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Turner Schools

  • Ref:KCC-F42-23-T
  • Posted:16/11/2018
  • Pay:MPS
  • Start Date:Jan 2019
  • App Close Date:03/12/2018 at 12:00
  • Interviews:Week Commencing 3rd December

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Do you want to use your subject knowledge and teaching skills to change the lives of the children you work with? So do we at Turner Schools and we have an exciting opportunity for an ambitious and committed KS1 teacher to join our passionate and dedicated team. This fixed term post until the end of Term 6 would be suitable for either an NQT or an experienced teacher 

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 as part of a team
  • Be committed to transforming life chances on the Kent Coast
  • Inspire our pupils and other colleagues
  • Believe that every child can learn and will achieve
  • An interest in work of Doug Lemov and the TLAC movement is welcomed.

In return, we can offer...

  • Fabulous children who want to learn
  • Ongoing CPD & support for future career progression (Core subject leadership and middle leadership opportunities available)
  • Masters level, Master Teacher and Leadership degrees with Buckingham University*
  • A school which takes pupil & staff wellbeing seriously 
  • 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.

Turner Schools 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 school, please contact Caroline Dominguez, dominguezc@turnerschools.com 

*Masters degrees available subject to line manager’s recommendation and completion of probation.

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.