TONBRIDGE GRAMMAR SCHOOL: English Teacher - Full-time

Start Date: Sep 2016

Pay: MPS

An Outstanding Academy and IB World School

If you’d love to work with students who will learn independently – finding solutions for themselves and asking questions you can’t always answer, then read on…

Teacher of English required for September 2016

You will join a highly skilled and experienced team. Our girls in years 7–11 and students in our co ed 6th form become increasingly independent learners as they progress through the school and achieve excellent results through the MYP, GCSE and in the prestigious internationally recognised IB Diploma.

It is preferable you have the ability to teach English to IB Diploma level. TGS has been ranked the top performing IB state school in the country by the Times and aspires to offer a world class education. Our professional development programme is extensive in supporting staff induction, promotion, job satisfaction and well-being.

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Closing date for applications: Monday 23rd May 2016 at midday

Interview date: Wednesday 25th May 2016

Applications from candidates who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. Tonbridge Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. We reserve the right to interview before the closing date.

Information about the school

Tonbridge Grammar School is a successful and heavily oversubscribed selective school located in the busy commuter town of Tonbridge in Kent.

We have an excellent academic reputation and are very proud of the academic success of our students. Our success, however, is built on far more than academic achievement. We are passionate about developing our students as inquisitive and independent learners. We seek to inspire our students to develop the skills and habits of mind to enable them develop as articulate and confident young people, able to take the best advantage of life. We are committed to offering a broad and enriching curricular and extra-curricular experience for our students including opportunities for leadership and community service locally and internationally.

Tonbridge Grammar School is an IBO World School and our ethos and values are closely aligned to those of the International Baccalaureate Organisation with its focus on intercultural awareness, holistic learning and communication.

As an ‘outstanding’ school we converted to an Academy on 1st January 2011. Tonbridge Grammar School continues to retain its tradition and distinctive ethos including our selective arrangements. We have a track record of successful collaboration with other schools and partnership working with the wider community of schools through our outreach work and as part of the Kaizen Teaching School Alliance.

There is collegiality amongst the staff at Tonbridge Grammar School which creates a working environment that is intellectually stimulating and highly rewarding. There are first class professional development opportunities available to teachers at all stages of their career including a full programme of development and support for those new to the profession.

Our School and all its personnel are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. This post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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