Mandarin Teacher
If you’re passionate about sharing Mandarin and Chinese culture with students, this Mandarin Teacher role in Sunderland could be a fantastic opportunity. The school is looking for someone confident, knowledgeable and excited to help pupils develop new language skills.
What the role includes as a Mandarin Teacher
You’ll teach Mandarin across various year groups (KS3–KS4), helping students grow in confidence with speaking, characters, pronunciation and understanding cultural context. The school promotes global learning and values creative MFL teaching.
Your responsibilities as a Mandarin Teacher
1. Delivering clear and engaging Mandarin lessons
2. Supporting pupils with spoken language, characters and tones
3. Introducing cultural elements that boost understanding
4. Preparing learners for assessments and progression
5. Working alongside the MFL team to support curriculum development
What you’ll bring
6. QTS with experience teaching Mandarin
7. Strong subject knowledge
8. A passion for intercultural learning
9. A warm, patient and supportive teaching approach
About Protocol Education
Protocol Education is part of the Supporting Education Group, giving educators access to wider expertise, professional development and strong sector support. We work with Sunderland schools to place Mandarin Teachers who bring enthusiasm, precision and cultural richness to the classroom.
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
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We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.
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