• Closing Date:Closing Date:
    13 May 2025
  • LocationLocation:
    Bexleyheath
  • Vacancy TypeVacancy Type:
    Permanent
  • Advertising SalarySalary Details:
    £36,413 - £48,532 per annum
  • GradeGrade:
    Teacher Main Pay Scale (Outer London)
  • Position Start DatePosition Start Date:
    1 September 2025
  • Hours Per WeekHours Per Week:
    Full-Time (100% FTE)
  • School AddressSchool Address:
    Gravel Hill Primary School, Watling Street, Bexleyheath, Kent, DA6 7QJ
  • Vacancy IDVacancy ID:
    146
  • About The Role

  • Do you wake up in the morning, buzzing for a new challenge and cannot wait until you get to work to share your love of learning? If so, the Gravel Hill family would love to meet you.

    Are you passionate about learning? Do you enjoy making a difference for the future generations? Are you committed to working with children from a diverse community?

    If you answered yes, then we have the role for you.
     
    We are looking to recruit a teacher, with the passion and enthusiasm to further raise standards in our charming school. We already have a strong team of dedicated and passionate staff, and we are looking for a creative and aspirational class teacher to join our committed staff team.

    Gravel Hill Primary School is a very popular two-form entry primary school with a morning nursery in the heart of Bexleyheath. Our school has a vibrant feel; we are proud of our happy, welcoming, and positive atmosphere and our strong community links. The exciting and innovative curriculum at Gravel Hill ensures that our children enjoy coming to school and have a real love of learning. Our children are encouraged to become independent learners; we work together to build confidence and self-esteem, allowing children to explore different activities in a variety of ways. Pupil voice and staff voice is a strength of the school and is pivotal in ensuring that all children can be the best versions of themselves.

    Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for more information.

    Please make an appointment to come and visit our school where Ofsted made the following observations:
    “Pupils enjoy school and are safe. Parents and carers typically described the school as ‘welcoming.”
    “Leaders have high expectations for all pupils”.

    This post is a customer-facing position and falls within the scope of the Code of Practice on English Language Requirement for Public Sector Workers. The school has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the JD/Person Specification. 

    Please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification for more information. 

    For an informal discussion about the role please contact the School Office on 01322 521343.

  • Benefits and how to apply

  • We offer:

    · Enthusiastic children and supportive parents
    · A commitment to supporting teacher’s well-being and workload
    · Strong leadership with a clear strategic direction
    · A commitment to high quality CPD
    · PPA that can be taken at home
    · Excellent ICT facilities
    · Opportunities for flexible working
    · An intensive induction package · Teachers Pension Scheme
    · Access to a free Employee Assistance Programme
    · A laptop or IPAD for all teachers
    · Collaborative working with other schools
     
    To apply for this vacancy please visit https://mynewterm.com/jobs/145208/EDV-2025-GHPS-94679
    Please note that CVs will not be accepted.

    The closing date for applications is 13th May 2025 and interviews are scheduled for 16th May 2025.
    We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.


    Additional Information
    - References will be requested for shortlisted applicants prior to interview. 
    - Shortlisted applicants will be required to complete and return a Self-Disclosure form prior to interview. 
    - Online Searches will be carried out on shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any concerns will be discussed with candidates at interview.
    - Further vetting checks including an enhanced DBS, incorporating a check of the Children’s Barred List, will be undertaken on provisional offer.
    - The Child Protection Policy can be found on the school website.
    - The Employment of Ex-Offenders Policy can be found on the Trust website

    Only applicants shortlisted for interview will be contacted. References will be requested for shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Shortlisted applicants will be required to complete and return a Self-Disclosure form prior to interview.  

    Online Searches will be carried out on shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any concerns will be discussed with candidates at interview. Further vetting checks including an enhanced DBS, incorporating a check of the Children’s Barred List, will be undertaken on provisional offer.
  • About Us

  • Gravel Hill Primary School is a popular two-form entry primary school in the centre of Bexleyheath. At Gravel Hill, our values of confidence, aspiration, respect and excellence are at the heart of everything that we do. Our school has a vibrant feel; we are proud of our happy, welcoming staff team, the positive atmosphere and our strong community links. We have invested in every aspect of the school to ensure that all areas are very well resourced. Technology is at the centre of every classroom. Our grounds promote outdoor learning including our extensive early years outdoor area that provides the best possible start for our youngest children. The exciting, innovative and progressive curriculum at Gravel Hill ensures that our children leave with necessary skills, knowledge and attributes to become learners for life.
     
    For further information about the school, please visit www.gravelhillschool.co.uk 


    Gravel Hill is part of Cygnus Academies Trust who are a group of friendly, like-minded schools, working together in the best interest of all our children. Driven by a desire to collaborate at every level, with an emphasis on staff development and opportunities for all. Cygnus Academies Trust schools really are a fantastic place to work and learn. 
    Our approach is to allow all schools to retain and celebrate their uniqueness. While ensuring; great teaching and learning, strong leadership and management, effective local governance, curriculum expertise, visionary business and financial management.
     
    For further information about the Trust, please visit www.cygnus.org.uk 

    Safer recruitment
    Cygnus Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. In line with Safer Recruitment guidelines, CVs will not be accepted, and you are required to complete the application in full giving details of all employment, training and gaps in employment. Cygnus Academies Trust reserves the right to reject incomplete application forms and any consistencies or anomalies will be explored at, or prior to, interview.
     
    Any offer of employment is subject to pre-employment checks including a satisfactory ‘Enhanced with Barred List Check’ through the Disclosure and Barring Service. We will require two satisfactory references; one of which must be your line manager in your present or most recent employment. References will be requested prior to interview so please ensure that your referees are available to provide a reference.

    Equal Opportunities
    Cygnus Academies Trust is an equal opportunities employer committed to diversity and inclusion who welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. All people who work and study at our Trust have the right to be respected and valued within a safe and secure environment and not to be discriminated against on the grounds of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage & civil partnership, pregnancy & maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.

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