Part-time Teacher of Spanish

St Edmund’s College is seeking to appoint an outstanding, motivated and innovative Teacher of Spanish to join our successful Modern Foreign Languages Department. This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious professional to contribute to a high-performing team within a forward-thinking school.

About Us

Our school is proud to be an HPL (High Performance Learning) school, committed to the belief that all students can achieve highly. Through the HPL framework, we foster advanced cognitive performance and nurture the values, attitudes and attributes that enable every learner to thrive academically and personally.

The successful candidate will:

• Deliver high-quality Spanish teaching across Key Stages 3, 4 and 5.
• Plan and deliver lessons rooted in HPL principles, promoting deep thinking, independence and academic resilience.
• Contribute to a collaborative departmental culture focused on continuous improvement and outstanding outcomes.
• Assess, track and report on student progress to ensure every learner achieves their full potential.
• Participate in wider school life and contribute to co-curricular language opportunities.

The Ideal Candidate

• Is passionate about Spanish language and culture and inspires this passion in students.
• Demonstrates strong subject knowledge and excellent pedagogical practice.
• A willingness to embrace the principles of High Performance Learning, maintaining high expectations for all pupils.
• Is reflective, committed to professional growth and eager to contribute to whole-school development.
• Works effectively as part of a team and communicates clearly with students, colleagues and parents.

We Offer

• A supportive, ambitious and collegial working environment.
• Modern facilities and resources designed to enhance high-quality teaching and learning.
• Staff wellbeing initiatives and strong pastoral support.

The post will involve close contact with, and a high degree of responsibility for, children and young adults. The majority of this will be regulated activity and as such an enhanced DBS check (which includes children’s barred list information) will be required in advance of appointment.

Closing date for applications when all forms must be received by HR is:

9.00am, Monday 18^th May 2026

Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date, and we reserve the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made.

St Edmund’s College and Prep
Old Hall Green, Ware,
Hertfordshire,
SG11 1DS

Telephone: 01920 824335

Email: hr@stedmundscollege.org

We will seek references on short-listed candidates that will include questions about past disciplinary actions or allegations in relation to behaviour with children and may approach previous employers for information to verify particular experience or qualifications before interview.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.