Class Teacher
Kingfisher Primary School
Medway
- Expired
- Salary:
- Main Scale
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2021
- Apply by:
- 23 May 2021
Job overview
Thank you for your interest in becoming part of our school community.
Kingfisher is a high performing primary school in Medway and we are proud of the impact that we are making on the lives of our young people.
We have a strong vision based on our belief in developing Proud Traditions, Wide Horizons and High Achievement and supported by our family of Griffin Schools. Our collegiate working with our closest Griffin Schools Trust (GST) partner schools in Medway, enables us to offer excellent educational experiences for our pupils. As a GST school, we do not teach young people to know their place in society but rather discover their talents and passions and to take their place in society, making a difference wherever their futures take them.
As a valued member of our Kingfisher family, you will:
work with people who are committed to developing your talents, both professionally and personally
be given the best opportunities as a teacher and a leader within a collegiate of schools
have opportunities to study at Masters Level and take part in action research projects to inspire our curriculum and pedagogy.
We would welcome applications from candidates who are at the start of their careers and we offer exceptional support for Newly Qualified Teachers.
We will do our best to show you the heart of Kingfisher so that you get a sense of how well matched you may be to our professional community. Please explore our website and explore the Trust website and you will see evidence of the shared life of the schools in the Trust in events such as the Griffin Arts Festival, the Science Symposium, the Sports Festival and Founders Day.
The Trust really is a family of schools which work closely together within and across phases and geographical hubs. So in joining Kingfisher you will have strong relationships with local authority schools and projects, but you also have a strong working relationship with your peers in our family of schools. We work closely as a Medway Collegiate and all three schools are on a rapid journey to Griffin Great. Please read the attached Griffin Great descriptors as these inform our developmental planning and describe the culture that we are creating together.
How to Apply
Candidates should submit a CV (including comprehensive details of key achievements and responsibilities) along with a supporting statement no more than one side of A4.
Please also include in your application the names, email addresses and direct phone numbers of two professional referees, making clear in what capacity they know you.
Completed applications should be addressed to the Head of School, Sara Gascoigne, and emailed to office@kingfisher.medway.sch.uk
The deadline for applications is 23 May 2021. Applications will be considered as they are received so that this post may be filled before the closing date.
Kingfisher Primary School is an equal opportunities employer committed to safeguarding our students and working in partnership with our local community. We treat people equally regardless of gender, race, disability or sexual orientation and are committed to meet the requirements of the Equalities Act and other relevant legislation. This prospectus describes our school as it is and reserve the right to make changes to policy and provision as the school develops.
Attached documents
About Kingfisher Primary School
- Kingfisher Primary School
- Kingfisher Drive, Princes Park, Walderslade, Chatham
- Kent
- ME5 7NX
- United Kingdom
About the Griffin Schools Trust
The Griffin Schools Trust (GST) is a family of ten primary and two secondary schools in the Midlands, London and South East. We have a strong track record in making schools much better for children and their families and for the staff who work with us. Our single most important mission is to provide the conditions in which children discover who they are and then go on confidently to take their places in society, making a contribution to the world through the use of their talents. We will never prepare children to know their places.
When schools decide to join us they bring their histories to us and together we turn them into traditions reflecting the Trust’s mission and values whilst preserving and extending the each school’s individuality. We offer a rich curriculum and an unusual range of enrichment and extension clubs and activities. We also have shared traditions so that children form every school feel part of the same family. Every summer term we hold the Griffin Arts Festival. In the spring we have Founders Day and the Science Symposium and in the autumn students compete in the Griffin Science Symposium. All these festivals are linked in an annual theme schools’ four houses compete for a Trust cup which is awarded to the house colour which has accumulated most points from all Trust events. All staff, including the CEO, belong to a house.
Great GST schools have nothing institutional about them and great GST staff are thoughtfully recruited for their excellent knowledge and their broad interests. They are developed by Heads as well as the research and training opportunities offered across the Trust to add their individual magic to the mix. All our schools practice open and distributed leadership and place a high value on creativity as well as growing great talent pipelines to ensure that there are plenty of opportunities for promotion within and beyond the school.
Look at our website and click through to some of the schools as well as the one to which you are applying. We are frequently told that colleagues have found their professional home at GST. Is it yours? We look forward to hearing from you.
Anne Powell
Chief Executive Officer
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