French Conversationalist Teaching Assistant

Job Description

• Woodbridge School
• Address: Burkitt Road, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 4JJ
• Salary: £8,804 per annum
• Hours: 10 hours per week, 34 weeks per year, Term Time only
• Contract: Permanent, immediate start available
• Reference: 0910

We are currently looking for an motivated and talented French speaker based at the Senior School to work with our students from Year 10 up to A Level.

As a French Conversationalist, you will be a confident communicator and a strong team player who thrives working with young people.

Working closely with the Head of Modern Foreign Languages and the French Teachers, the French Conversationalist should be committed to helping students develop their oral fluency and be prepared to support native and non-native students of French in their preparation for the oral components of public examinations at GCSE and A Level. The French Conversationalist will be expected to not only help prepare students for examination, but to conduct the examinations as well.

All pupils are offered French, Spanish and Mandarin in Years 7, 8 and 9, after which students continue with two of the three languages. Uptake at GCSE and A Level is strong, and a good proportion of students study two languages.

About the Department

Modern Foreign Languages are housed in the Redstone Building, which has four specialist classrooms. All students use technology and devices within their lessons.

The Modern Languages Department is one of the largest in the school, comprising four different languages and 10 members of staff. Native language assistants are a key part of the department and see all Sixth Form linguists once a week on an individual basis.

The school runs a variety of study trips and devotes considerable time and energy to ensuring that every pupil is encouraged to participate in these valuable experiences from Year 9 onwards. For those studying French in Years 10-13, there is a trip to Nice. For those studying Spanish, students in Years 9 and 12 have the opportunity to spend a week in Salamanca.

About the School

Set in the beautiful town of Woodbridge in Suffolk, Woodbridge School comprising our Pre-Prep, Prep and Senior School was established in 1587. An independent co-educational day and boarding school for ages 4 to 18, the original mission of the School was to provide an education for the young who would then give back to their community, thus enriching it and them all; this is embedded and continues in all that we do today.

Woodbridge School, including our Prep, Senior School, Sixth Form and Boarding, has been rated 'Excellent' in all areas by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) 2023.

Combining the best of tradition and innovation, our curriculum delivers the perfect balance of life skills, creative challenges and academic excellence. Woodbridge School offers an education that shapes itself around each student, ensuring they become everything they are meant to be. Our Prep School is a caring nurturing, lively and inspirational introduction to School, inspiring and investing a true love of learning in children. Our Senior School offers the perfect balance of creative challenges, academic excellence as well as interpersonal and social skills, for life throughout School, and beyond.

For more information

Please read the Job Pack (pdf).

If you would like an informal discussion prior to submitting your application, please contact the People Team, by calling 01394 615170.

How to apply

To apply, please submit your completed Application Form (Word) by email to [email protected]

Alternatively you can apply by post, to be received prior to the closing date, and posted to People Team, Seckford Foundation, Marryott House, Burkitt Road, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 4JJ.

Closing date: 9.00 am, 13 September 2026.

Interview date: Week commencing 14 September 2026.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

Woodbridge School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

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