Competitive.
Accommodation (furnished) during term and board provided via dining rooms.
Competitive contributory occupational pension scheme.
Contract Type: Fixed-term (one academic year)
This role is for a native Spanish speaker who wants practical classroom experience teaching speaking, exam preparation and cultural understanding to Sixth Form and Year 9 pupils, while also contributing to boarding-house life. This is a one-year post with the potential to extend to a maximum of two years.
About this role
You will support pupils to develop confident, accurate and fluent spoken Spanish, prepare for GCSE/A-level/IB oral assessments, and enrich language learning through cultural resources and extra-curricular activity. This position gives recent graduates or those exploring a career in education a structured introduction to classroom practice within a large Modern Languages team and a residential school setting.
What you'll be doing
- Teach small groups (mainly Sixth Form) to prepare speaking exams: discussions, role plays, presentations, debates and article analysis.
- Support Year 9 native-speaker groups and practise GCSE oral exam material with Under School pupils (Years 9–11).
- Help Sixth Form students with essay structure, vocabulary and idiom where required.
- Select, create and record listening and reading resources; contribute to departmental teaching materials.
- Assess and monitor pupil progress in line with departmental policy; liaise with Head of Language, teachers and tutors.
- Promote Spanish through displays, clubs, language societies, debating, films, plays and other cultural events.
- Attend departmental meetings and contribute to extra-curricular language activities when agreed with the Head of Modern Languages.
- Participate in agreed boarding-house duties (evening duties, overnight on-calls, weekend duties as specified) and provide tutoring within a House.
What we offer
- Accommodation (furnished) during term and board provided via dining rooms.
- Minimum 26 hours per week term-time (Mon–Sat pattern as timetabled).
- Competitive contributory occupational pension scheme.
- Cash Health Plan (+Medicash), personal accident insurance, Employee Assistance Programme.
- Payment for eye tests and contribution towards corrective eyewear.
- Death in service benefit (subject to scheme rules), school fee remission (subject to eligibility).
- Membership of School Sports Centre; reduced subscription for 9-hole golf course.
- Cycle to Work and salary sacrifice for electric vehicles (subject to eligibility).
- Lunches during normal working day, free on-site parking, library access and invitations to school events.
- Continuing professional development as part of the School’s talent management programme.
Essential
- Native speaker of Spanish.
- Degree-level education (or equivalent).
- Confident and accurate oral and written Spanish.
- Some awareness of GCSE and A-level curricula (IBDP awareness desirable).
- Good communication, interpersonal and administrative skills; ICT competence.
- Willingness to take part in boarding-house duties and co-curricular activities.
Desirable
- Prior classroom or tutoring experience.
- Experience preparing students for oral examinations and supporting differentiated learning.
Applications should be made in accordance with the School’s application and safer recruitment procedures, via the School’s website, selecting the relevant vacancy. The selected vacancy link will take you to our online recruitment system and give you the opportunity to register and complete an application form. You will also have the opportunity to upload your latest CV.