The College has its own competitive salary scale and offers a generous flexible pension scheme as well as fee remission for the sons and daughters of staff. Private health care is available to all staff as well as use of many of the College fitness facilities.
The Modern Languages Department offers three languages (French, German and Spanish) from year 7 to year 13. The faculty comprises twelve staff, most of whom teach more than one language, as well as four language assistants. The Head of MFL leads the team, in addition to heads of each language who are responsible for the delivery of that language and directly line manage the teachers of their subject.
Pupils study all three languages as part of a carousel in year 7, before choosing two to continue with in year 8. Many pupils also proceed into year 9 with two modern languages, but there is opportunity at this point to take Latin or Classical Civilisation in place of one of their choices. At GCSE, all pupils opt for at least one modern language or classical subject, and numbers in Spanish are very strong, with 64 in the current year 10 cohort.
A collaborative and forward-thinking department, the Spanish team are committed to teaching lessons that both inspire pupils and place great emphasis on the target language and literacy. Classroom teaching is supplemented with an exciting programme of cultural events, competitions and residential trips, and the faculty enjoys a high profile in the College.
With 88% of year 11 pupils achieving 9-7 grades in AQA GCSE, and the whole year 13 cohort achieving A*-B grades in Edexcel A Level in 2025, Spanish is thriving and the department has a strong track record of success.
Essential:
• An excellent degree in Spanish or a related subject;
• Fluent Spanish speaker;
• Demonstrable ability to teach GCSE and A Level;
• Excellent communication skills to enable effective dialogue with pupils, parents, staff and visitors;
• Commitment to boarding school life and willingness to engage in a range of co-curricular activities;
• Self-motivation and organisational skills, with a proven record for meeting targets and deadlines.
Desirable:
• Qualified Teacher Status;
• Ability to teach another language or a second subject.
Candidates are asked to complete the Application Form available from our website along with a letter of application and submit these as soon as possible.
Applications will be assessed in order of receipt and interviews and subsequent offer may occur at any stage after applications are received. We therefore invite interested candidates to apply as soon as possible.
Anyone wishing to discuss these details further may contact Ms Becky Brown, Deputy Head (Academic) rebecca.brown@epsomcollege.org.uk or Mr Henry Hampton-Carr, Head of Spanish, henry.hampton-carr@epsomcollege.org.uk.