Job Description

Salary:

Main Pay Scale / Upper Pay Scale

Job type:

Full Time, Permanent

Start date:

September 2025

Apply by:

9 May 2025

Job overview

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We are seeking an inspirational teacher to help drive our students and the department onto even greater heights. We want you to inspire students, raise their aspirations and unlock their potential. We want someone who has experience at KS5, can deliver high quality lessons and secure outstanding outcomes for our students, but we also want someone who can build excellent relationships with both students and parents. Candidates who have experience, or are willing to teach a small number of Maths lessons would be advantageous.


Applications are warmly welcomed from colleagues with a varied experience, and previous Grammar School experience is definitely not necessary.

To be successful at Fort Pitt, you will:

Provide exceptional support to ensure our students make outstanding progress across all key stages Commit to our supportive but challenging ethos and culture Be a team player but also have the initiative to work independently Constantly challenge yourself to become a better practitioner Be committed to enabling our successful extra-curricular programme Enjoy working with young people and have a good sense of humour!

In return, we will offer you:

A happy school where all students are enthusiastic and keen to learn An incredibly supportive group of colleagues and leaders Care first employee assistance programme Non-contributory Membership of Benenden Private Health Care Cover Membership of the Teachers Government Pension Scheme Two-week, half-term break in October Cycle to work scheme


For further details on this role and to apply please visit the school's careers page

here

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Visits to the school are strongly encouraged. For further information and to arrange a school visit, please contact

Mary Burling on

01634 842359

or

headteacher@fortpitt.co.uk

.

We reserve the right to bring forward the closing date where interest and applications received are high, therefore we encourage early applications.

Safeguarding Commitment

Beyond Schools Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All post holders in a regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory "Disclosing and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced check".

Equality & Inclusivity Statement

At Beyond Schools Trust we strive to be a diverse and inclusive workplace where we can ALL be ourselves. We particularly encourage applications from under-represented communities, including but not limited to those who identify as Black, Asian or from a minority ethnic background.

About

Fort Pitt Grammar School

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Fort Pitt Grammar School

Fort Pitt Hill, Chatham
Kent
ME4 6TJ
United Kingdom

+44 1634 842359

Fort Pitt opened as a grammar school in 1984 and is one of the remaining 163 in the country. Prior to this it was the first technical school for girls in the country and opened in 1926 serving the communities of Rochester and Chatham.



Fort Pitt's history is deep rooted in the local area with its oldest building dating from 1853 when it was a military hospital during the Crimean war and Florence Nightingale's first teaching hospital. Visited three times by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert the buildings, estate and school continue to be of national historical significance.



Fort Pitt is one of six selective schools located within the Medway Local Authority area, three of which are single sex 11-18 grammar schools for girls. Much of our intake includes first generation grammar school students as well as first generation sixth-form students and university aspirants. Therefore, one of our key aims and challenges is to raise the aspirations and expectations of both students and parents. Due to this we firmly believe that our school's mission is to continue the work of the original grammar schools enabling middle and high attaining students from any background to achieve academic success and in-turn enable social mobility and increase life chances and choices.



We are not a 'super-selective' school and accept any student who has passed the Medway 11+ test.



We are oversubscribed in every year group and draw from a large geographical area which includes Kent and London. Our catchment area is reducing year-on-year and this is a demonstration of our increasing popularity.



We are known for having a strong supportive ethos providing an individualized approach to both pastoral care and academic support. This is cited as a reason why most parents choose the school (and why we continue to be oversubscribed) and why our mobility is extremely low. We have a thriving Sixth Form, which became co-educational in September 2013.



Fort Pitt is an 'Outstanding' school and its last Ofsted inspection was in October 2022. It continues to provide an outstanding education and exceptional pastoral care. We are members of the Beyond Schools Trust, a Trust with a strong belief in the value of lifelong learning, and one that fully prepares children so they have the skills, knowledge, values and character to be successful in the world beyond our doors. Everything we do is aimed at providing our staff with the resources and leadership to achieve their best. We believe that a happy, supported and motivated team creates the best environment and opportunities for students to achieve their full potential.



Most importantly, Fort Pitt is a supportive, caring, nurturing, challenging and fun place to study or work.