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Director of Studies

Rainham School for Girls, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 0BX

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• Start date details

  April or September 2025

• Closing date

  27 March 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  13 February 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Head of year or phase
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Main or Upper Payscale
• Additional allowances:

  TLR £9,782

What skills and experience we're looking for

The preferred candidate will:

-have experience of monitoring, tracking and supporting students

-have the desire to promote high standards and effective teaching and learning

-have the competence to lead, manage, develop and inspire people individually and as a team

-have a commitment to the welfare and achievement of the students in their year group

What the school offers its staff

Career progression is fully encouraged by the school which is supported through our outstanding CPD programme. We are part of one of the biggest Multi-Academy chains in the South East of England, The Kemnal Academies Trust so progression can also be Trust wide. We passionately believe in the power of collaborative working and actively promote school to school support. This includes accessing support from our strong Teaching School Alliance who offer a range of high quality professional development opportunities for staff at all levels. Rainham School for Girls represents a culture of high aspiration, high expectation and success. Our aim is to provide an outstanding learning experience for all students within a safe, disciplined and caring environment.

Flexible working opportunities

TKAT recognises the value of enabling our employees to develop their career and balance this with their commitments and interests outside of work. In TKAT we promote flexible working practices and opportunities to support and value wellbeing.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

The Director of Studies will:

• Ensure all students make appropriate progress for their age group

• Leading and co-ordinating monitoring, evaluation and review of student academic data and progress
• Student target-setting, tracking, performance to monitor student progress
• Track, monitor, review vulnerable group progress across the year group
• Leading a pastoral team on a daily basis with clear high expectations
• Leading and organising student progress meetings to track and monitor student progress
• Developing and organising a Tutorial programme that is inline with school policy
• Academic review and mentoring to track and monitor student progress
• Developing and leading Year Assemblies/Celebration
• Leading and organising Enrichment opportunities for the Year group

Discipline issues relating to IEU/LSU and Pastoral Support Plans including liaison with parents

Commitment to safeguarding

TKAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment will be subject to the full Safer Recruitment process, including an enhanced disclosure and barring service check

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About Rainham School for Girls

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1625 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Rainham School for Girls website
• Email address: hr@rainhamgirls-tkat.org
• Phone number: 01634 362746
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/rainham-school-for-girls

Arranging a visit to Rainham School for Girls

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@rainhamgirls-tkat.org.

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