Salary
Competitive + TLR
Contractual hours
37.5
Basis
Full Time
Region
Ashford
Job category/type
Science
Date posted
08/09/2025
Job reference
REQ003823
The Vacancy
Chilmington Green School is a co-educational, non-selective Secondary school which opened in September 2023. It will grow to become a 6-form entry school with a sixth form of 240 pupils. The school will build on United Learning's successful track record locally and nationally, providing an excellent secondary education for local children. Our values of Ambition, Respect and Determination underpin the ethos and culture of our school. Furthermore, being part of a newly establishing school offers excellent professional development and future career prospects.
The staff body will form a dynamic team who are supportive, friendly, and dedicated to instilling the qualities of pride, respect, and resilience in the next generation of children. Chilmington Green works collaboratively with United Learning's cluster of highly successful schools in the area, Wye School and Ashford School and, as a result, staff will benefit from richer and wider opportunities for continued professional development (CPD).
The Role
The successful candidate will join the school ASAP and will be part of the growing team of staff. This is an exciting opportunity for a candidate to shape and grow the school during its formative years.
The successful candidate will be:
* An inspirational Head of Science who can successfully motivate and inspire students.
* Committed to ensuring that all pupils make excellent progress.
* Driven and determined to ensure that Chilmington Green School is successfully established with high expectations from the very start.
* Dedicated to their own professional development.
We can offer:
* Excellent ongoing CPD and career development opportunities.
* The opportunity to contribute to and shape the growth and development of the school from the moment of opening.
* Collaboration with colleagues from across the United Learning trust and across our local cluster of schools, Wye School and Ashford School.
* Significant potential for progression into middle and senior leadership opportunities.
* Working across a large and successful multi-academy trust with a shared curriculum, resources and subject specific support.
Our pledge, to all our academy teachers, is that by working for us you will benefit from more pay, more time, and more support.
More pay…
more time…
and more support
* We pay an average of 5% above national scales – the best rates of pay in the sector
* Cash towards medical treatment
* Generous staff discount scheme
* Three extra INSET days for planning
* At least one personal day a year
* Great training for your career
* Exceptional curriculum resources
* Expert subject advice
* Support for your wellbeing
The ability to teach multiple subjects or outside of the main subject area is desirable but not essential. Applications are encouraged from candidates looking for progression into both middle and senior leadership positions.
We actively welcome visits and would be delighted to share with you our plans for the school. For a confidential discussion about this role, please contact: Jon Rutland, Principal, or .
Due to the anticipated high volume of applications, we reserve the right to close this advertisement early.