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  • Job start date

    1 January 2025

  • Closing date

    30 September 2024 at 9am

  • Date listed

    20 September 2024

Job details

Job role

  • Teacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5

Subject

English

Working pattern

Full time (Can be done as a job share): Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

MPS / UPS (fringe)

Additional allowances

TLR2b

What skills and experience we're looking for

PERSON SPECIFICATION

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

A good honours degree and qualified teacher status

Evidence of relevant CPD

EXPERIENCE

A proven track record of impact as a teacher

A thorough knowledge and understanding of current developments in teaching, learning and the curriculum

Excellent wider subject knowledge

PERSONAL SKILLS AND QUALITIES

A demonstrable passion for English with an ability to inspire students and staff

Excellent communication skills and the ability to foster positive relationships

The ability to think analytically and strategically

The ability to set high standards

A strong moral purpose and drive for continuous improvement

Ability to work under pressure

Excellent record of attendance and punctuality

A good sense of humour (desirable)

What the school offers its staff

  • minimum 14% PPA for all staff (more for those with a TLR)
  • all staff are given their own laptop
  • longer holidays, as an academy
  • commitment to development of teaching and learning
  • opportunities to complete national qualifications (eg NPQs)
  • priority admission for qualified children of staff
  • subsidised gym membership
  • cycle scheme
  • free parking on site
  • a commitment to protect, promote and enhance the wellbeing of staff through the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter
  • long service award scheme for 10, 15 and 25 years’ service
  • an opportunity to work in an area of outstanding natural beauty 30 minutes from London

Commitment to safeguarding

Red Kite Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@redkiteschoolstrust.org

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About Chesham Grammar School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
View all Secondaryjobs
School size
1317 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Phone number
01494 782854

Chesham Grammar School is a co-educational grammar school in Buckinghamshire. There is a county-wide selection to secondary school at 11+ and there are 13 grammar schools within the county, five of which are co-educational.

Our intake is drawn from a very wide geographical area. The majority of students come from the Chiltern and South Bucks area of Buckinghamshire but we also have students who travel from Hertfordshire and from towns on the Metropolitan Line such as Harrow and Uxbridge.

Arranging a visit to Chesham Grammar School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@redkiteschoolstrust.org.

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