MFL Teacher (Spanish)

Role: Teacher of MFL (Spanish)

Academy: Outwood Academy Riverside

Start Date: 01/01/2027

Salary (Actual Salary): M1-U3

Working Pattern: Part Time - 0.6 (0.8/full time will be considered)

Are you a dedicated and highly effective educator committed to raising the achievement of all students within your subject area? Join us as a Teacher, where you will be instrumental in delivering high-quality learning, utilising a range of teaching and learning strategies to ensure student success.

This position requires a professional who is aware of strategies for improving learning, understands curriculum developments, and is creative in finding solutions to enhance student performance.

Welcome from the Principal:

We are a free scheel in the centre of Middlesbrough, and we do things differently! Do you?

As Principal, I am proud to introduce you to Outwood Academy Riverside, an innovative free school within a nationally renowned Trust that nurtures talent and provides high-quality professional development.

Opened in 2020, Riverside is a special place to work with genuine care for every family member. Our community is built on core values, including kindness, compassion, respect and integrity. We maintain academic rigour and high expectations, resulting in very good behavior and attendance that is above the national average. Students face no 'glass ceiling' and benefit from exceptional personal development opportunities (including Cadets, MISST, and LAMDA).

This is a unique opportunity to join an inspirational team making history. We are currently on Russell Street (with a satellite site in Eston) and are planning a move to a new, state-of-the-art facility by 2027.

About the Department:

The MFL Department at Outwood Academy Riverside offers Spanish from year 7 to GCSE, with it being a popular subject in KS4. We are a vibrant, welcoming and collaborative department currently made up of a dedicated team of two. Language, learning and diversity are at the heart of the school community with 52 different languages spoken across our academy. Our large EAL student population makes our school a uniquely rich cultural environment. We take pride in celebrating our students heritage, supporting a significant number of pupils each year to sit GCSE's in their home languages alongside our core language curriculum.

In MFL there is a dedicated team of Directors who invest in staff with support, coaching, mentoring, and a wide range of top-quality of subject specific training programmes to ensure the quality teaching and learning leads to outstanding outcomes for all students. Our MFL teams across the Trust achieve excellent results for students every year.

If you have any questions or would like to visit the school, please contact J Lake, Business Manager - j.lake@riverside.outwood.com

The Teacher is expected to implement and use a wide range of teaching and learning strategies within the classroom, applying techniques like Assessment for Learning (AfL) to continually improve student performance. A core duty involves effectively using student level data to identify areas for development and raise standards.

This professional must be aware of strategies available for improving the learning and achievement of all students, alongside possessing a good understanding of curriculum developments within their specific subject area. The role requires maintaining high expectations for all students and effectively communicating with students and their parents, both orally and in writing. The teacher is expected to work collaboratively as part of a team, sharing good practice across the department, and demonstrating creativity in problem solving and a willingness to adopt new approaches.

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Essential qualifications include a degree in an appropriate discipline related to the relevant subject and a teaching qualification coupled with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). Required experience includes recent and relevant teaching experience (either in employment or training) and experience of assessment at Key Stage 3 and 4.

The successful candidate will be confident in using standard computer packages (word processing, email, and spreadsheets) and understand how these tools can enhance student learning. The role demands high levels of professionalism, including the ability to relate to students in a pleasant and sympathetic manner, and a capacity to recognise potential child safeguarding issues.

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