Primary Classroom Teacher

The Howard School · Gillingham, South East

Primary Classroom Teacher at The Howard School, based in Gillingham, South East. This is a permanent role.

Salary
Competitive
Location
Gillingham, South East
Contract
Permanent
Posted
1 day ago
Closes
16 Oct 2026
Sector
Teacher

Reference 663573fc5ce7d7b5c19140321bda705a83be7d99

About the role

The Howard School is seeking an exceptional and committed Primary Classroom Teacher to lead our literacy and numeracy catch-up provision for students in Key Stage 3 who join secondary school working below age-related expectations.

This is a unique opportunity for a talented primary practitioner to make a direct and measurable impact on student outcomes. Many of our students arrive with gaps in reading, comprehension, writing and numeracy that can act as barriers to success across the wider curriculum. Your role will be to identify these gaps early and deliver high-quality, targeted teaching and intervention that enables students to rapidly catch up, build confidence and access learning successfully.

Working closely with curriculum leaders, SEND staff, pastoral teams and families, you will design personalised programmes of support, track progress rigorously and ensure students develop the foundational skills needed to thrive in secondary education. You will play a key role in helping vulnerable and disadvantaged learners overcome barriers to achievement and fulfil their potential.

This role would suit an outstanding primary teacher who is passionate about literacy, numeracy and inclusion, and who is motivated by seeing students make transformational progress. If you believe every child deserves the opportunity to succeed, regardless of their starting point, we would love to hear from you.

This is a full time, fixed term role, paid on the STPC Main/Upper Pay Scale, dependant on experience.

This role is fixed term until July 2027, due to the mainstream inclusive funding.

What can we offer you?

The successful candidate will be someone who has high expectations and is passionate about education. In return, we can promise an investment in you and your future, offering a competitive remuneration package, providing first class professional development and career opportunities.

We value our staff and actively support their professional development and have redesigned our working week to place even greater emphasis on employee development. You will have access to ongoing professional development including accredited courses. If you are looking to extend your experience and would be interested in joining our team, we would be delighted to hear from you.

Benefits of Working with The Howard Academy Trust

We care about the personal and professional wellbeing of our staff, and are pleased to offer:

  • o Health Assured - Employee Assistance Programme

    o Access to Benenden Healthcare

    o Free Flu Jabs

    o Free Health Checks

    o Access PayWise+

    o Skills Network of 30 Free Level 2 8 - 12 week courses

    o Discounted gym membership

    o CPD afternoons

    o Access to Mental Health First Aiders

    o Free parking on all our sites

    If you require any further information or you wish to organise a tour of the school, please contact the school office by calling [phone removed] or via email to [email removed]

    We reserve the right to alter our interview dates and close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.

Reference: 663573fc5ce7d7b5c19140321bda705a83be7d99 · Posted 1 day ago · Closes 16 Oct 2026 · Listed via The Howard School

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