BCAT Specialist Mathematics Teacher

MPS/UPS + Golden Hello & Performance Related Bonus (£5k+£5k)

SALARY: UPS/MPS + bonus

START DATE: September 2023

CLOSING DATE: Friday 23 June 2023 @ midday

The School

The Charles Dickens School is a rapidly-improving, non-selective 11-18 school located in Broadstairs, Kent. We have a vision and a determination to provide our community with an excellent school and we are making great strides towards this. Our results in 2022 identify us as the most improved school in Kent (out of 101 secondary schools) and one of the most improved schools in the country.

To work here is to embrace the challenges of an economically-diverse community and understand the influence education has in addressing social immobility. There are few schools in the country where a teacher’s ability to change lives is so evident. Without hyperbole, this is a career-defining mission. We’re looking for brilliant people to join us on our journey.

The School has excellent facilities. All rooms are equipped with state-of-the art electronic interactive whiteboards. There are excellent specialist facilities for sport, hospitality, engineering, dance, drama, music and art. We have a Specialist Resource Provision for visually-impaired children. We offer and value a broad curriculum aimed at promoting talent beyond traditional academic subjects. Our significant investment in professional development drives colleagues’ continuous improvement. This is a place where everyone improves regardless of their career stage.

Our recent Ofsted Inspection in March 2023 graded the School "Good" in every category. 

The Charles Dickens School is part of Barton Court Academy Trust, a small, ambitious Trust which also comprises a high achieving grammar school, Barton Court Grammar School and Barton Manor School, a new non-selective school which opened in September 2022.

This Post

Required for September 2023, a well-qualified and highly experienced specialist Mathematics teacher with a consistent record of good/outstanding GCSE results and student progress at GCSE, to work in any of the BCAT school’s as directed by the Trust in the school/area of most need.

It is expected that the successful candidate, initially, will work in The Charles Dickens School Mathematics Department to provide additional capacity and help bring about rapid improvements in teaching and learning and pupil outcomes. This post offers an excellent opportunity to work in a successful and forward-thinking Trust and would suit an experienced professional looking to further their expertise within schools of differing contexts.

The Trust is committed to excellence in professional development and is looking for a committed individual who can offer outstanding teaching. The ability to teach up to A Level is desirable.

The successful candidate is eligible for a £5k "Golden Hello" payment payable as a lump sum in September which is to be repaid if the candidate leaves the Trust within 2 years. An additional Performance Related Bonus of £5k per annum is also available.

Deadline for applications is Friday 23 June 2023 @ midday

How To Apply

Applications for this post should be made online only using the School’s application form. Visit the website and click on Recruitment for more information. Please email your application to recruitment@cds.kent.sch.uk. If you wish to discuss the post or to arrange a visit, please contact Mrs A Ormsby, Personnel Assistant.

In line with KCSIE 2022 guidance, as part of the shortlisting process, the Trust reserves the right to conduct an online search on shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence and any relevant information found concerning a candidate's suitability to work with children will be discussed at interview stage.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early and proceed to interview upon receipt of a number of suitably qualified applications. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

In accordance with our safeguarding practices, we are unable to accept CV’s.

The Charles Dickens School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure application via the Disclosure & Barring Service and a check against the ISA Barred List for Children.