Spanish Teacher

If you are a teacher looking for a model of schooling that dares to break the mould, then this might just be for you.

XP Gateshead is a new mainstream 11-16 Secondary School that opened in August 2021. We are a deliberately sized school with each year having 50 students, we currently have 200 students in years 7, 8, 9 and 10. We are now recruiting for our fifth year of opening.

We are looking for great people who want to become even better to join our school.

We are looking to recruit an ambitious teacher of Spanish to join our team at the newest of our extraordinary schools. We are appointing a team of new staff so we will consider applicants from all stages of their teaching careers.

You would work within your wider faculty in school and Spanish team across our Trust to ensure a love of language at XP Gateshead, that Spanish is strong at KS3 and there is continued strong uptake at GCSE with great outcomes.

Our rigorous and ambitious 3-D approach develops activism, leadership and equity in our students by creating beautiful work, which develops character and ensures that our children achieve academic success.

You can read our recent Ofsted report here.

We have three cross-curricular seams at XP Gateshead: Protecting our Planet; Making a Stand for Social Justice; Cultivating Diversity and Belonging. Spanish is an integral part of ensuring that our students value communication, respect diversity and are capable global citizens.

Through learning Spanish, we ensure social equity for all of our students by teaching in mixed ability groupings. This enables students to develop key skills in oracy, reading and writing to become effective users and interpreters of another language. This empowers them to have an impact on the wider world, where Spanish is the second most spoken language, and gives meaning and purpose to their learning in a truly global sense.

You will join our team of dedicated professionals in an innovative school setting with the purpose of improving life chances for young people in Gateshead. As a part of our team you would also be a Crew Leader for 12-13 students.

This role is based at our school in Gateshead. There are seven other schools in our Trust which are based in Doncaster. You would also work closely with colleagues from across our Trust, particularly in your subject area. There is an extensive induction process when joining our Trust.

XP Gateshead is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and the successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced check via the Disclosure and Barring Service .

If you would like any further information please contact us by email at office@gateshead.org or by telephone on 0191 481 4360

There will be an opportunity to look around the school at 5.00pm on Thursday 6th March with an ambassador tour from students and a chance to meet leaders. Please contact our office using the details above if you would like to attend this evening.

Application forms can be downloaded from XP Trust website and all application forms should be returned directly to XP Trust vacancies@xptrust.org before Friday 14th March @ 9am

Interviews will take place between Wednesday 19th and Friday 21st March.

Position: Teacher of Spanish

Pay Scale: Main Scale

Hours: Full time

Deadline for Applications: Friday 14th March 9am

Interview Date: Wed 19th - Fri 21st March

Start Date: August 2025 (or ideally June 2025 if possible)