The Abbey School is seeking to appoint a Head of Year for Key Stage 3 and 4, and as well as joining the English Department as an English Specialist, to start from January-April 2025.

You will have excellent subject knowledge and be confident that students in your care will make exceptional progress. This is a great opportunity for someone to join a team which is forward-thinking and focused on doing the very best for every student.

We have an ambitious vision for our school driven by our excellent team to ensure our students experience as much Outstanding and Good practice as possible. In line with this, we are looking for a candidate who can regularly deliver lessons to these standards.

This is a full time, permanent role, paid based on the STPC Main/Upper Teachers Pay Range, dependant on experience, as well as a TLR2a (£8,279) and a Golden Hello payment as outlined below:

The school is offering a recruitment incentive of £5,000. This is split into the following payments - £2,500 subject to the successful completion of a 6-month probationary period, and a further £2,500 to be paid in as a retention incentive. This is subject to the successful candidate remaining at the school for at least that next year.

What can we offer you? 

The successful candidate will be someone who has high expectations and is genuinely passionate about education. In return, we can promise an investment in you and your future, offering a competitive remuneration package, providing first class professional development and career opportunities.  

We value our staff and actively support their professional development and have redesigned our working week to place even greater emphasis on employee development. You will have access to ongoing professional development including accredited courses. If you are looking to extend your experience and would be interested in joining our team, we would be delighted to hear from you.  

Benefits of Working with The Howard Academy Trust 

We care about the personal and professional wellbeing of our staff, and are pleased to offer: 

• Health Assured - Employee Assistance Programme
• Access to Benenden Healthcare
• Free Flu Jabs
• Free Health Checks 
• Access EarlyPay
• Mindfulness Taster Sessions
• Skills Network of 30 Free Level 2 8 – 12 week courses
• Discounted gym membership at PureGym and Avenue Tennis, Gillingham
• CPD afternoons
• Access to Mental Health First Aiders
• Free parking on all our sites

If you require any further information, please contact the school office by calling 01795 532633 or via email to info@abbeyschoolfaversham.co.uk  

We reserve the right to alter our interview dates and close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.