Teacher of French with Spanish, German or Mandarin
Salary: MPR
Hours: Full time
Flexible working options may be considered.
Contract: Permanent
Start date: September 2024
Location: Great Park Academy and other Gosforth Group schools
You will be employed by the Gosforth Group and may need to work across all locations within the Multi Academy Trust as required.
About the Trust
Gosforth Group are a dynamic and diverse Multi Academy Trust – this means we have a clear energy and purpose and all students are valued equally, regardless of their background or ability. We are a growing multi-academy trust currently comprising of 6 academies, two of which opened in September 2021. The Trust currently has approx. 6000 students and 650 staff. ‘Create your future’ encapsulates our purpose as a Multi Academy Trust: to educate, support and nurture all of our students so they can achieve their potential and fulfil their ambitious aspirations.
About the role
This is an exciting opportunity to join Great Park Academy and support the wider development of the languages offer in the school and across the Trust. Alongside traditional classroom teaching, we are seeking to appoint a teacher who will lead and contribute to the enrichment offer of languages across the Trust. Great Park Academy welcomes the first cohort of Year 9 students on to our temporary home in September 2024. They will receive lessons through a planned curriculum of German and Mandarin. We would like to offer French as an enrichment opportunity for this Year group as they enter Year 9. This role will plan and deliver this offer primarily for Great Park Academy. They will also support the enrichment offer across other Gosforth Group schools.
This is a pivotal moment as Great Park Academy will move into their permanent site for September 2025 and students will access their Key Stage 4 options at this point. It could prove an ideal opportunity for someone thinking of soon becoming a department head to demonstrate their potential leadership skills as well as being a brilliant practitioner and advocate for language teaching
What we are looking for
- A passion for languages
- The ability to teach French across key stages 2, 3, 4 and 5
- The ability to teach Spanish, Mandarin, or German in addition to French
- Ideally someone flexible and keen to teach a variety of subjects and contribute to all aspects of school life as our new schools grow.
- Excellent organisational skills
- Consistently high expectations of students and yourself
- Excellent communication and ICT skills
- An ability to work effectively within a supportive team environment
- A keen interest in development and sharing of effective teaching and learning strategies in MFL
- A commitment to fresh and exciting methods of delivering the curriculum
What we can offer you
- An opportunity to work with highly-skilled professionals
- An exciting and extensive commitment to professional development
- Aspirational, diverse and motivated students
- A school with its community at heart
- Free membership of an on-site gym and excellent sports facilities
- An exciting programme of staff ‘well-being’ activities, from Football to Surfing!
- Benefits including cycle to work scheme, free on-site parking
- Wider career development opportunities to be involved across the Gosforth Group
If you would like to discuss this vacancy further, please contact Zainab Khalid, Great Park Academy MFL Leader -zainab.khalid@ga.newcastle.sch.uk
To apply
Please complete an application form and email to hr@ga.newcastle.sch.uk
Applications are shortlisted for interview as they are received, and so early application is encouraged. We reserve the right to commence the interview process and close the vacancy prior to this date.
Closing date: Friday 17th May at 09.00 am.
Interviews will be held shortly after the closing date
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 here.
Gosforth Group is 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 normally 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, including an online check.
The Trust is committed to equality, inclusion and diversity and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified candidates.
Following the shortlisting process, where applicable, candidates who attend interview, will be reimbursed reasonable expenses for travel and accommodation.