Trainee Teacher of Business Studies & Economics - Full-time

Maidstone Grammar School for Girls, Maidstone

Ref:KCC886-4523-282T
Posted:15/03/2023
Pay:Unqualified Teacher Pay Scale
Start Date:September 2023
App Close Date:27/03/2023 at 08:00
Interviews:31st March 2023

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Train as a Business Studies & Economics Teacher?

Do you have a degree in Business Studies or a related degree?

Unqualified Teacher Pay Scale: £19,340 - £30,172 per annum

Are you an Economics/Business graduate, keen to utilise your subject knowledge and inspire the next generation?

We are looking for an applicant with a relevant degree who is committed to starting a career in teaching. You must be enthusiastic and passionate about your subject as well as working with young people.

We offer a welcoming and supportive environment in which to complete your teacher training in a salaried position of a teacher of Business Studies. MGGS is an Outstanding school known for our community spirit, our commitment to staff development and our tradition of excellence that underpins all that we do. Our most recent Ofsted inspection noted: “Staff morale is high and teamwork is strong, students are highly motivated, want to do well, and appreciate that their teachers plan interesting and engaging lessons”.

Maidstone Grammar School for Girls is a very successful selective girls’ school of 1240 students with a mixed Sixth Form of approximately 320. Since July 2019 we have been appointed by the Department for Education as a Computing Hub in recognition of the expertise the school has evidenced in Computing Education, and will take a lead in training teachers across the south east in the delivery of Computing. This post offers the opportunity to work with intellectually able young people in a supportive and friendly environment. Staff benefits include strong support for professional development.

“Maidstone Grammar School for Girls is an outstanding school” (Ofsted)

Full details and an application pack are available from the school’s website https://www.mggs.org/joining-us/join-our-team/vacancies/

Applicants should complete our application form and email, along with a covering letter, to the Headteacher’s PA. Applicants are strongly encouraged to also complete our Equal Opportunities & Recruitment Monitoring Form. If you require any additional information please contact Ms Starns, PA to the Headteacher via email: mstarns@mggs.org.

Applications welcomed immediately

Applications will be considered in the order in which they are received. Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date and Maidstone Grammar School for Girls reserves the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made.

Closing Date: 8am 27th March 2023

Interviews: 31st March 2023

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expect all staff to share this commitment.

Information about the school

Maidstone Grammar School for Girls, or as it is more often known, is a very successful selective girls’ school of 1250 students with a mixed Sixth Form of approximately 360. The post offers the opportunity to work with intellectually able young people in a supportive and friendly environment. Staff benefits include strong support for professional development.

“Maidstone Grammar School for Girls is an outstanding school” (Ofsted).

MGGS has a strong community spirit which is underpinned by our belief that the happiness of all our students is key to enabling them to succeed. We have been providing an academic education for girls (and boys in the Sixth Form) from the town of Maidstone, and its surrounding area for over 135 years.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expect all staff to share this commitment.

Deborah Stanley, Headteacher

Our School and all its personnel are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

The post is exempt from section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)). It is not, therefore, in any way contrary to the Act to reveal any information concerning convictions which would otherwise be considered as “spent” in relation to the applicant’s suitability for employment. Any such information will be kept in strict confidence and only used in consideration of the suitability of the applicant for such a position where such an exemption is appropriate.

Job Contact Information

Name:Michelle Starns
Address:Maidstone Grammar School For Girls, Buckland Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0SF
Telephone: 01622 752103
Email: mstarns@mggs.org

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