Teacher of English - Full-time

Gad's Hill School, Rochester

Ref:KCC886-6007-203T
Posted:11/09/2023
Pay:Up to £42,251
Start Date:8th January 2024
App Close Date:05/10/2023 at 16:00
Interviews:w/c 9th October 2023

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Gad's Hill School is seeking a Teacher of English to work in a small but ambitious English department within our independent day school for pupils aged 3 to 16, in Higham, Kent,

Our collaborative English team deliver teaching in Language and Literature to small classes up to GCSE level, drawing inspiration and well-being from our beautiful, leafy setting in the grounds of the home of Charles Dickens.

English teaching in the Upper School is currently delivered by three specialist teachers, who collaborate with colleagues teaching the subject to Lower School pupils. Our work on a single, coherent One Curriculum for the whole school means that English teachers could even be occasionally required to deliver lessons to pupils in the Lower School (Key Stage 2) as well as to our Upper School classes. The department's classrooms are housed in Gad's Hill Place itself.

We currently follow the WJEC Eduqas GCSE specification.

This department has proved its credentials as a collaborative and close-knit team in which new teachers can hone their craft. We value adaptable and innovative thinking and a commitment to evidence-based research and practice, and so this post may be suitable for an Early Career Teacher open to learning and self-reflection.

Information about the school

Gad’s Hill CCF is a single service Army Contingent affiliated to the Corps of Royal Engineers. It was formed in 2000 with a first parade strength of some 30 cadets. Since then, CCF at Gad’s Hill School has grown year on year and now boasts an establishment of over 150 cadets. We are a very driven and successful contingent and regularly enter cadets for such events as Military Skills Competition, CADSAAM and Cavalry Horse Trials. Our cadets are also involved in a high level of community engagement, with cadets representing the school on Remembrance Sunday, Corps Memorial Day, the General Gordon Parade, Armed Forces Day and Mayoral inauguration.

In addition to onsite training, the cadets also undertake weekend training camps, range days, annual camp and travel to Arnhem, Netherlands, each September for the airborne march. The contingent’s sponsor unit is 1 RSME (some 5 miles from the school) and so benefits from direct support and visits to Brompton Barracks, the RE Museum and also the RE Boat Training Section at Upnor.

At Gad’s Hill, we believe that the development of core personal strengths, such as self-confidence, self-discipline, resilience, teamwork and leadership is every bit as important for young people as their academic progress.

To that end, participation in the CCF is required for all pupils in our Lower Fourth (Year 8) and above and CCF sessions are incorporated in our weekly timetable on Wednesday and Thursday afternoons.

In those sessions, cadets undertake a range of activities including skill at arms, fieldcraft, first aid, map and compass, drill, command tasks and adventurous training.

Our cadets study, via their CCF sessions, for a level 2 BTEC in Teamwork and Personal Development, an Institute of Leadership & Management Diploma, and an Emergency First Aid at Work qualification, to go alongside their academic GCSEs as evidence of the well-rounded, confident young leaders that they have become.

Job Contact Information

Name:Tracy Barker
Address:Higham, Rochester, Kent, ME3 7PA
Telephone: Tel: 01474 822366
Email: information@gadshillschool.org

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