Teacher of French

St Cuthbert's Catholic High School is part of the Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust. You will be employed by the Board of Trustees and will not be an employee of Newcastle City Council.

St Cuthbert's Catholic High School

Gretna Road

Newcastle upon Tyne

NE15 7PX

Start Date: 1st September 2025

St Cuthbert's Catholic High School is seeking to appoint an outstanding French teacher. Our MFL department aims to equip our pupils and students for the future and inspire a love of language learning. We deliver a broad and ambitious curriculum, ranging from studying transactional language to the more political topics of immigration and ethics, all of which is underpinned by first-class teaching. French and Mandarin are currently offered to the pupils and other languages to enrich this offer would be an advantage. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to develop within a supportive team of colleagues.

The ideal candidate will be passionate about the MFL curriculum and how this can be taught in an inspiring way to maximise outcomes, whilst both instilling and developing a love for the subject. We are looking for someone who can enable the boys to see the relevance of language learning to their lives and modern concerns, someone who will inspire our pupils and spark their passion for the subject. Above all, we are looking for someone who will help our boys become better men and show them the difference that being able to speak another language can make in the world. The ability to extend pupils' engagement beyond the school day, through co-curricular activities would be an advantage.

This is an opportunity to join an aspirational department in an all-boys Catholic School that has enjoyed a reputation as a centre of educational excellence for over one hundred years. We welcome applications from newly qualified teachers or early career entrants as well as experienced MFL teachers looking for a new challenge. The ability to offer an additional language will be an advantage.

Application forms and further information are available by following the link on our website for submission by 9.00am Thursday 3rd April 2025.

St Cuthbert's is first and foremost a Catholic school. Applicants are not required to be practising Catholics but are expected to support and promote the school's Catholic vision, mission and values.

The Governors of St Cuthbert's Catholic High School, the Trustees of the Bishop Bewick Trust and the Diocese are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young persons. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). In accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022, an online search will be completed for shortlisted candidates.

St Cuthbert's Catholic High School is a member of the Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust. The Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust, is a company limited by guarantee registered in England and Wales. Company Registration No. 7841435. It is an apostolate of the Roman Catholic Church under the episcopal jurisdiction of the Bishop of Hexham & Newcastle. Registered Office: Fenham Hall Drive, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 9YH

Safeguarding Statement:

St Cuthbert's Catholic High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

In accordance with the safeguarding vulnerable groups' regime [2006] & the relevant Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSiE) DfE guidance, any offer of employment made will be conditional upon the results of checks from the Disclosure & Barring Service ("the DBS") and Teacher Services (regarding teacher prohibition/disqualification from working with children and young people).

School roles give privileged access to vulnerable groups, therefore, we require all applicants attending interview to disclose all spent convictions and cautions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemptions) Order 1975 unless it is a "protected" conviction/caution under the amendments made to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemptions) Order 1975 (in 2013) and, therefore, not subject to disclosure.

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