Teacher of PE - Full-time/Part-time

Maidstone Grammar School for Girls, Maidstone

Ref:KCC886-4523-292T
Posted:07/06/2023
Pay:MPS/UPS
Start Date:September 2023
App Close Date:19/06/2023 at 08:00
Interviews:21st June 2023

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Teacher of PE

Full-time/Part-time Required from September 2023

Initially for a 1 Year Fixed Term Contract MPS/UPS

Applications from ECTs and experienced teachers are welcome.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, dynamic, and innovative colleague to join a team of committed professionals within our PE Department. PE is extremely popular within the school and the ability to teach PE and Dance to A Level would be an advantage along with the ability to offer a second subject. The post would be equally suitable for an experienced teacher or for an ECT.

We have a range of state-of-the-art facilities; our sports hall has an Olympic flooring (Taraflex™ sports flooring which has been used for Olympic Games since 1976) and a music system especially for dance. We have a superb stage with dance flooring and amazing sound, lighting and even haze! Within the department we also have courts to facilitate netball, hockey, football, rugby, indoor rowing, tennis, dance and volleyball! MGGS sporting facilities also benefit from hosting a selection of sporting events and we often hire our outstanding facilities to external parties which include netball, football, korfball, and volleyball.

Maidstone Grammar School for Girls is a very successful selective girls’ school of 1220 students with a mixed sixth form of approximately 320. Since July 2019 we have been appointed by the Department for Education as a Computer 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. 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 and healthcare scheme.

“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, Miss Starns 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 on 19th June 2023

Interviews: 21st June 2023

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.

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

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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