Secondary Teachers
Job description
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Secondary Supply Teachers Required – Dartford (September Start, QTS Essential)
Teaching Personnel are working in partnership with three well established secondary schools in Dartford, including two grammar schools and one comprehensive, who are seeking Supply Teachers for September.
These opportunities are open to teachers of all subject specialisms, offering a mix of day to day, short term and long term roles.
Requirements:
Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) is essential
Experience teaching within secondary schools (KS3 to KS5)
Strong classroom management skills
A flexible and adaptable approach
What Teaching Personnel offer:
Competitive daily rates
Opportunities across a variety of school settings, including grammar and comprehensive
Flexible work to suit your availability
Ongoing support from a dedicated consultant
This is a great opportunity to secure consistent work for September across supportive and high performing schools in Dartford.
Apply today with Teaching Personnel to secure your role.
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQ’s on the Teaching Personnel website for details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.
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⭐ Highlight your QTS qualification prominently at the top of your CV as this is explicitly essential for the role
📊 Quantify your classroom experience: 'Managed classes of 30+ students across KS3-KS5 levels'
🌐 Emphasise your flexibility and adaptability as supply teaching requires quick adjustment to different school environments
🎯 Mention any grammar school or comprehensive school experience specifically as these are the exact settings you'll work in
🤝 Include your DBS status and safeguarding training completion to demonstrate immediate availability
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- •Delivered engaging lessons across KS3-KS5 curriculum to classes of 32 students, maintaining 95% attendance rates in challenging urban secondary school
- •Implemented effective classroom management strategies resulting in 40% reduction in behavioural incidents across 8 different supply placements
- •Adapted teaching materials for 15 different subject areas within 24-hour notice periods, ensuring curriculum continuity for over 200 students
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Dear Hiring Manager,
I am writing to apply for the Secondary Supply Teacher position with Teaching Personnel in Dartford. With my QTS qualification and extensive secondary school experience across KS3-KS5, I am well-positioned to contribute to your network of grammar and comprehensive schools from September.
My background in secondary education has equipped me with strong classroom management skills and the flexibility essential for supply teaching. I have successfully adapted to various school environments whilst maintaining high teaching standards and positive student engagement.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How do you adapt your teaching methods for different Key Stages from KS3 to KS5?
- ›What strategies do you use for effective classroom management in unfamiliar environments?
- ›How do you quickly assess student ability levels when starting at a new school?
- ›What approaches do you take to maintain curriculum continuity as a supply teacher?
- ›How do you handle behaviour management without established relationships with students?
Behavioural
- ›Describe a time when you had to quickly adapt to a new school environment
- ›Tell me about a challenging classroom situation and how you managed it
- ›How do you handle the uncertainty that comes with supply teaching work?
- ›Give an example of when you had to build rapport quickly with students
- ›Describe a situation where you had to work with minimal preparation time
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Describe a time when you had to quickly adapt to a new school environment
Tell me about a challenging classroom situation and how you managed it