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KS1/2 Teacher - Full-time

Turner Schools

  • Ref:KCC-F42-8-T
  • Posted:16/01/2018
  • Pay:Mainscale according to experience
  • Start Date:Immediate
  • App Close Date:01/02/2018 at 12:00
  • Interviews:Week commencing 1 February 2018

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Turner Schools, committed to bringing excellence and equity to the Kent coast, is looking for teachers to join our team.

Teachers: join us to use your subject knowledge and teaching skills to make a positive difference to the lives of the children we work with.

Morehall and Martello Primary Schools are part of innovative Trust Turner Schools - committed to running schools where children thrive and knowledge matters.

The successful candidate should:

  • Love teaching and have HEART (our ethos)
  • Strive for academic brilliance
  • Be able to make our pupils feel valued and safe
  • Enjoy working within a team
  • Have commitment to transforming life changes on the Kent coast
  • Inspire our pupils and other colleagues
  • Believe that every child can learn and achieve
  • Experience with Read Write Inc. is ideal, but not essential as we will provide training if you are new to this programme.
  • An interest in the social justice and curriculum work of E.D. Hirsch and Michael Young is welcomed.
  • An interest in work of Doug Lemov and the TLAC movement also welcomed.

In return, we can offer...

  • Fabulous children who want to learn
  • Ongoing CPD & support for future career progression
  • Masters level, Master Teacher and Leadership degrees with Buckingham University*
  • A school which takes pupil & staff wellbeing seriously (we are Fit2Teach schools)
  • Supportive central Trust team, governors & a dedicated staff team who are continually willing to learn
  • Sensible approach to marking and curriculum planning to support workload
  • A genuine opportunity to make a difference & be part of our journey to set a new standard in non-selective, knowledge rich education.

You also get you own Turner Schools coat! What more could you ask for?

Turner Schools believes it is a place where children thrive and knowledge matters. It is committed to safeguarding children and promoting their welfare. It expects all staff and volunteers to share this same commitment. Any appointment is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, including checks against the barred list. Two references are required prior to commencement of employment.

If you are interested in joining the team and would like to come and visit our schools, please contact Caroline Dominguez, dominguezc@turnerschools.com based at Martello Primary or the school office (01303) 847540.

Salary: Mainscale - according to experience

Start Date: April 2018 or sooner

Closing date for applications: 1st February 2018

Interviews: WB 5th February 2018

*Masters degrees available subject to line manager’s recommendation, completion of probationary period, and approval by Buckingham University.

Information about the trust

Turner Schools is a Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) with schools in Folkestone and Dover on the beautiful Kent coast. The Turner Schools family includes six schools in Folkestone:-

Dover Christ Church Academy, Folkestone Primary, Folkestone Academy, Morehall Primary, Martello Primary, Turner Free School

We provide education through pre-school, primary, secondary and on to sixth form. Each academy is individual and responds to the needs of its local community to provide the best possible opportunity for its young people. We promote high academic standards, while ensuring crucial opportunities for personal and emotional development.

Turner Schools is committed to Transforming children’s futures…Empowering children’s futures…Strengthening communities.

To help us achieve this, Turner Staff ‘Walk the Turner Talk’

They will:

• Speak and act with care: always show compassion and respect for children. • Act boldly: be ambitious for yourself and the children and young people we serve. • Learn from adversity: be evaluative, thoughtful and reflective. • Challenge convention: be curious, welcome difference and unfamiliar thinking. • Connect with others: support colleagues, parents and pupils to make a great team. • Use your voice: offer different views and ask questions. • Do what it takes: be relentless in pursuing the best for children. • Ask for support: be open and honest when plans go awry. • Don’t give up: be calm, resilient and measured when managing challenges.

Turner Schools is committed to safeguarding children and promoting their welfare. It expects all staff and volunteers to share this same commitment. Any appointment is subject to satisfactory recruitment checks, including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Two references are required prior to commencement of employment. We are an equal opportunities employer.

For further information on Turner Schools, please visit www.turnerschools.com

Job Contact Information

  • Name:Caroline Dominguez
  • Address:Academy Lane,
    Folkestone,
    Kent,
    CT19 5FP
  • Telephone: 01303 842433
  • Email: hr@turnerschools.com

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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.