Teacher of Spanish KS3-KS4 - (Maternity Cover)
John Port Spencer Academy, Derby, East Midlands
£19,750.00 - £30,628.00 Annually (Actual) Maternity Cover is 3 days a week, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday (0.6FTE)
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About the job
Principal’s Welcome
At John Port Spencer Academy, we believe in unlocking the potential of every student and supporting them to achieve the very best. Every child has a champion - staff dedicated to nurturing their talents, ambitions, and wellbeing. Our university-style campus offers a vibrant, inspiring environment where curiosity thrives, and learning knows no bounds. Our values of joy, progress, success, and acting with care, kindness, respect, and integrity guide everything we do. Joining our team means becoming part of a collaborative, innovative community, passionate about making a real difference every day and supporting each other to grow professionally and personally.
About John Port Spencer Academy
John Port Spencer Academy is a thriving, forward-thinking school at the heart of our community, serving over 2,000 students from Year 7 through Sixth Form. Our university-style campus, with dedicated subject teaching spaces, specialist science labs, arts facilities, and extensive sports facilities, creates a wonderful environment for both students and staff. We offer a broad, ambitious curriculum designed to challenge students and help them excel academically, personally, and socially. Every student has a champion here - staff who guide, support, and celebrate their achievements. We have a strong community spirit and high expectations. For staff, John Port is a place to grow, collaborate, and contribute to something truly special, where everyone is encouraged and excellence is celebrated.
The Role
We are seeking an enthusiastic and dedicated Spanish Teacher (KS3 -KS4) to join our thriving secondary academy. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who can inspire confidence, curiosity, and a love of Spanish in students of all abilities. If you are committed to delivering high‑quality teaching, raising achievement, and helping young people enjoy success in this subject, we would be delighted to hear from you. Join our supportive, forward‑thinking team and make a real difference every day to the lives of our young people.
This is a Spanish Teaching, (Maternity Cover) role, from January 2027, and up until early return of postholder.
Benefits:
Generous Teachers Pension Scheme, Employee Assistance Programme (Health Assured) and BHN extra (Discount and Salary Sacrifice Schemes). For full details, click here: http://www.satrust.com/employee-benefits
If you require more information or would like an informal discussion about the role please contact Mrs Maharaj (HR Officer) at (email address on the original advert)
Early application is strongly encouraged as we reserve the right to interview and close the advert ahead of the closing date.
The Trust and its member academies are committed to promoting equality and diversity in both employment and education provision. We aim to ensure that students, parents, governors, employees, contractors, partners, clients and other stakeholders within the Trust community are treated fairly, and with dignity and respect regardless of Protected Characteristics.
Spencer Academies Trust is a Disability Confident Committed Employer.
About John Port Spencer Academy
- Type of school
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary, with a sixth form
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 2,034 (room for 2,070)
- Free school meals
- 18.9% of pupils
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Address
- Main Street, Derby, DE65 6LU
Last inspected by Ofsted on 17 May 2022, before report cards were introduced. Read the report
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