Teacher of English (0.8 FTE)
Rainham Mark Grammar School, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 7AJ5 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2024
Closing date
20 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
13 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- English
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS/UPS (pro-rata)
Teacher of English (0.8 FTE) job summary
Rainham Mark Grammar School is looking to appoint an enthusiastic and dedicated Teacher of English (0.8 FTE). Do you have a passion for inspiring creativity and fostering a love of learning in young people? We are looking for a team player who is eager to collaborate, share ideas, and contribute to the continued success of our English department. You’ll be joining a thriving and well-equipped department, working with students who are intellectually curious and academically driven. Whether you're an experienced teacher or newly qualified, we welcome your application. Prior experience in a selective school is not required. Join us and become part of a supportive community committed to educational excellence.
What RMGS can offer you?
We can offer you the opportunity to work with highly able young people in a supportive, well-equipped, and forward-thinking department. We believe Continuous Professional Development to lie at the heart of the success of our school. A major building programme in recent years has delivered excellent sports accommodation with free gym facilities for staff and students, as well as free health care provision.
Rainham Mark Grammar School provides an enriching co-educational experience where students are nurtured to develop their leadership skills and creativity. We are a school for every academically able young person regardless of social-economic background, ethnicity, or gender, with additional support and bursaries where they are needed. Our success is based on our high expectations. Our students and staff are motivated; they inspire and challenge each other to be the best version of themselves. We believe our students are simply the best of their generation, it is a privilege to work with them. Rainham Mark Grammar School is a happy place to learn and to grow, we encourage you to visit and experience our community.
Our school was judged “Good” by Ofsted in 2022 but we are firmly of the belief that we have the potential to be exceptional. There is much to achieve in an ever-changing education landscape.
Benefits of Working for Rainham Mark Education Trust
- Free Private Healthcare Cover - Benenden Healthcare (contracts over 15 hours)
- Free Health Checks
- Free Flu Jabs
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- High quality CPD opportunities
- Discounted gym membership at Avenue Tennis, Gillingham
- Access to Mental Health First Aiders
- Onsite free parking
- A Trust committed to achieving a healthy work/life balance
If you require an informal discussion about this role post please contact the People Services Department on 01634 623461 or email PeopleServices@rmet.org. A visit to the school is highly recommended please call 01634 364151 to make an appointment.
Closing date: 20th May 2025 at 12pm
Interview date: 22nd May 2025
This vacancy will close on or before the specified closing date depending on the volume of suitable applicants. If you have not heard from us within 21 days of the closing date, please assume that you have not been short listed on this occasion. We wish to stress that no discourtesy is intended in following such a procedure, and you should not let this deter you from future applications.
RMGS is committed to the protection and safety of its students, is an Equal Opportunities employer, we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce. We are committed to eradicating discrimination in the workplace, becoming an employer of choice, for all staff to believe that they have a voice and be empowered to make a difference.
Commitment to safeguarding
Rainham Mark Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment to this post will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Scheme, medical, confirmation of qualifications, experience checks and satisfactory references.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Rainham Mark Grammar School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1535 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Rainham Mark Grammar School website
Rainham Mark Grammar School is a large (over 1400 students), co-educational grammar school situated in Rainham, Medway, Kent.
We aim to be a friendly, caring and stimulating community which motivates young people to enjoy learning, participate enthusiastically in wider activities and make the most of their abilities.
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