9 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    September 2025

  • Closing date

    19 May 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    9 May 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4

Subject

German

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

MPS / UPS £31,650 - £49,084

Additional allowances

TLR2b (£5,643)

What skills and experience we're looking for

Key Stage Languages Lead MPS/UPS plus TLR2b

Required for September 2025

Permanent

Durham Johnston Comprehensive School is a high achieving school which offers high levels of autonomy to staff and consequently has a track record of academic excellence. We are looking to appoint a truly effective practitioner to lead a Key Stage in our high-achieving Languages Department.

The successful candidate will lead either Key Stage 3 or Key Stage 4 and needs to be able to teach GCSE German and, ideally, have the capacity to teach A Level German.

Teachers at our school are passionate about their subject and passionate about social justice. We believe that every child, regardless of social background, has the right to an enriching and rigorous academic education. We all share a commitment to ensuring the children in our care are able to feel safe, happy and supported to achieve their full potential. If you share these values we would welcome your application.

Informal visits to the school are welcome. If you would like to visit the school, please email school@durhamjohnston.org.uk marked for the attention of Anna Colquitt (Associate Assistant Headteacher) to book an appointment.

“Durham Johnston Comprehensive School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

As a disability confident employer, we are committed to employing disabled people and people with health conditions making reasonable adjustments to support disabled applicants when required.”.

Closing Date: 9.00am on Monday 19th May 2025.

If you are returning your application by email please use the following address:recruitment@durhamjohnston.org.uk

What the school offers its staff

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Commitment to safeguarding

“Durham Johnston Comprehensive School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

As a disability confident employer, we are committed to employing disabled people and people with health conditions making reasonable adjustments to support disabled applicants when required.”

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@durhamjohnston.org.uk

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About Durham Johnston Comprehensive School

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1689 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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Phone number
01913843887

Durham Johnston Comprehensive School is a happy, successful and dynamic community and we have retained this spirit during this period. We have a national reputation for academic excellence and are well respected in our local community, something of which we are very proud. Staff often stay at Durham Johnston for a significant period of time as we value staff well-being and allow a significant amount of professional autonomy.

Arranging a visit to Durham Johnston Comprehensive School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email school@durhamjohnston.org.uk.

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