Teaching and Learning Coordinator
Riverside Primary School, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 8ET5 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
7 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
1 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 1, Key stage 2
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS/UPS + TLR 2A (£3,391)
Teaching and Learning Coordinator job summary
We are seeking a passionate and qualified teacher to take on the role of Teaching and Learning Coordinator at Riverside Primary School. This is a full-time, permanent position with the addition of a TLR 2A for leading and supporting Teaching and Learning across the school. As T&L Coordinator, you will play a key role in driving high standards of teaching practice, supporting colleagues in professional development and contributing to whole-school improvement. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with teaching experience and a desire to make a broader impact. In addition to the T&L Coordinator role you will also deliver high quality teaching and learning to pupils and lead a core subject. You will foster a positive classroom environment and work collaboratively with colleagues to ensure the success of all learners.
Key Responsibilities:
- Plan and deliver engaging lessons that cater to the needs of the children
- Create a positive and inclusive classroom environment
- Promote a love of learning
- Assess and monitor pupil progress
- Collaborate with colleagues to develop and implement effective teaching strategies
- Be a DDSL to support the safeguarding team when required
Requirements:
- Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) or equivalent
- A degree qualification
- Strong classroom management skills
- Outstanding classroom practice and a commitment to ensuring the best possible outcomes for children
- A commitment to inclusive education and equality of opportunity
- Able to use own initiative, creativity and innovative ideas to motivate and inspire children
- Ability to establish positive working relationships with colleagues, parents/carers and children
- Excellent written and verbal communication
- Dedication to educating and empowering students
- A firm commitment to continuous professional development
Riverside Primary School:
We are a popular, mainstream community school, which is part of Rainham Mark Education Trust. The school had a good Ofsted Inspection in November 2019, and was recognised as being Outstanding in the areas of Behaviour and Attitudes and Personal Development. The key values held by our school community add to the success and inclusive nature of the school. These values are Curiosity, Happiness, Aspiration, Respect, Articulacy, Community, Teamwork, Equality and Resilience – ‘Character’.
The school has two integrated special provisions for a small number of children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder or Visual Impairment, who are taught in the mainstream classes with appropriate support.
A visit to the school is highly recommended, please call 01634 623500 to make an appointment.
Benefits of Working for Rainham Mark Education Trust:
- Free Private Healthcare Cover - Benenden Healthcare (on contracts over 15 hours per week)
- 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 would like to be considered for this post, please apply via My New Term.
Closing Date: 7th May 2025
Interviews: 9th 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.
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.
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 Riverside Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 442 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Riverside Primary School website
School location
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