Assistant Subject Lead Geography
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Job start date
1 January 2020
Closing date
21 October 2019 at 1am
Date listed
17 September 2019
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- View all Geographyjobs
Working pattern
Full-time equivalent salary
- Main pay range 1 to Upper pay range 3, £24,859 to £40,517
Additional allowances
TLR payment, EAP programme, well-being events.
All staff receive high quality CPD opportunities provided whole school and within the department. We also run some fantastic trips to a range of destinations, which in the past have included Iceland, China and Sri Lanka.
Assistant Subject Lead Geography job summary
Contract: Fulltime
Salary: MPS/UPS Plus TLR2b
Start: January 2020
Are you a dynamic and committed individual who would thrive in a forward thinking team? Do you have a passion for Geography and a desire to continually develop your teaching practice and pedagogy? We require an innovative assistant subject leader to join our highly successful and supportive Geography department. There are currently two year 12 and two year 13 classes and a large cohort at KS4 with six year 11 and five year 10 classes. Geography is the most popular option subject at GCSE and is also consistently highly popular at A-level.
We are a well organised and resourced department, with 4 large classrooms, and excellent IT provision across the school, with all students having 1:1 chromebooks and widespread use of Google apps for education and Google classroom.
The post is suitable for an experienced teacher and offers an excellent opportunity to receive support through our comprehensive CPD programme which will be delivered in conjunction with our Dacorum partners.
The successful applicant will be:
Qualified to deliver the Geography curriculum across Key Stages 3 – 5 to the highest standard
An excellent communicator who is able to meet deadlines
A reflective practitioner who is willing to take an active role in the wider life of the school
A strong team player with a “can do” attitude
Passionate about the success of students, the department and the school
Tring School is popular and over-subscribed, serving the town of Tring and the surrounding villages. It is a mixed Church of England all-ability school, 1500 on roll, over 300 Post-16. Academic attainment is well above average and improving year on year. The school strives to support and encourage individual growth within a caring community. We have a talented team of staff who are ambitious to become outstanding in all areas of our work. Ofsted Inspection November 2017 stated: ‘Pupils are highly motivated to learn.' ‘Teaching is good overall with outstanding features.’
All staff receive high quality CPD opportunities provided whole school and within the department. We also run some fantastic trips to a range of destinations, which in the past have included Iceland, China and Sri Lanka.
Our results as a department have been excellent with this summer's GCSE, 28% of students achieved a grade 7 or above and 66% achieved a grade 5 or above. At year 13 81% of students were on or above their Alis+ target with a residual of 0.00. 26% of students achieved an A*/A and 81% A*-C.
If you would like any further information or would like to come and visit us prior to an application please don’t hesitate to contact Mrs L. Jones as Head of Department ljones@tringschool.org
To apply, please complete a teacher application form along with a cover letter and send to Mrs M Hutchinson at hr@tringschool.org. Please be advised that we will be interviewing ASAP, as and when we receive successful applications, to help secure the post before the Teacher resignation deadline. We therefore urge you to send through your applications as soon as you can, thank you.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful applicants will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check and two professional references.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
About Tring School
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
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- School size
- 1540 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Tring School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- hr@tringschool.org
Tring School is popular and over-subscribed, serving the town of Tring and the surrounding villages. It is a mixed Church of England all-ability school, 1500 on roll, over 300 Post-16. Academic attainment is well above average and improving year on year. The school strives to support and encourage individual growth within a caring community. We have a talented team of staff who are ambitious to become outstanding in all areas of our work. Ofsted Inspection November 2017 stated: ‘Pupils are highly motivated to learn.' ‘Teaching is good overall with outstanding features.’
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