Teacher of Spanish (Maternity Cover)

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Degree or equivalent
• Qualified teacher status
• Teaching Spanish to GCSE
• Excellent classroom management skills
• Ability to deliver outstanding teaching and learning within MFL
• Excellent personal organisational skills
• Fluent communicator
• Ability to use ICT for teaching and learning and in the tracking and monitoring of student learning
• Understanding of the issues surrounding the safeguarding of children and a commitment to child welfare and safety

What the school offers its staff

Bournemouth School is a fantastic place to work. The school’s atmosphere is calm and purposeful, and our success is built upon the foundations of hard work, discipline, smart appearance, and, most importantly, respect.

• A welcoming staff and commitment from SLT and Governors to promote and support staff wellbeing; £30,000 has been made available this academic year to support staff wellbeing.
• Employee Assistance Programme offering a wide range of support and benefits.
• Able, motivated and polite students who are a privilege to teach.
• Extensive CPD programme (for ECTs and experienced staff) to support individual professional development.
• Opportunity to work with other colleagues and students in delivering extra-curricular activities (lunch provided if you do).
• Provision of a teaching base/own classroom, where possible, for full-time teachers.
• Teacher pension scheme.
• Student data targets are not part of appraisal/performance management.
• Well-resourced departments.

Further details about the role

If you require any further information regarding the application process or the post, please email Debbie Williams, Head of Languages at View email address on findajob.dwp.gov.uk.

Your completed application form should be emailed to View email address on findajob.dwp.gov.uk. (CVs not accepted).

Closing date: 9am, Monday 15 June 2026. Please note: we may interview and appoint a suitably qualified applicant before this date.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Appointment to this post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check as well as other pre-appointment checks, including an online check, as outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education (September 2025). To help us meet our high standards and aspirations of a fully diverse and inclusive workplace, we strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply and to join us.