Working as a teacher in Kent

Kent has 471 primary schools, 103 secondary schools, 24 special schools, 21 pupil referral units, and a growing number of academies, making it one of the largest authorities in the country.

Kent operates a selective education system and holds exams at the end of primary school to select those pupils for our Grammar Schools. Kent has 33 Grammar Schools across the county.

To find out more information about the schools in Kent please visit our school education pages.

For further information on the Ofsted reports for the schools in Kent, please visit Kent Ofsted Reports on the Ofsted website

Kent is spoilt for choice when it comes to shopping centres, lively night-life, cinemas and places to eat out.  Whatever you like doing, from extreme water sports to fancy meals and nights out on the town Kent has it all.  You can find out more about what is going on in Kent on our news and events pages.

Kent is packed with history and culture from castles to cathedrals, from historical sites and museums to varied outdoor activities and numerous country walks.  To find out more please visit out leisure and culture section.

Finding a teaching job in Kent

If you are a qualified teacher kent-teach.com can help you find teaching positions, apply for vacancies online and find out more about what support and development is available. The site also has information about accomodation available in the county. Joining the site as a member will enable you to post your details onto a database that automatically alerts you when a school advertises a suitable vacancy. The site also has a search facility which enables schools, subject to Data Protection protocols, to identify potential candidates.

If you are interested in entering the teaching profession the site can be used to find the best route into Initial Teacher Training - either through a Post Graduate Certificate in Education, the Graduate Teacher Programme, or School Centred Initial Teacher Training (SCITT).

All Kent County Council schools can advertise teaching and support staff vacancies via the website free of charge making it the number one place to look for a teaching job in Kent.