stage 4 and is confident in conducting to the speaking element of the GCSE exam.

The faculty is at an exciting point in its development and enjoying considerable success in public exams at all levels.

At Sir Graham Balfour we offer :

• A well-motivated staff, who embrace willingly a culture of professional development.
• Investment into extra non-contact time for all teachers to support the planning, preparation and assessment of lessons.
• An ever-growing reputation in the local community which has resulted in the school being consistently oversubscribed in an area where student rolls are falling.
• A very positive climate for learning.
• A first-rate learning environment. We are housed in buildings completed in 2002 and financed via a PFI initiative.
• Innovative 14-19 collaboration and an increasing roll at KS5.
• A commitment to best practice in all we do.