10 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    26 January 2026 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    16 January 2026

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5

Subject

Geography

Working pattern

Full time: 32.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. 39 weeks per year

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

31,870 - 56,154

What skills and experience we're looking for

The professional duties of teachers,(other than the principal) are set out in the school teachers pay

& conditions document and describe the duties required of all teachers. In addition, the specific requirements of the post of classroom teacher, along with the particular duties expected of the postholder have been set out below.

Purpose:

To teach Geography

MAIN(CORE)DUTIES

Teaching Geography to KS3–KS5 as required.

General teaching duties as expected for a Classroom Teacher.

Teaching and Learning

  • Teach Geography to KS3–KS5 as required.

  • Contribute to the Department’s bank of resources for the teaching of Geography and assist int he production of materials which consider students of all abilities and levels.

  • Contribute to the drawing up, evaluation and reviewing of Schemes of Work in relation to Key Stages 3, 4 & 5.

  • Plan and evaluate work in accordance with departmental policy.

  • Work effectively with colleagues, providing support and help as required.

  • Build positive working relationships with students in your care, implementing the school’s rewards and sanctions consistently.

  • Contribute to extra-curricular activities within the department, including accompanying educational visits.

  • Assessment, Recording and Reporting

  • Maintain records of achievement and progress of all students in accordance with the statutory requirements and the departmental policy.

  • Mark and return work set, including homework, inline with school and departmental policy.

  • Adhere to the school’s Assessment and Marking Policy.

  • Complete student data entry and reports inline with school policy.

  • Attend Parents’ Evenings as required and keep students and parents informed about current performance and ways in which to improve.

  • Tutor Role

  • Undertake responsibility for a tutor group

  • Monitor, and set targets for, the social and academic progress of all students in the tutor group

  • Build positive relationships with the students in the tutor group

  • Ensure effective liaison with parents of students in your tutor group

  • Any other reasonable duties as directed by the Principal.

    What the school offers its staff

    Wellbeing support

    Professional development

    Cycle scheme

    Further information about the job

    The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
    Visas cannot be sponsored.
    If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

    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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

    CVs will not be accepted for this application.

    Upload additional documents

    If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

    About Highams Park School

    School type
    Academy, ages 11 to 18
    Education phase
    Secondary school
    School size
    1547 pupils enrolled
    Age range
    11 to 18
    Ofsted report
    View Ofsted report

    Highams Park is a very successful co-educational 11-18 Academy converter with 1600 students on roll. Results achieved at GCSE and A-level are good and the school was judged to be good in its March 2017 Ofsted inspection. We pride ourselves on being a comprehensive school that serves the local area and in which there is a strong culture of traditional values coupled with an emphasis on high quality, forward-thinking teaching and learning.

    Safeguarding children
    We are committed to the safety of our pupils through our recruitment and school practices; all jobs are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
    The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) helps employers make safer recruitment decisions and prevent unsuitable people from working with vulnerable groups, including children.

    School location

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