What skills and experience we're looking for
A good honours degree relevant to the subject
Qualified Teacher Status
Evidence of recent and relevant
A strong classroom teacher
Capacity to reflect and respond to feedback
Outstanding subject knowledge in Spanish
Sound grasp of the current educational landscape
Experience of teaching MFL to a high standard
Able to engage and enthuse students
Able to plan learning effectively
Able to work collaboratively with colleagues
Able to independently research best practice and share findings with colleagues
Able to communicate widely both within the school and wider education community
Confident in using data to inform decision making
Experience of working with colleagues across different settings and organisations
Relentlessly optimistic
Loyal, enthusiastic, passionate
Willing to go the extra mile
The highest professional standards and the highest expectations of students
Ambitions for future promotion
What the school offers its staff
We want to ensure we attract the very best candidates to work here at Whitecross so that we can continue to offer our students a first class education. We seek to be an exemplary employer with the highest regard for our staff and have a comprehensive package of support in place.
All new staff are warmly welcomed into our school community and supported by a personalised induction programme tailored to individual needs. There is a programme of coaching for all teachers and our professional development package promotes peer observation and collaborative planning.
The school promotes a culture of openness and transparency and all staff are encouraged to try new things and share ideas in an atmosphere of low risk, high challenge.
Commitment to safeguarding
Whitecross is committed to safeguarding. The post involves contact with children and therefore involves regulated activity. All such posts will be subject to enhanced safeguarding checks. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. The school will undertake online checks of shortlisted candidates in accordance with our Privacy Notice for Applicants. Successful candidates will be required to follow our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy and will also be required to sign a self-disclosure statement. Our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy can be found on our website.