Coordinator of Learning - Geography
Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy, Dartford, Kent, DA1 1QE244 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025 (or earlier dependent on successful candidates availability)
Closing date
24 October 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
10 February 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subjects
- Geography, Humanities
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS commensurate with experience + London Fringe Allowance + TLR2a (£3,201)
Additional allowances
TLR2a (£3,201)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Are you ready for the next step in your teaching career? Are you seeking a new opportunity that offers progression? Would you thrive in our supportive and highly successful department?
We are looking to appoint an outstanding classroom practitioner to lead our geography team in the role of Coordinator of Learning - Geography from September 2025 (or earlier dependent on availability). Geography is the most popular Humanities option at GCSE with around 4 classes each year creating the Year 10 cohort and continued growth is expected. This is a result of a well-resourced and enjoyed Key Stage 3 International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme. To follow on from this success, some years ago we began to offer IB Diploma Geography as part of the Post 16 offering, which has had excellent results and enjoyment since it’s inception. The successful candidate will lead on the continued development of our international curriculum in Key Stage 3, and Key stage 5 preferably (although training will be provided), as well as continuing the trend of improvement seen in GCSE AQA Geography.
Geography sits within the wider, vibrant and successful Humanities faculty of 11 teachers that deliver six other subjects and the team also has regular opportunities to meet peers from across the trust that include exam markers and a dedicated Curriculum Adviser. This means that the successful candidate will be coordinating a subject with considerable autonomy, but also in a supportive and established team. Now is the time to join a team that is truly changing lives and positively transforming the local community by creating internationally-minded students.
Our successful candidate will be a talented Coordinator and will join us on a permanent, full time basis, offering a MPS/UPS commensurate with experience + TLR2a (£3,201).
What the school offers its staff
The Leigh Academy prides itself on being able to offer the following to our successful candidate:
- Whole class feedback utilised to reduce workload
- One-to-one Chromebook for every student
- 2 p.m finish for students every Wednesday to allow for dedicated professional development time
- Access to many trust benefits including membership to the National College, bespoke PD opportunities and cross-trust collaboration
Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy (formerly The Leigh Academy) is a secondary school at the heart of the community and our small school model ensures that each and every student gets the personal support and challenge they need to reach their full potential. Overall the academy is a dynamic and exciting place to work and the fantastic leadership team are committed to making it a great place to work for staff at all stages of their career. Our award winning building and facilities are modern, light and airy and the open learning terraces and classrooms built around a daylit winter garden give the academy a unique and special character. The purpose built academy has the most up-to-date, technologically advanced facilities available. It is divided into four Colleges each containing 400 students aged 11-18 taught by their own staff. Our dedicated and energetic staff make a real difference to the lives of our students. We believe that these smaller schools within the Academy develop deeper relationships and lay stronger foundations for learning which underpin outstanding achievement. The principles that have taken us on our exciting journey remain: namely, a passion for learning; a commitment to trying new ways to inspire and motivate young minds; and a dedication to helping each student fulfil their potential by encouraging them to explore all that life has to offer. Everyone who visits us is impressed by our students, the working atmosphere, the sheer sense of enjoyment in the learning process and the strong focus on achievement.
Further details about the role
Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, Leigh Academies Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy sooner than the specified closing date. Applicants will be notified of this where possible. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.
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.
Applying for the job
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About Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1332 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- joinus@latrust.org.uk
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