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English Head of Faculty - Full-time

Maidstone Grammar School for Girls, Maidstone

  • Ref:KCC886-4523-85T
  • Posted:13/01/2017
  • Pay:MPS/UPS with TLR1c £9,376 pa
  • Start Date:Sep 2017
  • App Close Date:23/01/2017 at 12:00
  • Interviews:Thursday, 26th January 2016

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Head of English Faculty

TLR 1C £9,376 per annum

Full Time - Required for September 2017

 

 

We are looking to appoint a creative, enthusiastic and inspiring Head of English Faculty to lead this important area of the curriculum from September.  This is an excellent opportunity for the right person to join this outstanding school.  The successful candidate will have the ambition and innovation to manage this already successful Faculty (English and Media Studies).  The successful candidate will have a passion for teaching English and be committed to promoting high quality teaching and learning within this successful department.  Applicants need to have experience of teaching English Literature to A level standard. 

 

Maidstone Grammar School for Girls is a very successful selective girls’ school of over 1220 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, as well as the opportunity to further develop as a subject specialist 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 www.mggs.org  Applicants should complete our application form and email, along with covering letter, to the Headteacher’s PA for the attention of the Headteacher, Miss Deborah Stanley.  If you require any additional information please contact Ms Starns, PA to the Headteacher via email: mstarns@mggs.org

PLEASE DO NOT APPLY VIA THIS WEBSIT.  VISIT OUR VACANCIES PAGE http://www.mggs.org/vacancies

 

Applications welcomed immediately

Closing Date:   noon on Monday, 23rd January 2017

Interview Date: Thursday, 26th January 2017

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 - PA to the Headteacher
  • Address:Buckland Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0SF
  • Telephone: (01622) 752103
  • Email: central@mggs.org

Fax: (01622) 681947

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.