Teacher of Spanish

We’re looking for a Teacher of Spanish with excellent subject knowledge to teach classes across Key Stages 3 and 4, starting in September 2026.

Our Spanish curriculum is central to Benfield’s academic offer, and is designed to encourage our pupils to use Spanish confidently from Key Stage 3 through to GCSE. We are seeking a specialist who can deliver the high-level grammar and phonics instruction required by our ambitious schemes of work, while maintaining the target-language immersion that characterises our MFL department.

We’re looking for someone who can inspire and influence and who:

• Has a successful track record that demonstrates high quality teaching and learning with positive learner outcomes.
• Has experience contributing to the design and delivery of the curriculum.
• Can make effective use of resources to design and teach effective lessons and activities.

This post is fixed term, from September 2026 to August 2027, and working part time, 4 days per week.

Benfield School is a fully inclusive 11-16 school it has a distinct ethos with strong sense of support and loyalty. Excellent relationships between students and staff and a purposeful learning environment is evident in lessons and around the modernised site. With this foundation, students have a strong platform to be confident, happy and are able to achieve their aspiration.

Our school is one of eight primary and secondary schools within the NEAT Academy Trust family of schools. At the heart of our trust is the aim to nurture, educate, achieve and transform the lives of all young people within the communities we serve across the North East. We have a national research school, which aims to build and strengthen networks of schools throughout the region and help them access effective education research and implement it in everyday practice.

In return we offer:

• Great opportunities for continuing professional development and a career pathway across our trust.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), delivered by Health Assured – the UK and Irelands leading wellbeing provider.
• Cycle to work scheme offering savings on a range of bikes and safety equipment via salary sacrifice.
• Access to free eyes tests for DSE users.
• Opportunities for flexible working. Discounts for large national retailers and local businesses in a wide range of categories including holidays, cars, days out, fashion, insurance and much more.
• Membership of the Teachers’ Pensions Scheme which the trust also contributes to on your behalf.
• Recognition of previous service with other schools, academies, local government etc.
• Family friendly schemes such as maternity, paternity, shared parental and emergency dependent leave.

Interested? If you would like to join us and feel you could thrive here, then please read the accompanying Job Description and Person Specification and complete an application form by clicking ‘apply now’ no later than midday on Tuesday 19th May 2026.

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NEAT is committed to safer recruitment practice and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required as part of pre-employment checks. For shortlisted candidates, we will conduct an online search as part of our screening.