Summary

School name
The Tenax Schools Trust
Address
Culverden Down, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9SH
Type
Multi-academy trust
Email address
enquiries@tenaxschoolstrust.co.uk
Website address
https://www.tenaxschoolstrust.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

About The Tenax Schools Trust

Tenax Schools Trust (TST) is a Church of England multi-academy trust located in West Kent and East Sussex, led by Mark Cole, CEO.

Across our trust, we work on the simple premise that schools are stronger together. We share a clear vision that places pupils, particularly the most vulnerable, and our staff at the centre of our work. Collaboration is not an add-on for us; it is the way we secure consistent quality and the way we help each other get better.

We believe that our values of courage, compassion and collaboration enable us to focus on the 'how'. How we do what we do, how we interact, how we lead and how we engage. Inspired by our Christian values and beliefs, we believe there is no limit to what can be accomplished for every child.

We share a clear vision that places pupils, particularly the most vulnerable, and our staff at the centre of our work. We have strengthened access to professional networks, introduced instructional coaching for all teachers, and we are developing a shared, evidence-informed understanding of effective teaching through the expertise of our Teaching School Hub leads.

As a Church of England trust, we are legally and spiritually one body and one family of schools in which all are known, valued and loved. This commits us to providing a transformative education where we work together to ensure every child has the opportunity to excel inside and outside the classroom. We are ambitious for all - pupils and staff, working together to open the doors of opportunity.

We are a strong family of schools with ambitious plans to grow, and are proud to serve the dioceses of Rochester and Chichester. This family of schools currently comprises of seven primary schools in full membership and one in associate membership, alongside a large secondary school, Bennett Memorial Diocesan School.

Bennett Memorial Diocesan School is a Department for Education designated Teaching School Hub working with more than five hundred schools across Kent and neighbouring areas. This allows us to provide high quality professional development, and helps to secure talent pipelines from the very start of a teacher's career.

In partnership with Ambition Institute, our Teaching School Hub provides the Early Career Framework and the full suite of National Professional Qualifications (NPQs), for hundreds of teachers in the region. We also have our own initial teacher training provider, Teach Kent & Sussex, which trains teachers in partnership with primary and secondary schools both within the Trust and beyond.

Tenax Schools Trust is:

Committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to vetting checks and a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Committed to creating inclusive teams that represent a breadth of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills, and that can provide role models to all students in our communities. If you think you meet the essential criteria for one of our roles, we would love to hear from you regardless of sex, age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality. Where possible, we seek to facilitate flexible working opportunities.

Committed to ensuring that all applicants can participate fully and with equal access to the selection process. Any candidate identifying as having a disability, or diagnosed with a neurodivergent condition is encouraged to contact the Trust to discuss any reasonable adjustments that would enable them to participate fully and with equal access to the selection process.

Commitment to safeguarding

Tenax Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to vetting checks and a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

Offers of employment are conditional on checks including:
Disqualification under the Childcare Act (as appropriate)
Pre-employment health screening
Online and social media
Prohibition from teaching
Right to work in UK
References

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Location and map

Culverden Down, Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9SH

Current jobs

Headteacher

School name
The Tenax Schools Trust
Full-time equivalent salary
£75,049 - £86,803, higher salary considered for an exceptional candidate.
Pay scale
Leadership Scale L16 – L22
Working pattern
  • Full time: Full-time, Monday to Friday, leadership terms and conditions.

    • Teacher of Media and/or English (Maternity Cover)

    School name
    Bennett Memorial Diocesan School
    Pay scale
    M1 - U3
    Working pattern
  • Full time, part time

    • Teacher of Media and/or English

    School name
    Bennett Memorial Diocesan School
    Pay scale
    M1 - U3
    Working pattern
  • Full time, part time

    • Teacher of PE ( Maternity Cover)

    School name
    Bennett Memorial Diocesan School
    Pay scale
    M1 - U3
    Working pattern
  • Full time, part time

    • Cover Supervisor

    School name
    Bennett Memorial Diocesan School
    Full-time equivalent salary
    Pro rata £20,413 (FTE £26,900)
    Working pattern
  • Full time, part time, open to job share: Job share may be considered

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