Kindergarten Class Teacher (Qualified Teacher or Early Years Practitioner) - Full-time

Bronte School, Gravesend

• Ref:KCC886-6026-72S
• Posted:02/04/2025
• Pay:Bronte School pay scale
• Start Date:September 2025
• App Close Date:08/05/2025 at 12:00
• Interviews:During the week of 19th - 23rd May 2025

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Kindergarten Class Teacher

(Qualified Teacher or Early Years Practitioner)

Required from September 2025

The Kindergarten class at Bronte, which occupies a light, airy ground floor room in the main school building, is staffed by the class teacher/practitioner, and a teaching assistant.  The class comprises children who are in the school year prior to the start of their Reception year.

The class tends to start with around 12-15 children and fills during the year, up to a maximum of 20.  There is a minimum attendance specified of 3 full days.  A gradual move to full time over the course of the Kindergarten year is expected, in order to prepare children well for their transition to Reception and for their early school lives.  Nearly all Kindergarten children remain at Bronte, for their Reception year and onwards.  Kindergarten forms part of Lower School, which comprises as well Reception and Years 1 & 2.

This vacancy arises because the current Kindergarten class teacher is moving to another role within Bronte School.

The current incumbent is a qualified teacher. The role could also be filled by a suitably qualified EY practitioner, and in these job details, the titles ‘teacher’ or ‘class teacher’ can generally be viewed as interchangeable with ‘practitioner’ or ‘class practitioner’.

The role would suit someone who is recently qualified or a person of more experience.  The key factors in the successful candidate are a commitment, dedication and affection towards children, and a professional, knowledgeable approach to early years education and development.

Good communication and organisational skills are also important: the role involves extensive liaison with parents and, internally, co-ordination with the Headmistress, The Head of Lower School and the early years team, and with other colleagues.

The role of class teacher lies at the heart of the School’s academic and pastoral life.  He or she oversees and guides the children’s educational and general School life and supports and promotes their welfare, maintaining close contact with each child.  The class teacher is usually the first port of call for parents, and contact with parents, working with them to support the child, is seen as a key part of the role of a Bronte teacher.  All teachers at Bronte take on a role of co-ordination of one or more academic subjects, and, often, of additional school-wide responsibilities in other areas.

The Kindergarten teacher/practitioner’s role comprises all these areas, modified as appropriate for the specialist aspects of early years.

There are three main areas of responsibility: 

• class teaching and development through play
• subject co-ordination
• other school duties and roles; personal development

Terms and Conditions. Terms and conditions are based upon those of a full-time teacher or practitioner.  The salary is subject to experience and qualifications, and will be based either on the Bronte Unqualified Teacher Scale range £37,206 - £47,223 or the Qualified Teacher Scale range £37,206 - £47,223. There is a NEST pension scheme.

Holidays must be taken in School holidays.  Children of staff are eligible for a fee discount, at Bronte School and Bronte Nursery.

Information about the school

Bronte School is an independent preparatory school for children aged 3 to 11. The School’s ethos is based upon the twin pillars of academic excellence and of being a family school. A stimulating and purposeful curriculum is accompanied by high quality academic management, which aims to provide inspiration and challenge for all the children of the school, analysing in detail progress and attainment for each individual boy and girl. Educational breadth is seen as complementary to depth and level of study. Art, music, PE and drama take their place alongside the humanities, languages, science, and the core subjects of English and mathematics.

The School has considerable success in supporting children through to a place at their first-choice school. For many this is a selective or super-selective grammar school, whilst others also go on independent schools or other types of state schools. Another route is to a major 13-18 boarding school, via a feeder prep school for Years 7 and 8.

Bronte is a small school, of around 150 pupils, in a single class entry, with maximum class size of 20. The teachers are dedicated, professional and supportive, caring deeply for the children and getting to know them very well. This personal attention forms a central part of the School’s family atmosphere. Pastoral care is very strong, and is seen as fundamental to the children’s success, happiness and sense of self-fulfilment.

The School has a Christian tradition, at the same time as having extensive diversity in the ethnic and cultural composition of its families, reflecting that of the local area.

Bronte is privately owned, by Nicholas Clements. As Proprietor, he is responsible for the governance of the School. The Headmistress is Emma Wood. There is an Advisory Board, which provides support for the governance.

Bronte Nursery, the School’s sister setting, is a large, high quality nursery, ages 3 months to 4 years. It is located about 200m away, also on Pelham Road.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Susan Allison
• Address:Mayfield, 7 Pelham Road, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 0HN
• Telephone: 01474 533805
• Email: susan.allison@bronteschool.co.uk

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Job Description
• Equal Opportunities Form
• Recruitment & Selection Policy
• Application and Recruitment Process