Foreign Languages Assistant (French or Spanish) - Dr Challoner's Grammar School

Location: Amersham

Overview

For September 2026 we are seeking to appoint two Foreign Languages Assistants to support the teaching of French and Spanish at this 11-18 selective academy boys school with a co-educational Sixth Form.

Each role is offered as part time, working up to 15.5 hours per week, on a one year fixed term contract.

Term time only: Yes

Salary type: Other

Salary Details: £10,357 - £10,998 pa (salary quoted is based on 15.5 hrs/week)

Contract type: Fixed Term

Hours: Part-time

Closing date: 15/06/2026

Interviews to be held: To be advised

About us

Dr Challoner's has 1387 students, of which 470 are in the Sixth Form. We are regarded as one of the leading grammar schools in the country, with a strong focus on character education, and in 2024 Ofsted confirmed their 2019 judgement of Outstanding. As lead school for the Astra Teaching School Hub (Buckinghamshire) we provide an exciting range of professional development opportunities.

Website: https://www.challoners.com/

About the role

The role will involve working independently with small groups of senior students to develop their oral competency, and occasionally with larger groups or whole classes of junior students.

You will prepare resources and deliver oral lessons and assessments, as well as planning and teaching sequences of lessons, liaising closely with the class teacher.

About you

For each role, the successful applicant will be either a proficient French or Spanish speaker, with the ability to prepare and effectively deliver lessons that meet the curriculum requirements.

You will have excellent written and oral communication skills, the ability to relate well to young people, and be an effective team worker.

You should have some experience of working in an environment providing support for young people, with school experience being desirable but not essential.

Other information

Visits to the school are warmly welcome. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our school office on the number below.

Please send completed application forms to the email address below.

Tel No: 01494 787500

Email: [email protected]

Appy here: https://www.challoners.com/Vacancies/Work-With-Us/ or visit My New Term for application details.

Dr Challoner's Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS check. In accordance with Keeping Children Safe In Education guidance, we will carry out online searches to research information on shortlisted candidates, to determine suitability to work with children and keep them safe. This is not part of the shortlisting process; if there are any findings of concern, you will be given the opportunity to address them at interview.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).
For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled 'Exceptions Order').

It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.