The Charles Dickens School
The Charles Dickens School is an Ofsted rated “Good” school (March 2023). We are a non-selective 11-16, highly popular, oversubscribed school located in Broadstairs, Kent. We have a vision and a determination to provide our community with an excellent school and we are making great strides towards this. Our results in 2022 identified us as the most improved school in Kent (out of 101 secondary schools) and one of the most improved schools in the country, and our results in 2023, 2024 and 2025 are strong and have continued to improve. Schools Week identified us as the 8th most improved school in the country between 2019 and 2023, for a school with an above average proportion of Pupil Premium pupils. Our progress 8 score in 2024 was +0.22. We are heavily oversubscribed and have an excellent reputation for our culture of high expectation. Our Ofsted Inspection in March 2023 graded the School “Good” in every category.
To work here is to embrace the challenges of an economically-diverse community and understand the influence education has in addressing social immobility. There are few schools in the country where a teacher’s ability to change lives is so evident.
About our school experience
- Details
- we are able to offer a full school experience. This will include learning about our school's journey and learning culture. We will discuss how our teacher training process works. We will also include classroom and unstructured time observation. Observations will include subject specialisms and best pedagogical practice observations. There will also be a debrief on the candidate's experience at the end of the day.
- Start and finish times
- 8.15 to 3.00
- Dress code
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Business dress, Cover up tattoos, Remove piercings, Smart casual
- Teacher training
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we work with CCCU and KMT. we have also done teacher apprenticeships when appropriate to the candidate.
Links to more information about our school
- The Charles Dickens School website
- The Charles Dickens School Get Information About Schools
- Ofsted report: The Charles Dickens School
- Performance information: The Charles Dickens School
Entry requirements
You must:
- Must not have been accepted onto another teacher training course
- Must have a degree
- Photo identification: passport or any government issued ID
- DBS check required
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Yes - when in school. we prefer that candidates have a DBS check please
Placement dates
Location
- Address
- Broadstairs Road, Broadstairs, Kent, CT10 2RL
- Parking
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Yes - on site parking provided
we have a large car park that visitors can park on site
- School phases
- Secondary (11 to 16)
- Subjects
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- Art and design
- Business studies
- Design and technology
- English
- Geography
- History
- Maths
- Music
- Physical education