Part-time Teacher of Spanish

Eastbourne College seeks to appoint an inspirational and enthusiastic part-time Teacher of Spanish from September 2021. The right person will have a marvellous opportunity to work in a stimulating environment, where resources, buildings, colleagues and pupils all strengthen the process of teaching and learning. 

The position would suit an NQT, an experienced teacher wanting to put his or her experience to use in a different context or someone returning to teaching. 

The Post

The successful applicant will be expected to teach Spanish in this highly successful department to pupils of all abilities throughout the school. Modern languages are thriving and thus the ability also to teach French would be highly desirable. The successful applicant will be expected to share their passion for languages by offering enrichment opportunities to pupils outside of the taught specifications.

All members of Common Room are expected to play an additional part in the broader life of the College, by acting as a tutor in one of the day or boarding Houses and by offering their expertise, for example, in coaching team sports, or contributing to music, drama, debating etc.

The College has its own salary scale and the successful applicant will be placed on the scale at a level commensurate with their experience and qualifications. Accommodation may be available for single or married applicants, including those with families. Teaching staff benefit from generous rates for the education of their own children both at the College and at St. Andrew’s preparatory school.

The Department

The Modern Languages department is one of the largest and liveliest departments in the school, offering French, German and Spanish to A-level and Oxbridge entrance and an accelerated programme for talented linguists. Our academic results are strong at GCSE and A level. The department, comprising 8 teachers and 2 assistants is housed at the heart of the school in the Memorial Block, with a modern digital language laboratory situated in Cloisters. All classrooms have electronic whiteboards / touchscreens and audio and video facilities.

The majority of pupils entering Year 9 study French and are given the opportunity to choose Spanish or German as an additional foreign language as described above. For those who wish to study a language outside of the main curriculum, we offer self-study courses in Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, French, German and Spanish. We offer a wide range of opportunities beyond the classroom, ranging from quiz, film and cultural evenings to visits to universities and the London institutes and trips abroad, including exchange visits.