Geography Teacher
Woodlands Community College, Southampton, Hampshire, SO18 5FW23 days remaining to apply
Start date details
April or September 2025
Closing date
11 November 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
18 October 2024
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Geography
Working pattern
- Full time: The school day 8.25-2.55pm
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- 30,000-46,525
What skills and experience we're looking for
Geography Teacher MPS/UPS - applications welcome from ECTs
Start Date: April or September 2025
"The study of geography is more than just knowing where things are. It is about understanding the relationships between people, places, and the environment."
Are you an enthusiastic and motivated Geography teacher looking to transform the way students see the world? Woodlands Community College is seeking a passionate and dedicated Geography Teacher to join our forward-thinking and experienced department. If you are committed to delivering high-quality lessons and supporting students to achieve their best, we would love to hear from you!
About Us: At Woodlands Community College, we are proud of our inclusive and nurturing environment where the values of Respect, Resilience, and Responsibility guide everything we do. The Geography Department sits without our high performing Humanities Faculty and benefits from a experienced and supportive Subject Leader as well as colleagues with wide ranging experience and a passion for collaboration.
Key Responsibilities:
- Deliver engaging Geography lessons using the well-resourced curriculum
- Foster a culture of Respect, Resilience, and Responsibility both inside and outside the classroom.
- Monitor and assess student progress, providing timely feedback to ensure all students achieve their full potential.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues to deliver high-quality teaching.
- Contribute to the wider school community through extracurricular activities.
What the school offers its staff
The Ideal Candidate Will:
- Hold qualified teacher status (QTS)
- Be passionate about creating a positive impact on students' academic journey.
- Share our commitment to promoting Respect, encouraging Resilience, and nurturing Responsibility in all students.
- Demonstrate excellent classroom management
What We Offer:
- A welcoming, inclusive school community driven by our core values.
- A well-resourced curriculum to support your teaching and reduce planning time.
- Modern teaching tools, including a smart board
- The opportunity to be part of an experienced and collegiate department who offer collaboration and professional growth.
- A sensible and balanced approach to work-life balance, ensuring staff wellbeing is a priority.
We welcome applications from ECTs and main/upper pay scale teachers. We encourage visits from prospective candidates to meet members of our school community. If you would like to visit the school or talk with a member of the Senior Leadership Team about the post please contact Nikki Purse on 02380463303.
Closing date for applications is Monday 11th November. Interviews will be held during that week.
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to nicola.purse@woodlands.southampton.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
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If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Woodlands Community College
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 892 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Woodlands Community College website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- nicola.purse@woodlands.southampton.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 02380 463303
Woodlands Community College is a mixed, comprehensive, non-denominational secondary school without sixth form situated in Southampton, Hampshire. It is a community state school within the Southampton Education Authority. A secondary school with places for 900 students between the ages of 11-16, currently oversubscribed with 905 students currently on roll.
The school was opened by then-minister for schools David Miliband in 2003.
Jim Henderson
Head Teacher
The 3 Rs
respect, resilience and responsibility
Woodlands we show respect by:
· Taking care of everyone and everything in our school building and
school community
· Being open minded and accepting of people’s feelings, opinions and
beliefs
· Communicating, co-operating and listening politely and positively
At Woodlands we show resilience by:
· Accepting and learning from our mistakes by responding positively
to feedback
· Taking control of our own learning
· Embracing challenges with emotional strength
At Woodlands we show responsibility by:
· Contributing and engaging fully in all aspects of school life
· Taking pride in our appearance, attitude and work ethic
· Being honest and willing to be held accountable for our own actions
Arranging a visit to Woodlands Community College
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email nicola.purse@woodlands.southampton.sch.uk.
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