Teacher of Spanish

Job Description

• Ipswich High School
• Address: Woolverstone, Ipswich, Suffolk IP8 1AZ
• Salary: Competitive Salary, based on skills, knowledge and experience
• Hours: Full time
• Contract: Permanent, required to start 1 September 2026
• Reference: 8710

Ipswich High School are looking to appoint a motivated and talented Teacher of Spanish, with excellent teaching skills, to work within a thriving and successful Spanish Department. There is potential for this to be a Head of Spanish post.

You will be a qualified teacher joining a very strong languages team, with an outstanding track record, and will be required to teach Spanish throughout the Senior School. You will have an excellent standard of written and spoken Spanish sufficient to teach to A-Level standard. The ability to speak French would be an advantage but is not essential.

Located on an idyllic 87-acre campus on the banks of the River Orwell, Ipswich High School enjoys an enviable reputation of delivering outstanding academic results whilst maintaining a warm, welcoming and happy community of over 500 pupils, aged 3 - 18.

Working at Ipswich High School suits those who have a genuine commitment to both the academic and personal development of young people as well as the willingness to contribute to the wide co-curricular and community activity of our school. Experience teaching and leading a department through GCSE and A Level courses would be advantageous.

You will have the opportunity to join our ambitious, friendly and caring community of staff and students, and enjoy teaching small classes (usually 10-15 pupils) of polite, respectful and hardworking pupils as well as benefiting from terms and conditions which include a generous protected time allowance and 18 weeks holiday per year.

For more information

To find out more about us, please visit our website.

Please read the Recruitment Pack and Job Description by visiting our vacancies page.

If you would like to discuss the job role in further detail, please contact Linda Marsh, HR Manager at the school by calling 01473 201075 or by emailing recruitment@ipswichhighschool.co.uk.

How to apply

Please submit your completed Application Form (Word)and Covering Letterby email to Linda Marsh, HR Managerby email at recruitment@ipswichhighschool.co.uk.

Please note that we are unable to accept CV's as the only form of application. A CV can be submitted in addition to the application form and cover letter.

Closing date: 9am, 17 April 2026

We are committed to the safeguarding of children and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment. All applicants will be subject to pre-employment screening, which includes an enhanced DBS, reference check and online searches prior to appointment.

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