Spanish Conversationalist

Job Description

• Woodbridge School
• Address: Burkitt Road, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 4JJ
• Salary: £7,849 per annum
• Hours: 10 hours per week, 34 weeks per year, term time only
• Contract: Permanent, required as soon as possible
• Reference: 0605

Woodbridge School are currently looking for a motivated and talented Spanish Conversationalist based at the Senior School to work with our students from Year 10 up to A level. You will be a confident communicator, and a strong team player who thrives working with young people.

Working closely with the Head of Modern Foreign Languages and the Spanish Teachers, you should be committed in helping students to develop their oral fluency and be prepared to support native and non-native students of Spanish in their preparation for the oral part of public examinations for GCSE and A level.

All pupils are offered French, Spanish and Mandarin in Years 7, 8 and 9 students continue with two out of the three. Uptake at GCSE and A-Level is strong, and a good proportion are dual linguists.

Modern foreign languages are housed in the Redstone Building which has four specialist classrooms; all students use technology and devices within their lessons.

The Modern Languages Department is one of the largest in the school, comprising of four different languages and 10 members of staff. Native language assistants are a key part of the department and see all sixth form linguists once a week, on an individual basis.

The school has various study trips and devotes much time and energy to ensuring that every pupil is encouraged to take part in these valuable trips from Year 9 onwards. For those studying French in Years 10-13, there is a trip to Nice. For those studying Spanish, Years 9 & 12 get the opportunity to spend a week in Salamanca.

How to apply

For more information about our school and this opportunity, and to download an application pack, please visit our website.

Closing date: 9am, 25 February 2026

Interview date: Week commencing 2 March 2026

We reserve the right to appoint prior to the closing date for the right candidate; please therefore submit your application early to avoid disappointment.

Woodbridge School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults, children and young people; successful candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS check.

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