Curriculum Leader for Geography
Landau Forte College, Derby, Derbyshire, DE1 2LF9 days remaining to apply
Start date details
24 August 2026
Closing date
22 March 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
12 March 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Geography
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Dependant on experience
Additional allowances
Dependant on experience
Curriculum Leader for Geography job summary
Our opportunity for you
We have a job vacancy for a Curriculum Leader for Geography. Do you want to work with inquisitive students and dedicated staff? Do you value being at the heart of a vibrant city? Does this sound like your perfect job?
Then Landau Forte College Derby is the place for you.
We warmly welcome and encourage potential applicants to visit LFCD. Should you wish to discuss the role further or visit LFCD please contact Laura Rowe (Vice Principal) by email lrowe@landau-forte.org.uk who will be happy to assist.
Key informationContract: Full Time, Permanent
Start date: 24 August 2026
Salary: Dependant on experience
Closing Date: 22 March 2026
What we can offer you
A supportive, cohesive and exciting working environment - Landau Forte College Derby is a great school!
The chance to work with genuinely enthusiastic and happy students
Career prospects within an innovative and ambitious Multi Academy Trust
A meal allowance, commensurate with your working hours
Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) or Teacher Pension Scheme (TPS)
Healthcare Cash Plan, from Vitality Health
Person specification
The person we are looking for should:
- Be creative and hardworking.
- Have excellent personal organisational skills.
- Be adaptable with a good sense of humour and able to take the initiative.
- Be a very good team worker with the capacity to build relationships at all levels across the organisation.
- Be prepared to contribute to broad aspects of Geography and related activities.
- Be proactive; a forward thinker with an effective grasp of developments within Geography.
- Be able to work successfully as part of a highly effective team.
Qualifications and experience:
- A graduate with qualified teacher status.
- An outstanding teacher in Geography with a strong teaching record.
- Relevant qualifications (both formal and through appropriate experience) to meet the challenge of the appointment.
- Excellent in-depth knowledge of the place of Geography in the development of young people and of the place of Geography within the wider curriculum.
Job description
Introduction to the Department
- There are 5 Geography specialists teaching to students in Key Stage 3 with strong uptake at Key Stage 4 and at A level. Geography GCSE is a very popular and successful subject, consistently over subscribed and achieving some of the strongest outcomes in the school. In the Sixth Form we offer A Level Geography, again a popular and successful subject.
Duties of role will include:
Bringing impactful leadership capacity to the team.
To be able to secure high standards of learning and achievement in Geography across the full ability range at both Key Stage 4 and Key Stage 5.
To be able to demonstrate excellent subject knowledge.
To be able to demonstrate a good working knowledge and understanding of the curriculum, a range of teaching, learning and assessment strategies and know how to use them to provide opportunities for all learners to achieve their potential.
To have high expectations of our young people.
To be prepared to contribute to broad aspects of Geography.
To be able to work effectively as part of a team, to identify opportunities for sharing good practice.
Plan and deliver high quality teaching and learning which:
Ensure the curriculum has appropriate depth and breadth, is sequenced effectively and fulfils the national curriculum.
Ensure effective implementation of the curriculum, supporting with quality assurance.
Meets the needs of all students taking into account the individual requirements of each student.
Fulfils the demands of the relevant specifications, tutor guides (schemes of work) and College ethos.
Makes a positive impact on student attainment and achievement.
Work with other staff in contributing to student learning including:
Supporting students outside their timetabled learning sessions through support clinics and tutorials.
Enhancing students’ experience of Geography through involvement in enrichment and extension activities.
Leading Geography team meetings, contributing to leadership meetings, leading meetings/ professional development sessions as when appropriate.
Working with other staff to enhance the Geography curriculum, innovate new ideas to improve student outcomes and provide wider enriching experiences for students.
Supporting reading across the College, including students in the early stages of reading.
Assessment and Reporting:
Ensure regular formative assessment takes place to address knowledge gaps and inform teaching.
Ensure assessments are appropriate to the needs of the curriculum.
Provide students with regular, incisive feedback in response to their written work, in line with College policies.
Ensure recording and reporting are in line with College policies.
Be able to accurately assess each learning groups’ levels of attainment against student targets and national benchmarks.
Fulfil wider professional responsibilities including:
Set and maintain high standards, expectations and aspirations for both staff and students, ensuring they are treated with dignity and respect and that they receive appropriate guidance, support and recognition.
Maintain a safe and well-ordered learning environment, safeguarding students’ health and safety, managing behaviour effectively and rewarding success appropriately.
Actively seek opportunities for professional development to further enhance pedagogy and practice, and keep up to date with curriculum and qualification changes.
The Curriculum Leader for Geography should also ensure:
the curriculum is highly effective in its planning and delivery;
the curriculum policy is appropriate and clearly reflects the ethos of the College and is preparing students for their next stages;
there is a clear sense of purpose, direction and leadership for the teachers in the team.
audit and review of the student learning. Consequently, improvement plans must be prepared, implemented, monitored and evaluated;
planning of student learning is of high quality and supports the subject curriculum;
- facilities and resources are used efficiently and effectively;
- appropriate administrative procedures are in place to maintain accurate assessment records and that these reflect the College 'Assessment, Recording and Reporting' policy and procedures;
- roles and responsibilities are delegated appropriately. Objectives are set which provide opportunity for the Geography team to professionally develop;
- the Geography team have adequate guidance and support in order to enable them to fulfil their roles and responsibilities and meet their objectives;
- professional development needs of team members are identified;
- there is appropriate monitoring and evaluation of the work of the individual and the team as a whole.
About the Trust
Landau Forte Charitable Trust is a family of six Primary, Secondary and Sixth Form Academies across the Midlands. Established in 1989, our roots as a charity lie in the global finance and hospitality industries, with our founders Martin Landau and Rocco Forte. Their values combine in how our schools look after their children and young people; they aspire to a world-leading standard of innovation, entrepreneurship, service and care.
We believe a brilliant education should be central to the development of every child and young person. Their learning, wellbeing and happiness is at the centre of every decision we take and every pound we spend.
Landau Forte College DerbyLandau Forte College Derby is a highly successful and heavily oversubscribed 11 - 19 school with a strong record of success across all aspects of its work. We are an inclusive and diverse school and we hold outstanding teaching and learning at the centre of everything we do. We aim to inspire, engage and challenge all our young people, regardless of background, to be the best that they can be. We have the highest expectations of all in a supportive, happy and welcoming environment. Our students are active, responsible citizens, ready to make a difference in the local, national and global community.
The local areaDerby is a vibrant and exciting city, located right in the heart of the UK. The city has a developed arts and culture scene and the area has a great history. The school is located just a few minutes’ walk away from Derby city centre.
Derby provides great range of sports and leisure facilities and is the gateway to the Peak District. Within a 10 minutes’ drive of the city you will find yourself in the beautiful open Derbyshire countryside with unspoilt villages, historic houses and adventurous attractions.
Derby is 10 minutes away from M1 junction 25
London is 90 minutes away by train
East Midlands Airport is 20 minutes away
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All appointments made are subject to satisfactory references and a criminal background check. Landau Forte Charitable Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all members of staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check is required for this post.
Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. Self-declaration is subject to Ministry of Justice guidance on the disclosure of criminal records, further information can be found on GOV.UK.
The Trust will conduct all necessary searches and checks as relevant and in line with Government Safer Recruitment guidelines, our Safer Recruitment policy can be found on our website at www.lfct.org.uk
Further information about the job
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
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Landau Forte College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1247 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
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- School website
- Landau Forte College website
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