Geography Teacher MPS/UPS (£30,000 - £46,525)
The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy, Keighley, West Yorkshire, BD20 6LH8 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
16 September 2024 at 9am
Date listed
3 September 2024
Job details
Job role
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 - Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- M1 - UPS3
What skills and experience we're looking for
Role Summary
To deliver outstanding teaching of Geography, supporting students to achieve excellent outcomes, and to act as a role model/impact the school more widely.
To support with the design and delivery of engaging and challenging lessons that inspire students to appreciate the subject and its application.
Key Responsibilities
- To plan, resource and deliver lessons and sequences of lessons to the highest standard that ensure effective learning takes place and all students make excellent progress.
- To provide a nurturing classroom and school environment that helps students to develop as learners.
- To help to establish/maintain an excellent standard of behaviour
- To contribute to the effective working of the school.
Quality of Education
- Under the direction of the Faculty Leader and within the context of the school’s curriculum mapping, plan and prepare effective teaching modules and lessons.
- Teach engaging and effective lessons that motivate, inspire, and improve all students to achieve excellent outcomes.
- Use assessment data analytically to monitor student progress and to plan/adapt future lessons to the needs of the students.
- Contribute to assessments, reports and references relating to individual and groups of students.
- Prepare students for external examinations and support faculty revision/intervention strategies.
- Contribute to the whole school enrichment programme.
- Implement and adhere to the school’s Positive Behaviour policy, ensuring the safeguarding and well-being of students is maintained at all times.
- Maintain regular and productive communication with students, parents and carers, via Classcharts, parents’ consultation evenings and written communication to report on progress, sanctions and rewards.
- Direct and supervise learning support staff assigned to lessons and any other adults that may support in classrooms.
School Culture
- Support the school’s mission and ethos by contributing to the development and implementation of policies practices and procedures.
- Help create a strong school community, characterised by consistent, orderly behaviour and caring, respectful relationships rooted in the virtues.
- Participate actively in issues relating to student welfare and support.
- Support and work in collaboration with colleagues and other professionals in and beyond the school, covering lessons and providing other support as required.
- Undertake the role of Form Tutor to an assigned tutor group and to carry out related duties in accordance with the general job description of Form Tutor, including the delivery of the PSHE programme where required.
Other
- Undertake and, when required, deliver or be part of the appraisal system and relevant training and professional development.
- Undertake other various responsibilities as directed by the Faculty Leader or Headteacher.
What the school offers its staff
The Governors of the Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy are seeking to appoint a creative and inspirational Teacher of Geography to join a supportive team who are committed to promoting high aspirations and excellent outcomes in Geography across the school.
The successful candidate will be able to teach KS3 and KS4 and engage and enthuse students through high quality teaching and effective classroom management, which will lead to outstanding outcomes for all students. You will be joining a highly competent, friendly, and talented team.
We expect the successful candidate to demonstrate a visible commitment to the wider school mission of ensuring that we ‘awaken minds’, ‘achieve dreams’ and ‘serve others’. As such they would be expected to have full involvement with the wider aspects of school life and the local community.
The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy is part of The Blessed Christopher Wharton Catholic Academy Trust, serving the town of Keighley and surrounding villages in pleasant rural surroundings. The school is on a rapid improvement journey. Governors appointed a new Headteacher in September 2021, and the school leadership team has also been recently restructured.
We offer an excellent platform for enhanced career development and whole school leadership opportunities in a friendly, supportive, enthusiastic, and caring staff team.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check.
Applications for this position should be made using the standard CES application form. Only applications submitted using the CES application form will be considered.
We welcome and encourage candidates wishing to visit our school and potential candidates should contact Michelle Clare on mclare@holyfamilyschool.uk for further details.
Telephone: 01535 210212
Closing date: Monday, 20 May 2024 at 9.00 am
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to mclare@holyfamilyschool.uk
CVs are not accepted.
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About The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 773 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- mclare@holyfamilyschool.uk
- Phone number
- 01535 210212
The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy is part of The Blessed Christopher Wharton Catholic Academy Trust, serving the town of Keighley and surrounding villages in pleasant rural surroundings. The school is on a rapid improvement journey. Governors appointed a new Headteacher in September 2021, and the school leadership team has also been recently restructured.
Arranging a visit to The Holy Family Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email mclare@holyfamilyschool.uk.
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