Teacher of English with Drama
St Simon Stock Catholic School
Maidstone, Kent
- £25,714 - £41,604 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS/UPS
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2022
- Apply by:
- 23 May 2022
Job overview
We seek to appoint a qualified Teacher of English to start in September 2022. The ability to offer an additional subject such as Media or Drama would be an advantage, and experience of teaching A level would be desirable.
We are an excellent school with a secure track record of dynamic and enthusiastic teaching and learning. Our school is the second highest performing non-selective school in Kent, as has been published recently by the Department of Education.
We have a strong, innovative and collaborative department who effectively use creative strategies to reduce workload and to inspire excellent progress for students in years 7-13. The English department consistently achieves excellent results at both GCSE and A level. We are affiliated with a number of reputable professional partnerships, and offer a variety of high quality Continuing Professional Development opportunities.
Our students are a credit to the values of our school, and all visitors to our school comment positively on the excellent standards of behaviour, courtesy and good nature of the students they encounter whilst spending time here at St Simon Stock Catholic School.
The ideal candidate will:
- Be able to inspire and motivate students to achieve their full potential, and instil a love of learning English
- Be part of a team and will contribute to the ongoing development of this successful English department
- Be comfortable promoting Catholic values and ethos, but does not necessarily have to be Catholic
We welcome applications from both experienced and newer members of the teaching profession.
We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. Appointed candidates will be expected to undergo the necessary Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks.
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About St Simon Stock Catholic School
St. Simon Stock Catholic School Founded in 1967 as a school of the Archdiocese of Southwark, the School recently celebrated 50 years of Catholic education serving Maidstone and the west of Kent. As a Catholic Comprehensive school of all abilities within a selective area, the School is known for its high standards of academic, vocational, sporting and pastoral achievements. Famous formed students include Shaun Williamson [actor], Harry Arter [Premier League footballer], David Ryan [Oxford University Golf Captain],etc.
We are an excellent school in all areas of Teaching and Learning. Our outcomes as a non selective School in a selective County [Kent] are outstanding with well above average ratings for the past three years since we have surpassed +0.5 for progress.
Headteacher - Mrs Andrea Denny
Location - Maidstone is 40 minutes from London by high speed train. Gatwick airport is less than an hour away from the School. Local attractions include Maidstone United Football Club [National League], Kent County Cricket, Leeds Castle, several National Trust and English Heritage places of interest are located in this part of Kent. The School has a Sports Hall and Designated 6th Form Centre, specialist Science labs [the School has a Science specialism], Technology workshops, Muga sports facility.
CPD - involves a series of twilight sessions on areas identified by staff through appraisal; electives are created from courses attended by staff to feedback to colleagues; training for new areas e.g. LGBTQ,SEN, Pupil Premium, etc. A Senior Member of Staff has the encouragement of career progression as part of their role in addition to Performance Management and CPD in order to gain a holistic overview of training.
OFSTED - Section 5-Good; Section 48-Outstanding in all categories.
Benefits - The School is part of Kent Catholic Schools Partnership, a multi academy trust of 25 schools Primary and Secondary to further Catholic education in Kent. It provides opportunities for promotion across the schools, secondments, shared expertise in curriculum and staffing, purchasing power concerning facilities.
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