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Subject Leader of Geography - Full-time

Dover Grammar School for Girls, Dover

  • Ref:KCC886-4109-195T
  • Posted:30/01/2023
  • Pay:MPS/UPS TLR2b
  • Start Date:September 2023
  • App Close Date:19/02/2023 at 09:00
  • Interviews:Wednesday, 22nd January 2023

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Dover Grammar School for Girls is an Outstanding Grammar School which fosters excellent academic standards combined with a strong and caring community. It is also an innovative school where staff are encouraged to look constantly at various ways of improving every aspect of our work. To summarise, it is a place where students can enjoy the very best education.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, innovative and forward Subject Leader of Geography, to lead our successful and dedicated Geography department.

This post requires an ambitious, innovative, hardworking individual who is committed to leading other departmental staff. The successful candidate must be able to give our students the confidence and knowledge to reach their highest potential.

Information about the school

Dover Grammar School for Girls is a highly successful, friendly, and supportive school. Staff, students, parents and visitors frequently comment on the strength of the community spirit, and the school enjoys a very positive reputation in the local area. Students are encouraged to be aspirational, to develop a lifelong love of learning, and to become well-rounded, happy and fulfilled young people.

Judged Outstanding by Ofsted, the school has also been nationally recognised for the quality of its results. We are significantly over-subscribed every year, being the first school of choice for parents in the area seeking an academic education for their daughters. Boys are accepted into the sixth form.

The school's vision is Building Character, Fostering Respect and Achieving Success. There is a strong tradition of pupils continuing their education to degree-level, with many gaining places at Russell Group universities and Oxbridge.

The school offers a wide and diverse range of extra-curricular activities, including lunchtime clubs, sporting events, dance and drama performances, and European exchange visits. Pupils are given many opportunities to develop as well-rounded individuals, keen to make a positive contribution to society through their chosen career path. Strong pastoral support is provided for all pupils at every stage of their education to make sure they can meet the challenges of growing up in a world which is changing rapidly.

Job Contact Information

Fax: (01304) 242400

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.