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Government-Funded Placement for Trainee Teacher of Geography - Fixed Term

Gad's Hill School, Rochester

  • Ref:KCC886-6007-74T
  • Posted:17/05/2019
  • Pay:Placement for 1 year and receives tax-free funding
  • Start Date:Aug 2019
  • App Close Date:31/05/2019 at 16:00
  • Interviews:to be arranged

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The placement on offer is for a graduate of Geography to train via a SCITT place using training provider eQualitas. The placement is for one year, during which the candidate would train towards assessment for Qualified Teacher Status at the end of the academic year in Key Stages 3 and 4 Geography and would then be qualified and equipped to applying for NQT positions. The opportunity to upgrade to an additional PGCE qualification may be available. For the avoidance of doubt, you will not be an employee of the School.  Government funding for the placement is paid directly by the Government to you.

Applicants would first need to apply for the placement at Gad’s and be accepted, then apply for the training position via UCAS for acceptance by the external training provider eQualitas. Help and support would be given by Gad’s and eQualitas in this application.

The trainee will receive DfE funding directly of £26-28,000 tax free, from which £6,000+VAT would need to be paid in tuition fees to eQualitas. The school does not charge for the placement, nor employee the trainee. Students may be able to obtain in addition a student loan for the tuition fee amount.

A trainee teacher at Gad’s meets weekly with a subject-based tutor, and receives weekly training from the ITT Lead along with any other trainees. Trainee teachers receive high quality input to progress towards excellent assessment results for QTS. Trainee teachers have the opportunity at Gad’s to learn in an environment, which provides small classes and high-quality support, enabling the trainee to develop into an excellent teacher equipped for teaching in any setting. Trainee teachers also take part in contrasting placements as part of the training year, which Gad’s arrange.

Training days are provided by eQualitas on a range of topics (included in the tuition fee cost). A subject tutor is also provided by eQualitas. The external tutor visits the student each term to monitor progress towards QTS, keeps in regular contact with the student, and ultimately assesses the student for QTS, which is then verified by an additional external verifier before QTS is awarded.

Information about the school

Gad’s Hill School operates as three distinct departments within one school. The Kindergarten takes children from age three in our Nursery through to Year 2. Here, alongside the foundation in literacy, numeracy, sciences and humanities, there is a strong emphasis on play, physical education, music and drama with all pupils performing in a number of short productions each year. The school places particular emphasis on communications and therefore pupils from Reception upwards receive twice weekly lessons in Spanish and also ICT.

The Junior School is two-form entry from Years 3-6. Our Junior pupils receive a high proportion of lessons with subject specialists; in particular Modern Languages (Spanish), DT, Computer Science, Art, Music, Science & Games. By Years 5 and 6 nearly all lessons are delivered by specialist tutors. In sport our students have the opportunity to represent the school in fixtures against other schools.

Our school is located geographically within a selective secondary system and historically many of our pupils would leave to attend grammar schools at the end of Lower Shell (Year 6). However, in the last few years, the growing success of our Charles Dickens Scholarship Award, providing financial assistance to the most able pupils from our own Junior School and many from the wider community, has resulted in the development of highly capable and aspirational cohorts at Key Stage 3. Our strength is to make the most of our small class sizes and supportive atmosphere to add significant value to every individual.

The Upper School generally has a two-form entry. The curriculum is relatively broad, with all pupils taking a spread of subjects including Art, DT, Food & Nutrition, Spanish, Computer Science, Music and Drama. Students choose a range of options at the conclusion of Year 8. They follow a core of Maths, English (Literature & Language), Separate or Combined Science and CCF (comprising BTEC Teamwork & Personal Development and Institute of Leadership & Management diplomas). As options they may choose from History, Geography, Spanish, Art, Food & Nutrition, DT, Computer Science, Music, Drama and PE, and in recent years we have supplemented these options with Psychology and Statistics exam courses for our increasingly able cohorts.

At present there is no sixth form education at Gad’s Hill and pupils currently depart for local schools, colleges or other independents. In the last year we have partnered with the University for the Creative Arts and several of our leavers have commenced Extended Diploma courses with them.

The school operates a good number of after school activities and would welcome new additions to the extra-curricular programme.

Job Contact Information

Fax: Fax: 01474 822977

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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.