Teacher of French & Spanish - Balerno High School

Teacher of French & Spanish

Fixed term until 28/05/2027 – Balerno Community High School

Salary: £35,022 – £52,740 per annum

Hours:

12.31 per week

Balerno High School is a fully comprehensive, non‑denominational high school situated in the southwest of Edinburgh. We are proud of our strong relationships and commitment to success. Our values promote excellence and resilience, and we provide a learning and teaching environment built on respect, honesty, and inclusion, which reflects our Gold Rights Respecting Schools accreditation.

We are seeking a motivated, skilled, and enthusiastic teacher to join our Languages faculty. The ideal candidate will be passionate about French and Spanish and committed to inspiring students to achieve their full potential.

Working days are Thursday and Friday.

As part of our innovative approach to education, we have recently embarked on a 1 to 1 device digital journey. We are particularly interested in candidates who have experience integrating digital skills into teaching practice, enhancing both student engagement and learning.

You should be committed to further raising the attainment and achievement of all pupils and demonstrate an active interest in current educational developments.

The successful candidate will be encouraged to contribute to the wider life of the school and extend the range of extracurricular clubs offered.

This post is regulated work with children and/or protected adults under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007. The preferred candidate will be required to join the PVG Scheme or undergo a PVG Scheme update check. If an individual has spent a continuous period of 3 months or more outside the UK in the last 5 years, an Overseas Criminal Record Check will be required.

You must provide this check. An unconditional offer of employment and commencement in the post will be subject to the outcome of both pre‑employment checks being deemed satisfactory.

Salaries will be in accordance with the Scheme of Salaries and Conditions of Service for Teaching Staff in School Education.

We are committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone feels valued and able to be their best. We encourage applications from women for senior roles, people from minority ethnic backgrounds, people with disabilities or neurodivergent people, care‑experienced people, carers and LGBT+ people across all levels, all of whom are currently underrepresented. All applicants will be considered fairly based on skills and experience.

Disabled and care‑experienced applicants who meet the minimum job criteria will be guaranteed an interview.

Find out more about our commitment to equalities

We want to recruit the best people. The interview process will assess how you bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity, and Flexibility into your ways of working. Happy to talk flexible working.