Vacancies at Borden

Founded in 1878, Borden Grammar School is a highly successful, vibrant and forward thinking grammar school for boys located in the heart of Sittingbourne. The school has a coeducational 6th form and is also part of a thriving post-16 partnership with two other local schools (both selective and non selective).

The school regularly achieves outstanding outcomes giving genuine opportunities to young people, many from more deprived neighbourhoods. This academic development takes place in the context of a culture where we are focused on developing young people to change the world for the better. The school ethos and house system is built around our values of kindness, creativity, resilience, courageousness and respect with effort at its root i.e. “striving forward together”. This means you would be working in a caring and progressive community focused on supporting both students and staff to reach their potential.

As a member of staff, you have the intellectual freedom to truly focus on teaching your subject at depth, since “Pupils show self-discipline and dedication to learning” and “The behaviour of pupils in lessons is impressive” (Ofsted 2026).

You will be able to inspire students to ‘think hard’ whilst simultaneously building positive working relationships since “Inclusion is at the heart of this school.” (Ofsted 2026).

Our staff community is vibrant, reflective and thoughtful; working together to improve with professionalism and good humour. Indeed “Staff love working at this school.” (Ofsted 2026) We care about our staff's personal and professional wellbeing and you will experience.

Benefits of Working at Borden Grammar School
We care about our staff's personal and professional wellbeing and are pleased to offer the following benefits:

• Counselling, mental wellbeing support service and therapy dogs

• Cycle to work scheme and free and adequate parking for all staff

• Free flu jabs and eye tests

• Wellbeing charter signatories with an active wellbeing committee

• No more than one directed meeting a week and early finishes before events

• More than minimum PPA time provided to all teaching staff

• Staff social activities

• Flexible working and bespoke CPD

• A two week October half term

Safeguarding:

Borden Grammar School is committed to the safety of our students; therefore, disclosure of criminal background is required from those with substantial access to children.  
You will be required to provide details on a self-disclosure form at the shortlisting stage of the process and understand that it is illegal to apply for any job that involves working with children if registered on the Children’s Barred List.  It is an offence to apply for a role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.
The post for which you are applying is exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; therefore, we will not discriminate against applicants who have previously committed offences.  
Any offer of employment will be dependent upon the completion of a satisfactory Enhanced DBS check.
Please also note that as part of our safeguarding checks, all shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online search carried out by the school and any findings questioned at interview.


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