Pay from £17,645 to £18,598 per annum pro-rata (depending on qualifications and experience)*
One full time or part-time fixed term contract (initially 6 months) starting ASAP with the possibility of further work
This is an opportunity for a Spanish native speaker with a university degree to share their knowledge and enthusiasm for teaching Spanish through a paid position writing educational resources that our customers – teachers throughout the UK – will use in their classrooms to teach KS3, GCSE and A Level Spanish.
What you will achieve:
- Published material that will help future learners succeed in their qualifications
- Experience in publishing and education sectors
- Develop research and planning skills to a specific project brief
- Familiarisation of new teaching requirements set by examination boards for GCSE and A level
- Good experience for those preparing to go into teaching – understanding how to structure lessons, communicate theory to students, and cover unit specifications
- Opportunity to develop own resource ideas
- Opportunity to participate in recordings for audio resources
- Opportunity to practise proofreading/corrections
Even without teaching experience, the ideal candidate will be able to apply creative strategies for teachers, taking the content students need to learn and presenting it in an accessible and digestible way. The probation period for this role is 3 months.
*To qualify for the higher salary rate you must have 3A*s at A Level and a 1st class degree in the subject, or a completed PGCE, or at least a year’s full-time experience writing similar educational materials.
Skills & Qualifications
Essential Skills and Experience
- Native Spanish language (rather than a student of Spanish)
- Excellent understanding of Spanish grammar, including the terminology
- Fluent written and spoken English (your project briefs will be written in English)
- You will need to write translations from and into English and English answers
- Ability to work independently and efficiently
- Write in a creative, yet clear and coherent style and communicate ideas and knowledge with clarity – to write with enthusiasm for your subject!
- Strong research and analysis skills; attention to detail
- Ability to adapt and improve your method of working so that any mistakes identified are not repeated
- Understanding of UK educational system
- Candidates should already be based in the UK
- This is an in-house role and cannot be worked remotely
- Full time and part time (pro-rata) will be considered
Minimum Qualification Level Required
- University degree, preferably in a related field (2:1 or higher or equivalent)
- Minimum of 2 B’s at A Level (or equivalent)
Additional Desirable Requirements
- UK or foreign teaching qualification or teaching/tutoring experience in the UK
- Experience of working in an UK educational setting
- Experience of writing in a professional context, e.g. freelance educational writing
- Experience of Foreign Language proofreading
- Willingness to participate in recordings and ability to speak in a clear, slow manner