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Head of Year - Full-time

The Abbey School, Faversham

  • Ref:KCC886-4242-188T
  • Posted:10/02/2023
  • Pay:MPS/UPS + TLR 2.2
  • Start Date:Easter/September 2023
  • App Close Date:22/03/2023 at 12:00
  • Interviews:TBC

Advert

We are seeking to appoint a full time HOY, the ability to teach English, Maths or Geography would be preferable but not essential. The successful candidate will possess excellent classroom practice and deliver high quality learning opportunities for our students.

You will need to have strong, up-to-date subject knowledge, be motivated and committed with the ability to work as part of a team. You should be confident that students in your care will make exceptional progress. You will need to be to be a positive role model supporting the improvement of school standards and ethos. You need to be compassionate of needs of the students, willing to liaise with parents and external agencies, and work well under pressure with a calm and practical approach.

We have an ambitious vision for our school driven by our excellent team to ensure our students experience as much Outstanding and Good practice as possible. In line with this we are looking for a candidate who can regularly deliver lessons to these standards.

Information about the school

The Abbey School is a mixed secondary school with a thriving population of over 1200 students. We believe that school should be a place where young people can discover and develop their own talents. We have high expectations of all our students which are supported by consistently applied systems, structures, rituals and routines across our learning environment. We are a supportive school community including a positive staff team with high staff morale.

The Abbey school recently celebrated some robust results, with 45% of students achieving Maths and English at 4+ (an improvement of 34% from 2017), and record A level results with 52% of grades at A-C. The Abbey school is rated GOOD for quality of education by Ofsted.

The school is situated in the historic market town of Faversham. We aim to provide the highest quality value-added education and excellent pastoral care for all students.

The Abbey proudly joined The Howard Academy Trust on 01st April 2023, a highly successful Trust in which all schools have improved their Ofsted rating since joining or maintained their good rating.

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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.