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Geography Teacher

Walton-le-Dale High School, Preston, Lancashire, PR5 6RN

This job expired on 10 June 2022 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  1 September 2022

• Closing date

  10 June 2022 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  20 April 2022

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Geography
• Working pattern:
  • Full time
  • Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Maternity or parental leave cover - 1 Year
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS/UPS

Geography Teacher job summary

Thank you for your interest in the post of Geography Teacher at Walton-le-Dale High School from 1st September 2022. I hope that our website www.waltonledale.lancs.sch.uk will give you a good overall “flavour” of the school.

The successful candidate will be;
• Be a brilliant teacher with a strong commitment to the individual development of each young person
• Be an intelligent, people-centred leader able to support and lead others to develop the best possible provision for our students

You will receive high quality support and encouragement from Governors, myself, the senior leadership team, and other middle leaders. If you feel you are up to this challenge and believe you have the same educational philosophy as us, we would welcome an application. If not, I wish you good luck in your future career.

Commitment to safeguarding

Walton-le-Dale is committed to the safeguarding of all students. The successful candidate will be required to undertake the Enhanced Disclosure process via the DBS.
Please consult the application pack for further information, available at www.waltonledale.lancs.sch.uk

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About Walton-le-Dale High School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 772 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Walton-le-Dale High School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: vacancies@waltonledale.lancs.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01772335726
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/walton-le-dale-high-school (opens in new tab)

Walton-le-Dale is a relatively small school which gives us a distinctive atmosphere. Many visitors comment on the warmth and friendliness of the school. It is a school where the students and staff know each other well. Our smaller size allows us to see each child as an individual and to cater for them individually. We are proud to be one of only a few secondary schools in Lancashire with the Inclusion Mark, achieved in 2008 and renewed many times since. We currently have Flagship status for the Inclusion Mark, and this reflects the importance of this to our ethos.

This is, and will continue to be, a student-centred school. Everything we do must have the interests of our students at the heart of it. The strengths of Walton-le-Dale lie in the relationships within the school. Our challenge is to ensure that we make use of these strong relationships to get the best out of our students in terms of achievement. A great education is more than exam results and I believe our success is also reflected in the way our students turn out after 5 years at Walton-le-Dale. Everyone in the school works hard to make this happen.

Our students come from a wide catchment area. Around a third of the students come from the Blackburn area, whilst the rest are local or from the Preston area. We have a large number of feeder schools. We are truly a comprehensive school, with a mixed ability intake. It is noticeable that we have a significant number of students who join the school late. These are often vulnerable students with a wide range of educational, social, and emotional needs. We believe they are attracted to us because of the quality of care and learning support that we offer. We place a strong emphasis on trying to deliver a curriculum which is relevant and appropriate to our students. The school offers Key Stage 4 students a wide variety of options for a relatively small school. These curriculum developments are matched by a very strong focus on teaching and learning as part of our current school improvement plan (https://www.waltonledale.lancs.sch.uk/about-us/school-improvement).

The Humanities department has flourished over many years under the long-standing leadership of the current Head of Department. A strong team of specialist staff teach their specialisms of Geography, History and Religious Education. We are seeking a strong teacher, focused on brilliant teaching, and learning with excellent pedagogical and subject knowledge, to take the department forward in the next stage of its development.

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