Teacher of Spanish

Dixons Ashton Academy, Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, OL6 8RF

8 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  17 May 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  8 May 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Subject: Spanish
• Working pattern: Part time: 19.5 Hours/week - days to be confirmed
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: M1 to M6

What skills and experience we're looking for

Duties and Responsibilities

• Live the mission, values and drivers every day.

• In accordance with schemes of work, plan, deliver and review lessons which are appropriate to the age and ability of the students, so as to facilitate progression in students’ learning.

• Ensure that teaching is broad, balanced, relevant, motivational and appropriately differentiated in order to maximise the academic potential of all students.

• Facilitate the exceptional progress and wellbeing of any individual or group of students; target individual students’ needs in lessons.

• Promote and maintain discipline in accordance with the rules and behaviour policy of the academy.

• Ensure effective use of formative and summative assessment to drive planning and interventions.

• Provide feedback that moves learning forward.

• Manage the classroom and teaching equipment so as to create a positive learning environment which makes effective use of available resources.

• Ensure that homework is set, where appropriate, and monitored.

• Support students throughout the day by fulfilling pastoral responsibilities.

• Engage fully in our trust’s professional growth process to fulfil personal potential and be able to participate effectively in the implementation of our academy's strategic big moves.

• Attend meetings / training and carry out administrative tasks and duties as specified on our academy calendar.

• Consistently implement all trust policies and contribute to decision-making and consultation procedures.

• Report any safeguarding concerns immediately to a designated safeguarding lead.

• Carry out any other reasonable duties as requested by the principal

What the school offers its staff

Our mission is to challenge educational and social disadvantage in the North. As a school trust, we are committed to making a difference where it matters most through delivering exceptional education in our schools in Bradford, Leeds, Liverpool and Greater Manchester, which include primaries, secondaries, all-throughs and a standalone sixth form.

• We are values driven: we work hard on the things that matter, with humility; we are good and kind; we are motivated by mastery, autonomy and purpose.
• We have been challenging educational and social disadvantage for over 30 years.
• We have launched a bold flexible working policy to give our teachers more time back.
• We are ambitious for every child and highly inclusive.
• We have an innovative approach to central operations which allows educators to focus on teaching and learning.
• We prioritise the professional development and growth of all our staff; every member of Team Dixons receives regular coaching.
• We are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce and our staff work collaboratively to share resources and reduce workload.
• We offer hybrid working arrangements and free on-site parking.
• We have a wealth of benefits and salary sacrifice schemes (private health, lifestyle benefits and discounts).

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

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About Dixons Ashton Academy

• School type: Academies, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1299 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Dixons Ashton Academy website
• Email address: Laura.schofield@dixonsash.com
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/great-academy-ashton

Great Academy Ashton is part of Great Academies Education Trust
To Teach Age Range: 11-16. At GAA, our mission is to metamorphosise the life chances of the young people from the community we serve. We are looking for committed individuals who share our values of Genuine, Respect, Excellence, Achievement, and Togetherness (GREAT) and who can help us deliver on our mission.

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