Teacher of Media Studies


Company:	TKAT (The Kemnal Academies Trust)
Salary:	MPS/UPS dependant on scale and experience
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Gillingham, ME8 0BX
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	10 Jul 2026
Closing date:	9 Aug 2026

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Summary

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Rainham School for Girls are looking to appoint a Media Studies Teacher to work within our enthusiastic, dedicated Art, Design and

Technology faculty.

The preferred candidate will:

• be an inspirational teacher who believes that the students in their care deserve the very best education.

• be able to plan and teach engaging lessons which support students to make rapid progress.

• be able to demonstrate a passion about the role of English within education.

• be able to establish strong relationships and have excellent interpersonal skills.

Rainham School for Girls represents a culture of high aspiration, high expectation and success. Our aim is to provide an

outstanding learning experience for all students within a safe, disciplined and caring environment. Career progression is fully

encouraged by the school which is supported through our outstanding CPD programme. We are part of one of the biggest Multi-Academy

chains in the South East of England - The Kemnal Academies Trust so progression can also be Trust wide.

We passionately believe in collaborative working and actively promote school to school support. This includes accessing support

from our strong Teaching School Alliance who offer a range of high quality professional development opportunities for staff at all

levels. We also have 1 hour a week built into the school day for CPD to fully capitalise on the power of collaboration and sharing

of good practice.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we receive a significant number of applications.

Safeguarding

TKAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this

commitment. Offers of employment will be subject to the full safer recruitment process, including an enhanced disclosure and

barring service check.

Flexible working

TKAT recognises the value of enabling our employees to develop their career and balance this with their commitments and interests

outside of work. In TKAT we promote flexible working practices and opportunities to promote a positive work life balance.

Our Commitment - Equal, Inclusive, Diverse

TKAT is committed to inclusion, diversity and equality of opportunity by encouraging and welcoming differences, listening to

individual experiences, aspirations and accomplishments and learning how to grow better together. We welcome applications from all

suitable candidates, regardless of any protected characteristic.

Access to interview

Be Who You Are at TKAT - should you be selected and invited to interview please let us know if you require us to adapt the

recruitment process to enable you to participate as your authentic self. We want applicants to be able to engage with us in ways

that support who they are and we are committed to making adjustments within the recruitment process and within the workplace.

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