Curriculum Leader of Geography
Bruntcliffe Academy, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS27 0LZThis job expired on 23 May 2022
Job start date
1 September 2022
Closing date
23 May 2022 at 9am
Date listed
29 April 2022
Job details
Job role
- Head of year or phase
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Geography
Working pattern
- Full time, part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- MPR/UPR + TLR2c
Additional allowances
MPR/UPR + TLR2c (£7,017)
Curriculum Leader of Geography job summary
11-16 years 1150 students
Executive Principal: Mrs Leanne Griffiths
Principal: Mrs Laura Moore
Required September 2022
Curriculum Leader of Geography
MPR / UPR + TLR2c (£7,017)
Bruntcliffe Academy are looking to appoint a dynamic Curriculum Leader of Geography to join our Middle Leadership Team.
Through our five core values: Productivity, Community, Integrity, Inclusivity and Ambition, students, parents/ carers and our colleagues are committed to the mission of the academy; one where we together ensure that we are positively shaping the future for all, including those who face socio-economic disadvantage. Within our mission we seek to provide equal opportunity for students of all prior attainments, to encourage them to go beyond what they think they can achieve, to enjoy learning and to aspire to lead healthy and happy lives. To do this, we provide for them: safe, nurturing learning environments where they can contribute to discussion and work in silence on challenging material, to build resilience (the Purple Zone); opportunities for personal growth and enrichment (the Bruntcliffe Festival of Culture), student leadership, debate and public speaking (our Socratic Debate programme). Many students choose the trust’s Outstanding (Ofsted, 2018) post-16 provision, Elliott Hudson College, one of the leading academic Post-16 providers in the country and where students from Bruntcliffe Academy enjoy prioritised access.
An Application Pack (including Job Description and Person Specification) is available to download from The GORSE Academies Trust website (www.tgat.org.uk/jobs), by email to recruitment@bruntcliffe.leeds.sch.uk or by telephone on 0113 2523225. If you would like to know more about Bruntcliffe Academy, please visit our website at www.bruntcliffe.leeds.sch.uk.
Please note if you submit an electronic application, we will not require a hard copy. CVs are not accepted.
Closing date: 9.00am Monday 23 May 2022
Interview date: w/c 23 May 2022
The GORSE Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the wellbeing of all children and we expect our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. We promote diversity and aim to establish a workforce which reflects the population of Leeds.
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.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Bruntcliffe Academy
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1361 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Website
- Bruntcliffe Academy website
- Email address
- recruitment@bruntcliffe.leeds.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 0113 2523225
Bruntcliffe Academy is an increasingly popular 11-16 comprehensive school with approximately 1400 students on roll. The school is situated in Morley which is on the outskirts of the thriving city of Leeds, with a very good motorway access to all areas of the north of England and beyond.
The school joined the highly successful GORSE Academies Trust which has a national reputation for its excellence in 2015. Since this time, the academy has been on an upward trajectory in all aspects of its work. Bruntcliffe Academy in 2024 received a Good judgement from Ofsted with inspectors recognising that the academy has ‘high expectations of all pupils’. We are proud that Ofsted commented positively on students' respect for others, their enjoyment of school and their high academic achievements
A collection of like-minded individuals, members of staff all choose to work at Bruntcliffe Academy because they believe in making a difference to young people’s lives. Members of staff work collaboratively across the academy as well as in Partnership with colleagues from across The GORSE Academies Trust to develop new and innovative approaches around teaching that will inspire students and cultivate a lifelong love of learning.Bruntcliffe Academy is typified by students who enjoy learning; you will find the students to be polite, well-mannered and respectful at all times mirroring our high expectations of them. Bruntcliffe Academy aspires for all students to leave us at the end of their secondary school journey as well-rounded citizens who are articulate and confident with a strong sense of social responsibility.
If you would like to know more about The GORSE Academies Trust, please visit; https://www.tes.com/jobs/employer/the-gorse-academies-trust-1071685
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