Teacher of Spanish and French (0.4)

Your Role

We are seeking to appoint from September 2026, an enthusiastic, innovative and creative part-time Teacher of Spanish and French with a high level of professional and interpersonal skills. This post offers an exciting opportunity for an outstanding teacher to join our successful forward thinking faculty team, placing learner engagement and progress at the forefront. The successful applicant will be expected to teach French to KS3 and Spanish to KS3/4. You should share our vision and passion for providing consistently high quality teaching and learning to students of all abilities across both lower and upper school. The candidate appointed will join a successful and supportive team of staff who regularly share good practice and provide a knowledge based approach to learning. The post is part-time, working 2 days per week on a Monday and Tuesday.

To find out more about the essential requirements to be successful in the role of Teacher of Spanish and French, please review the person specification and ensure you evidence the essential requirements within your application.

Qualifications

Qualified Teacher Status
essential

Degree in a relevant subject
essential

Skills

Abilities, Skills and Knowledge

Excellent classroom practitioner
essential

Good communication skills
essential

Ability to relate well to students in both teaching and pastoral roles
essential

A good team worker
essential

Good organisational skills
essential

Ability to motivate students
essential

Prepared to accept responsibility and take initiative
essential

Creative interest in developing the use of ICT in the teaching of the curriculum

CPD / Training

Evidence of working as a reflective practitioner, using a variety of approaches to secure ongoing professional development.

Experience

Good track record of teaching at secondary level (for an ECT demonstrated through ITT teaching)
essential

Personal Attributes

Well motivated and enthusiastic
essential

Commitment to success in education
essential

Ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with students
essential

A commitment to child protection and safeguarding
essential

Team player with initiative

An interest and commitment to the whole school community

Safeguarding Information

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. This means certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected'. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide and you can view our Policy on the Employment of Ex-offenders on our website within Trust Policies.

Gosforth Group are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. References will be requested prior to interview for those candidates shortlisted. The successful candidate will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, along with other relevant pre-employment checks.