Assistant Head of Department in English
Dartford Grammar School, Dartford, Kent, DA1 2HWThis job expired on 16 March 2020 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2020
Closing date
16 March 2020 at 9am
Date listed
14 February 2020
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- View all Englishjobs
Working pattern
Full-time equivalent salary
- Main pay range 1 to Upper pay range 3, £25,543 to £41,635
Additional allowances
CPD
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Assistant Head of Department in English job summary
‘THE SUNDAY TIMES SCHOOL OF THE YEAR’
Enjoy teaching at
DARTFORD GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Roll: 1510 (591 in the sixth form)
(Boys 11-18, Girls 16-18)
ASSISTANT HEAD OF DEPARTMENT IN ENGLISH
(with responsibility for Key Stage 4 English Language and Literature)
required for September 2020
(MPS/UPS + TLR 2b + LFA)
An enthusiastic and committed teacher to help lead a highly popular department in a school offering excellence within the state sector.
The post would be equally suitable for exceptional new entrant to the profession or more experienced teacher who would like to further their teaching responsibilities in managing Key Stage 4 English Language and Literature.
Dartford Grammar School is one of the highest performing schools nationally at Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5, with excellent facilities designated as ’outstandingly successful’ in successive national and international inspections. All sixth form students study English as part of their post 16 studies. The ability to teach across all Key Stages and a willingness to be an active participant in the extra-curricular life of the school are important.
We are keen to hear from you if you are:
• an excellent classroom practitioner
• committed to raising achievement and transforming learning
• well-organised, proactive and able to work effectively as part of a team
We can offer you:
• the opportunity to inspire highly able and well-motivated students to fulfil and exceed their potential
• a dynamic and supportive working environment
• a well-established Induction Programme
• opportunities for professional development
For further details and an application pack please contact the school (telephone: 01322 223039; fax: 01322 291426; e-mail: adennett@dartfordgrammarschool.org.uk
Please return a completed application form, to the Headmaster, Mr W J Oakes, Dartford Grammar School, West Hill, Dartford, Kent DA1 2HW.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
About Dartford Grammar School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
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- School size
- 1516 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Dartford Grammar School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- adennett@dartfordgrammarschool.org.uk
Dartford Grammar School is a selective secondary academy for boys, which admits girls to its sixth form. There are six forms of entry to Year 7, and all of the students joining the school are from the top 25% of the ability range. The students come from Dartford, neighbouring towns and villages, and nearby London boroughs. The current roll is 1,532, including 616 in the sixth form.
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