Teacher of Spanish

Independent Girls' School of the Year 2025

We are thrilled to have been named Independent Girls' School of the Year at the national Independent Schools of the Year Awards 2025. This award reflects the dedication and achievements of everyone in our community, always centred on the needs, ambitions and voices of girls and young women. Visit us to find out what makes St Helen and St Katharine the best independent school for girls in the UK.

Main Responsibilities

• Planning, preparing and teaching the classes assigned to them, using a range of strategies for teaching and classroom management to ensure that individual learning needs are met.
• Ensuring that marking of students' work is both regular and thorough and that full records are kept.
• To regularly monitor the progress of all students in their teaching groups, taking account of individual learning needs to have a positive impact on student progress.
• Liaising with the Learning Support Co-ordinator on strategies to support the progress of students on the Learning Support register.
• Keeping abreast of current thinking and development in the subject area(s) as well as current affairs in the target language.
• Assisting the Head of Department with the development of appropriate syllabuses, schemes of work and teaching styles.
• Sharing resources and training materials with colleagues.
• Taking responsibility for a year group taught as directed by the Head of Department, by contributing to resource and Scheme of Work creation and refinement.
• Contributing to departmental activities, e.g. leading enrichment work, clubs, societies and trips abroad.
• Taking responsibility for professional development and using the outcomes to improve teaching and learning; including keeping abreast of the developments in IT.
• Attending whole school INSET sessions.
• Attending departmental meetings and acting upon the action points shared in minutes.

What we offer

• Competitive salaries with scope for pay progression
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Fee remission of up to 50% on tuition fees (pro-rated for part-time staff)
• Staff Pension Scheme with employer contribution of 23.6% and salary sacrifice for pension contributions is available
• Income protection
• Life assurance paying out three times annual salary in the event of death in service
• Diverse training and professional development programme
• A range of other staff benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, access to GP and dental advice lines amongst other services
• Free use of theSports Centrefacilities including a fitness suite, ergo suite andgroup cycle studio
• Free school lunch, plus refreshments available in the staff room during the day and after school
• On-site parking
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free eye tests and annual flu vaccination
• Access to well-stocked school library
• Access to wide range of school events

How to apply

To apply for this position, please read the full job details in the candidate pack and submit an completed an application form. Completed application forms should be submitted with a brief supporting letter addressed to Mrs Sarah Rollings, Head, via email to in the first instance and then sent to:

Human Resources Department
St Helen and St Katharine
Faringdon Road
Abingdon
Oxfordshire
OX14 1BE

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Apply now

To apply for this position, please complete the downloadable application form and send it to:

All job applicants are requested to read the following documents:

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.