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KS2 Teacher - Full-time

Bronte School, Gravesend

  • Ref:KCC886-6062-30T
  • Posted:07/09/2017
  • Pay:Bronte Teaching Pay Scale
  • Start Date:Jan 2018
  • App Close Date:03/10/2017 at 23:00
  • Interviews:10th and 11th October 2017

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Class Teacher (School Year 3)

Required from January 2018

Salary range £26,000 - £33,000 depending on experience

Bronte School is a co-educational independent/preparatory school, age Kindergarten to Year 6.  It is located close to the centre of Gravesend, with easy access to the station and the town's facilities.  

For staff, Bronte forms a supportive and purposeful environment in which to develop professionally, the School having a strong record of mentoring of staff.  Class teachers at Bronte have tended to remain for some time with a particular year group, something which helps continuity, though changes can be valuable and do take place from time to time.  In this case, the vacancy arises from the forthcoming move of the School's Year 3 teacher, and it is planned that the newly appointed teacher will take over that role.

Class teachers at Bronte take on the normal range of responsibilities and duties associated with such a role, with a whole-hearted, professional commitment to the children's education, welfare, safety and to their whole school lives.   Each of the class teachers thus has wide-ranging responsibilities, which include being available to communicate fully with parents, and to participate in events outside normal school hours.  Class teachers generally take on the additional role of being a subject co-ordinator and a particular interest in maths or music would be desirable.

A summary of the normal range of commitments can be seen on the attached documentation.

Teachers are paid in accordance with the Bronte scale.  The School's pension scheme is available.

In reporting lines, class teachers are responsible to the Headmistress in their employment as a whole, and to the Deputy Head in general school life.

Applications should comprise of a completed school application form, and a covering letter, which should briefly summarise the candidate's background and reasons for applying.  The application may be in hard copy or in electronic form, and should be sent to Miss Susan Allison, Bursar (susan.allison@bronteschool.co.uk)

The closing date for applications is Monday 3rd October 2017.  Interviews will take place over the period Tuesday and Wednesday 10th and 11th October 2017.

Anyone who is considering applying and who would like to discuss any aspects of the role or the application, is welcome to contact the Headmistress, Mrs Emma Wood (emma.wood@bronteschool.co.uk), or the Deputy Head, Mr Austen Hardwick (austen.hardwick@bronteschool.co.uk), or the Bursar, Miss Susan Allison (susan.allison@bronteschool.co.uk)

Bronte School, 7 Pelham Road, Gravesend, Kent DA11 0HN; 01474 533805 www.bronteschool.co.uk 

Bronte School and Nursery Ltd is an equal opportunities employer.  The School and Nursery are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and expects all staff to share this commitment.  The successful candidate for this post will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

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 familes, 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 large, high quality nursery, ages 3 months to 4 years. It is located about 200m away, also on Pelham Road.

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Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

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.