Secondary School Job of the Day!!

Are you a biology Teacher, looking for a January 2016 start in Maidstone, Kent?

TimePlan Education, working in partnership with their client school, is looking for a biology teacher who has taught successfully across key stage 3, 4 and 5. The position is a full-time contract starting January 2016. The successful candidate must be committed to achieving high standards and able to inspire students across the ability range at KS3, KS4 and KS5.

The school draws its students from among the top 30% of girls in the local 11 plus examinations. Boys join the school in the sixth form from a wide range of educational backgrounds. Most students are from white British families although several minority ethnic groups are represented in small numbers. Standards throughout the school are exceptionally high and overall learners make good progress.

To be considered for this biology teaching vacancy based in Maidstone, Kent you will need to:

• show you are an imaginative and forward-thinking classroom practitioner
• have the willingness to form part of a successful and enthusiastic team
• support the school ethos
• possess excellent teaching skills and an ability to lead classes with pace and sufficient challenge.

It is essential that you understand the school's academic standing and have a sincere commitment to sharing long-term aims.

In return we offer:

• professional classroom support from our team of headteacher consultants throughout the length of your contract.
• a dedicated key contact at the TimePlan South East office.
• TimePlan South East teacher socials where you can meet teachers who are teaching at schools in your placement area.
• opportunities to aid your professional development.
• pay to scale.

If you are interested in applying for this biology teaching position in Maidstone, Kent, Please apply online today or call on 01732 373340. TimePlan are the number one teaching agency for jobs in the south east.

Secondary School Job of the Day!!

Are you an English Teacher, looking for a January 2016 start in Rochester , Kent ?

TimePlan Education, working in partnership with their client school, is looking for an English teacher who has taught successfully across Key Stage 3 and 4. The position is a full time contract starting January 2016. A successful candidate must be committed to achieving high standards and able to inspire students across the ability range at KS3 and KS4.

This Maidstone school is a small but very friendly school with a warm family atmosphere. It is an all-ability school and, as such, welcomes students of all abilities. They are a specialist sports college and have excellent sporting facilities. The school has also benefited from a recently completed new building programme with a new state of the art hall and drama facilities and a new Mathematics building.

The school is a National Challenge school that holds several awards, including the Intermediate and International Award. This Maidstone school has a thriving Sixth Form. The school's examination performance is now one of the most improved in Kent

A successful and flourishing 11 to 18 co-educational school in the Medway Valley area of Kent. This school was rebuilt in 2007 and provides their community with modern, well resourced facilities yet has an ethos founded on traditional values. They provide a friendly, caring and disciplined environment whilst ensuring students have extensive learning opportunities to unlock their self-belief and aspirations.

To be considered for this English teaching vacancy based in Rochester, Kent you will need to;

• show you are an imaginative and forward thinking classroom practitioner.
• have the willingness to form part of a successful and enthusiastic team.
• support the school ethos at all times during your working days.
• possess excellent teaching skills and an ability to lead classes with pace and sufficient challenge.

It is essential that you understand the schools academic standing and have a sincere commitment to sharing long-term aims.

In return we offer:

• professional classroom support from our team of Headteacher consultants throughout the length of your contract.
• a dedicated Key Contact at the TimePlan South East office.
• TimePlan South East teacher socials where you can meet teachers who are teaching at schools in your placement area.
• opportunities to aid your professional development.
• pay to scale.

If you are interested in applying for this English teaching position in Rochester, Kent please apply online today or call on 01732 373340, TimePlan the number one teaching agency for jobs in the south east.

Maidstone Borough Council's planning committee give Jubilee Primary School in Gatland Lane, Fant green light to expand. By David Gazet

Jubilee Primary School in Fant has been given the green light to more than double in size.

At a meeting of Maidstone Borough Council's (MBC) planning committee, Councillors voted overwhelmingly to allow the school's application for change of use to a free school and take on 240 pupils at its Gatland Lane-based site by 2022. 

But some Councillors gave their assent with reluctance. Partly this was because of the presumption in favour of free schools enshrined by the government in planning decisions, but also because of the fear an appeal could put hard-fought-for conditions at risk. 

The committee heard objections to the plan from Councillors and local residents, including Cowdrey Close resident Job Mayatt. He  reiterated concerns on the impact on parking by Jubilee School's expansion, but accepted 200 less pupils would go some way towards mitigating this. 

Brian Skinner of Save Fant Farm Community Group also objected on safety grounds. He said: "Personally I have observed nose to nose confrontation between drivers and seen vehicles driving on pathways to avoid collisions, and all this with 90 pupils. Imagine 210, some of them as young as four years. Let's not mince words, Gatland Lane can be a racetrack sometimes. We know, we live there."

However Councillors were reminded that Kent County Highways officers had made no objections to the plans on the grounds of parking, and Jubilee Primary School had already agreed to abide by conditions designed to mitigate the impact on residents. 

These include the creation of a clearway between both school entrances into Gatland Lane and the creation of a school travel plan to manage the impact of rush hour traffic. 

Fant Councillor Stephen Paine (Con) said the application had turned the community "spoilt and sore" and left him inundated with letters from supporters and detractors.  He said: "We need to work on piecing this community back together to fix this." 

Planning committee chairman Clive English proposed to motion to agree the application, seconded by cllr John Wilson (Con). The vote was carried nine votes to two. 

Currently Jubilee Primary School has 89 pupils, and the initial application was to take on 420 pupils.The school's expansion will also be limited to 30 pupils a year, and after September 2022, the pupil count will drop to 210 when the current intake leave. 

The school was opened at Gatland House, a former mental health centre by Jubilee Church last September. Under Free School legislation it was allowed to operate without planning permission for one year. 

The original application to expand was deferred in March this year due to a lack of evidence.

Free schools are run by teachers, parents or religious groups and have greater freedom over the curriculum and budgets.

Last month, the Kent Messenger reported how residents had been left in tears and teachers were subject to aggressive confrontations after ongoing parking problems on the road.

http://www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/news/jubilee-school-expansion-given-green-46308/