Teacher of Science & PE - Full-time

Meopham School, Meopham

• Ref:KCC886-4004-239T
• Posted:04/12/2019
• Pay:Depending on experience with salary enhancement
• Start Date:As soon as possible
• App Close Date:06/01/2020 at 12:00
• Interviews:To be confirmed

Advert

Main payscale / Upper payscale dependent upon experience

£5000 Salary enhancement (pro rata) available for the Science element of the role

Full-time

Start Date: As soon as possible

Are you a passionate, creative and dynamic teacher of Science & PE?  Do you enjoy teaching focused and engaged students who are ambitious to succeed? 

If so, we would be excited to hear from you.   We are willing to reward experience, and yet are equally keen to welcome newly qualified colleagues.  For us, our most valued resource are our staff.

And Meopham School staff really are something quite special.  Meopham School is a situated in a beautiful village location.  Our staff love working in our warm, friendly, family environment.  Our reputation in the community is second-to-none.  Our students are wonderful ambassadors for us, both in school and beyond.  Our staff work in partnership with students, parents and each other to create a supportive, energising and inspiring climate for success. 

Meopham School is unique in that it has all the benefits of a small school rural setting, with the advantages of working as part of a larger Trust.  Meopham School is a small school with a vast vision.  We are involved in extensive outreach work across schools in Kent, both within the Trust and beyond.  This means that we can offer you an invigorating professional environment in which to grow.  The opportunities are genuinely endless.

Meopham School is the highest performing non-selective school in Kent.  We invite you to be a significant part of our future success. 

Full details of the requirements of the post can be found in the accompanying recruitment pack.

Applications should be made via Kent Teach.  Please note, we cannot accept CVs. 

If you experience any difficulty in completing the application form, please contact HR@swale.at or  01795 426091 ( option 3)

In accordance with current GDPR compliance we will not keep any details/application forms on file once the position is filled.

Interested applicants are welcome to contact Lily Miles, Head of PE lmi@meopham.kent.sch.uk, or Trish Flynn, Head of Science tf@meopham.kent.sch.uk 01474 814646 for an informal discussion regarding the post.  

Closing Date: 6th January 2020 (12 noon)

Interview Date: To be confirmed

Swale Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  This post is exempt from ROA and will require an enhanced DBS disclosure

Headteacher: Mrs S Dickinson

Information about the school

We are an 11-18 school located in the beautiful village of Meopham, taking students from the surrounding villages and also from Gravesend, which is close by via public transport. We are very proud to be able to offer these young people a dynamic and forward-thinking school that embraces modernity, whilst also providing the tranquility and natural beauty of a traditional village setting. We believe that all young people - regardless of background - should be able to benefit from an education in such a setting.

As part of Swale Academies Trust, we benefit from a collaborative network of nine secondary schools in Kent and East Sussex, and as such, there are a range of professional development and further career progression opportunities available, including the full range of National Professional Qualifications.

We’re a supportive, friendly, approachable team who all work together because we all believe in the same thing: that our job, as educators, is to make the world - and its future - a better place. If you believe in the same thing too, then we warmly welcome you to come and take a look at what our school has to offer.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Mrs Kate Girling - Head of School
• Address:Wrotham Road, Meopham, Kent, DA13 0AH
• Telephone: (01474) 814646
• Email: MSSrecruitment@swale.at

Fax: (01474) 813083

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Recruitment pack