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Temporary Teacher of Psychology

Temporary Teacher of Psychology

Barton Court Grammar School

Kent

  • Expired
Job type:
Full Time, Part Time, Maternity Cover
Apply by:
18 June 2020

Job overview

Temporary Teacher of Psychology (Maternity Cover) 

Full or Part time

OUR SCHOOL

Barton Court Grammar School (BCGS) is a state, selective, co-educational school with a strong reputation for its high academic standards and its caring and supportive ethos. The School is an accredited ‘Advanced Thinking School’ and is also the lead school of Barton Court Academy Trust (BCAT).  We are a small, but highly ambitious trust which consists of three secondary schools: Barton Court Grammar School (BCGS); The Charles Dickens School (CDS) which joined BCAT on 1 March 2017 and Barton Manor School, a free school which is a 5 form entry 11-18 non-selective school with a joint Sixth Form with BCGS. Barton Manor School is co-sited to BCGS and work on developing its multi-million-pound site has just started with a view to this opening within the next 2 years.

THE POST

A highly qualified  Teacher of Psychology (maternity cover) is sought for September 2020 on either full time or part time basis to work at Barton Court Grammar School. This offers an excellent opportunity to work within a successful and forward-thinking department and would suit an enthusiastic NQT or a more experienced professional looking to further their expertise. The School is committed to excellence in professional development and is looking for a committed individual who can offer outstanding teaching up to A Level.  

Applications for either a full time or part time role are welcomed.  

Closing date is Friday 19th June 2020 @ 9am.  Early applications are encouraged and we retain the right to fill the vacancy before the deadline date.  

How to Apply

Applications for this post should be made online via the School's website.  CVs alone will not be accepted.  Please email your application to Mrs Roberta Light, rlight@bartoncourt.org 

Barton Court Grammar 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 check against the ISA Barred List for Children.

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About Barton Court Grammar School

Welcome to Barton Court Grammar School (BCGS)

Barton Court Grammar School is an 11-18 years, selective, co-educational, Grammar school in Canterbury, Kent. The School is highly popular and is oversubscribed.

At BCGS, we are a school that seeks to inspire, support and enable both staff and students to achieve. To help us do this we promote the values of serving others, humility, achievement, respect and equality. We are a school which embraces our British heritage and British values. As a result, we welcome staff from a range of backgrounds and faiths to join our vibrant and inclusive environment.

Subjects across the School benefit from being led by a team of highly competent, skilled and charismatic middle leaders. Exciting and innovative teaching is enabled by the scaffolding of colleagues’ skills through carefully designed continuous professional development which encompasses everything from bespoke workshops to the opportunity to observe colleagues, including our Leadership Team. Entirely committed to education, our facilities are second to none and include a shared Sports Hall and gym with Canterbury Christ Church University, a new block built in January 2018 which consists of 7 new Mathematics classrooms, 3 state-of-the-art Science Laboratories, new Kitchen/Servery and Canteen. In addition, Sixth Form students have access to their own Common Room and own Learning Resources Centre. The whole site has industry standard wi-fi with students in the Sixth Form able to bring their own devices to school.

Colleagues and pupils benefit from our commitment to extra-curricular activities, enrichment days and enrichment week broadening student experiences and developing cultural capital. Successful teachers at Barton Court are committed, industrious and open to development, not only within the confines of the classroom, but within wider school life.

Barton Court is the lead school in the Barton Court Academy Trust which provides staff with opportunities to significantly contribute to the CPD of colleagues within the Trust and support and develop the curriculum being designed at the Barton Manor Free School, which opened in September 2022. In addition colleagues within the school take advantage of planned opportunities to be part of our Staff Drive team, as well as pioneering work in relation to staff workload and well-being.

Headteacher

Jonathan Hopkins

View Barton Court Grammar School’s latest Ofsted report

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