Head of Spanish

Location: Haywards Heath

Salary: Competitive

Closing Date: 02/11/2026 11:00

Position Type: {Advertised Full Time / Part Time}

Expiry Date: 02/11/2026 11:00

The Vacancy

We are seeking an imaginative and inspirational teacher of Spanish to lead our successful Spanish Department from April 2026 or September 2027.

The successful candidate will have the ability to teach Spanish to Advanced Level and ideally International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme to a high standard, and lead others in doing so.

The role is advertised on a full time basis, though part time could be considered (please include this in your application).

Ardingly College looks after the welfare and professional development of all staff and enables them to live and work with a strong sense of purpose and satisfaction. The College provides a collegiate, supportive and stimulating environment in which to work. A generous remission for staff children is available at the College.

Remuneration is pensionable. From January 2021 the College offered all teachers the Aviva Pension Trust for Independent Schools (APTIS) which provides the teacher with flexibility between salary and pension contributions and includes Death in Service cover of 3 times salary. Further details regarding our generous employer contribution rate towards the private teachers’ pension scheme are available upon request. We also offer discounted private health care and access to a Health Cash Plan Scheme giving financial support towards the costs of optical, dental and medical costs.

During term-time, all staff are provided with hot or cold lunch from the staff dining room, or a grab-and-go option. Staff also have access to a range of additional benefits such as gym membership, staff swimming, other sports and wellbeing activities and various social events.

The total remuneration offered represents a salary, pension & benefits package that reflects the substantial contribution made by teaching staff towards the success of the College.

The Company

To view the full job description please see the documents attached at the bottom of the page. To apply please click the green 'apply' button in the top right-hand corner. If you require further information please contact the HR team on [phone removed] or email 

A completed application should be submitted by the closing date of

Ardingly College is an independent co-educational boarding and day school for boys and girls aged 2 -18, a member of the HMC and a school of the Woodard Corporation. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All employees are required to undertake child protection screening appropriate to the post including enhanced DBS checks.

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• Name, address, email, telephone number
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Details you provide in this application:

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We will store your application data for 18 months after the vacancy has closed. After this period, it will be fully anonymised.

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