Director of Learning - PSHE
MPS/UPS TLR 2A
Required from September 2025
We are a busy, vibrant, and happy school – academically successful but driven to achieve much more. We believe that education must maintain a balance between intellect and character. An outstanding education is not either/or. It is both. We believe that qualifications are what students get; they do not define who they are and will play only a part in shaping the people they become. Our academic curriculum therefore is only a part of what we do.
At the Folkestone School for Girls, students do not complete an excessive number of qualifications. This allows them not only time to focus efforts on achieving the absolute best grades within these, but also time to participate in our huge array of co-curricular activities in school and/or pursue interests & hobbies out of school. There is time to spend with friends and family and time, too, to just be a child. A justifiable balance between intellect and character.
We seek to appoint an exceptional leader and outstanding classroom practitioner to run our PSHE department and add to our unique vision for an outstanding quality of education. We are looking for a dynamic, creative individual who will help us in our ambition to become the best school in the world; nothing less!
You will need great people skills, reserves of energy and enthusiasm and a capacity for sustained hard work. Perhaps most importantly, you will be positive, optimistic, kind and have a can-do attitude to anything that will benefit FSG Students.
You must be a confident educator who is passionate about teaching and has a demonstrable record of clearly explaining complex concepts while tackling sensitive subject matter empathetically. You will be skilled at creating a safe and inclusive learning environment while adapting to meet a diverse range of student needs. You must also be keen to stretch students of all ages and abilities in this 11-18 selective grammar school and be prepared to contribute to the wider community.
Closing Date: Tuesday 29th April 2025 at Midday
Interviews: Week commencing 5th May 2025
The Folkestone School for Girls is committed to the protection and safety of its students. Applicants should be aware that we use the Disclosure and Barring Service to assess suitability for positions of trust.
Only applications submitted on the schools or Kent Teach application form will be considered.
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