Personal Development & Character Education Instructor Fulltime

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Start Date: June 2021 Pay: Band 6 Point 17-20 (£21099-£23120 pro rata)Personal Development & Character EducationInstructor Required from June 2021 School Pay Band 6 Point 17-20 (Salary:£21,099-£23,120 pro rata)+ First Aid Allowance 37 hours per week. Term Time plus inset plus fourweeks Actual Salary- £20,009 - £21,925 Essential - The appointed person must be 21 orover, held a valid driving license for at least 2 years to be eligible todrive/learn to drive a minibus We are a busy, vibrant and happy school -academically successful but driven to achieve much more. We believe thateducation must maintain a balance between intellect and character. Anoutstanding education is not either/or. It is both. We believe thatqualifications are what our students get; they do not define who they are andwill play only a part in shaping the people they become. Our academiccurriculum therefore is only a part of what we do. At the Folkestone School for Girls, students do notcomplete an excessive amount of qualifications. This allows them not only timeto focus efforts on achieving the very best grades within these, but also timeto participate in co-curricular activities and interests, both at school and athome. There is time to spend with friends and family and time, too, to just bea child. A justifiable balance between intellect andcharacter. Know thyself, said Socrates. The FSGBacc pushesyou out of your comfort zone; challenges you to test yourself; to pit youagainst you - be that on the sports field, the mountain bike trail, theclimbing wall or the stage; on expedition with Duke of Edinburgh or on nightexercises with the Combined Cadet Force You will learn to know yourself; andall that you can do. We are looking to appoint an adventurous instructorto support us in delivering the adventurous side of our school curriculum! Youwill need to be up for a challenge and appropriately qualified and/or willingto train further as a DoE assessor, a climbing instructor, a mountain bikeinstructor, an archery instructor. We are seeking someone with the aptitude to engage,stretch and challenge students of all ages and abilities in this outstanding11-18 grammar school. You will need great people skills, reserves of resilienceand enthusiasm. Perhaps most importantly, you will be positive, optimistic andhave a can-do attitude to anything that will benefit FSG Students! A job to build confidence and change worlds! Itcould be yours! You can find out all about our school and about ourunique school vision and ethos via our school website. Details of this position and an application formare available on our website via the button below. Only applications submitted on the Kent Teach orschools application form will be considered Closing Date: 07/05/2021 at 12:00 Interviews: Short listed candidates notified by14th May.The Folkestone School for Girls is committed to theprotection and safety of its students. Applicants should be aware that we use theDisclosure and Barring Service to assess suitability for positions of trust. AnEqual Opportunity Employer. Information about the school The Folkestone School for Girls is driven by theunshakeable belief that exam results are what you get; they do not define whoyou are and will play only a part in shaping the person you become. Ouracademic curriculum therefore is only a part of what we do! We want all girlsto have the opportunity to explore and excel, to learn and to grow - not onlyin the classroom but beyond it. Alongside our unique personal development andcharacter education programme, the FSGBacc, our international outlook is alsoat the heart of what we do and equally vital to our ethos; we want our girls toknow that as human beings there is much more that unites us than divides us.We believe that our curriculum should not justinterest and inspire the girls, not just reflect and respond and be relevant tothe world we live in but that we need to be much more ambitious; that thecurriculum we teach should help to change the world for the better: acurriculum that teaches our girls to value themselves, value each other, valuethe world we live in and the world around them. A curriculum for values. Acurriculum for empathy. A curriculum for wisdom. A curriculum to change their world. A curriculum tochange the world. Our ambition for our school is to be the best inthe world; nothing less. To be world leading and world changing; to know thewhole child/every child and have a curriculum which develops the wholechild/every child. Our ambition for our girls is that they leave usafter seven years well qualified and well rounded; intellect and character.They will feel ten feet tall, be bold and spectacular. They will have theknowledge, the skills, the drive, the courage, the wisdom, the optimism and thevalues to change the world for the better. Intellect & character. This is our curriculum.Its what we do. Its who we are. We are extremely proud of it. Come join us. Our School and all its personnel are committed tosafeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children. This post is subject toan Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service.KTJ1