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KS1/2 Teacher - Full-time

Bronte School, Gravesend

  • Ref:KCC886-6026-37T
  • Posted:07/02/2018
  • Pay:Bronte Teaching Pay Scale
  • Start Date:Sep 2018
  • App Close Date:23/04/2018 at 09:00
  • Interviews:30th April and 1st May 2018

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Class Teacher – Key Stage 1 or 2                                                                         

Required for September 2018

Salary range £26,520 - £33,660 depending on experience

Class teachers at Bronte take on the normal range of responsibilities and duties associated with such a role, alongside a whole-hearted, professional commitment to the children’s education, welfare, safety and to their whole school lives. Class teachers at Bronte are treated as the educational leaders of the children in their classes and their role is seen as central to the fulfillment of the School’s educational aims. 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 languages or music would attract an additional allowance.

A summary of the normal range of commitments is as follows:

-  teaching of 20 periods per week (each day comprises of five 50 minute periods, a total of 25 periods per week).

-  one lunchtime or after-school club or activity, during one term per year. A teacher may wish, and indeed is encouraged, to take additional activities, such as sports, charitable activities, trips, or after-school tutorials. Some of these attract additional remuneration.

- some playground and other supervisory duties, in rota with colleagues     

- attendance at staff meetings, parents meetings and other parental and school events; preparation of end-of-term and individual reports; reasonable additional assistance to individual children; close liaison and communication with parents

- a general commitment to school life as one of its key educational professionals

Person Specifications and Qualifications

An understanding of children and their needs is at the heart of the role. The successful candidate will need to be someone who puts children’s safety and welfare first at all times. In parallel, he or she must have a clear commitment to excellence in education, with their own sense of vocation towards the promotion of each child’s learning, growth and development.

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

Applications should comprise 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 the Bursar, Miss Susan Allison (susan.allison@bronteschool.co.uk)

The application form requests provision of the names of two referees, at least one of whom should be the candidate’s current or recent em

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.

Job Contact Information

Documents

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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.