Bath Languages Intership

Bath Languages Intership

Languages internships have been designed to give you the opportunity to gain work experience in a school environment, using your language skills to teach and support younger learners, while contributing to the smooth running of a Languages faculty.

The Languages internship will take place primarily in local partner schools. As a Bath Languages intern, you will be assigned to support local school pupils studying a foreign language at Primary, Key Stage 3, GCSE or A level.

Each school offers a safe, supportive environment for you to complete your internship. Whether you are considering a future career in education or simply want to use your language skills to support younger learners and work with colleagues in a professional working environment, the internship will provide a valuable, rewarding and enjoyable experience.

You will be supported by colleagues from the Skills Centre, Careers and PoLIS, as well as partner school colleagues.

To be successful in this role you will need to be someone who has:

• language proficiency in the languages stipulated at the requisite level
• excellent written communication skills
• strong verbal communication skills
• effective planning and organising skills
• experience of team working and awareness of different learning styles
• a professional attitude and approach

Additionally, you'll be:

• able to take the initiative and be proactive
• able to relate well to pupils of a range of ages and abilities
• able to cope with competing and shifting priorities and work towards deadlines
• enthusiastic, committed and resourceful

You're not able to apply to a specific school internship opportunity, as this programme is designed to offer professional experience across a range of languages and levels and will depend on the specific support for languages required by partner schools. The panel will review all applications, and shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend a panel interview.

Language proficiency requirements:

Internship opportunity

Language proficiency required

Primary school beginner level French

Year 1, 2 or 4 French degree (post-A level study)

Year 2 French degree (Ab initio)

Stage 3.1 Skills Centre French course

Secondary school GCSE French, Spanish, Italian or German

Year 1, 2 or 4 French, Spanish, Italian or German degree (post-A level study)

Year 2 French, Spanish, Italian or German degree (Ab initio)

Stage 4.1 Skills Centre French/Spanish/German courses

Secondary school A level French, Spanish

Year 2 or 4 French or Spanish degree (post A-level study)

The programme is open to University of Bath undergraduate students in years one, two, and four. Please note that there are particular requirements for proficiency in the languages you will be supporting in schools. If you're studying a distance learning course or visiting the University on an exchange, you're not eligible to apply.

We are fully committed to Safer Recruitment. To meet safeguarding requirements for working with children in schools, we will be required to seek DBS clearance for successful candidates, and confirmation of the appointment will depend upon this being secured prior to the internship starting. You will also be required to undertake safeguarding training in preparation for the role. All required training and support will be provided for you.

The internship is an 8-week long opportunity, for 4 hours per week, from 2 February March 2026. One morning or afternoon session of 3 hours will be spent in school each week, with 1 hour allocated for travel to and from the school. All partner schools are located within the city of Bath.

A training session will be held on campus in Week 1, and a reflection and evaluation session will be held in Week 8, with the six weeks in between spent in schools.

All interns will receive pre and post internship support, with onboarding and induction provided. If you have any questions about the programme please contact Claire Charlemagne, Head of Languages, Skills Centre

Applications will be reviewed, and a shortlist of students will be invited to attend an interview in the week beginning 1 December 2025.

If you are successful, you will be matched by the panel to the most appropriate internship opportunity for you.

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