Teacher of Science
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
Kent
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2014
- Apply by:
- 22 April 2014
Job overview
Teacher of Science, Kent
We are seeking an enthusiastic, dynamic and innovative Science teacher to join our team of committed Science professionals for September 2014. The ability to teach A Level Chemistry or Physics is essential. The post would be equally suitable for an experienced teacher or for an NQT, but passion for the subject and the desire to inspire others are essential. Recruitment and retention may be available for a suitably qualified candidate.
This post offers the opportunity to work with high ability students in a supportive, friendly and forward thinking environment as well as the opportunity to further develop as a subject specialist.
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls is a very successful selective girls' school of more than 1,250 students with a mixed sixth form of approximately 385. Staff benefits include strong support for professional development and health care plan.
Full details and an application pack are available from the school's website www.mggs.org
Closing Date noon on Tuesday, 22nd April 2014
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expect all staff to share this commitment.
MAIDSTONE GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOR GIRLS
"Maidstone Grammar School for Girls is an outstanding school" (Ofsted)
About Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
At Maidstone Grammar School for Girls we place a very high value on creating a caring community in which everyone feels confident and valued. This is a priority for us as we know that students flourish and succeed when they feel happy and secure. Relationships between staff and students are based on trust and mutual respect, and students show respect for each other and for the process of learning.
Academic excellence is very important to us too. We want everyone to feel engaged and excited by learning and to experience the pleasure of achieving personal goals. Our students are keen to learn and we are able to respond positively to differing needs and strengths with the right balance of support and challenge. Our specialist science status, Thinking Schools and Investors in Careers awards indicate the breadth of expertise across the curriculum.
We also value the development of creativity, responsibility, physical and personal skills. Students are encouraged to participate in the full MGGS experience, with its strong emphasis on community and charity work, dramatic, musical and sports events. When they leave the school, students are mature and well-qualified young people with the confidence to benefit from the opportunities ahead of them and to make a positive contribution to the wider world.
We are proud of the school’s long and distinguished history in Maidstone, and are committed to preparing our students for the technologies, work patterns and necessary skills required to meet the demands of the twenty-first century. Every student who attends the school has talents: our job is to find these, and foster them and develop in everyone a love of learning for its own sake and a pride in striving for and achieving excellence.
As an employer we offer the opportunity to work with high ability students in a supportive, friendly and forward-thinking environment and support for professional development is strong. Maidstone Grammar School for Girls is a very successful selective girls’ school of 1,229 students with a mixed sixth form of 381.
“Maidstone Grammar School for Girls is an outstanding school”
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