Head of Geography
Chiltern Hills Academy, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 2RGThis job expired on 1 April 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
1 April 2024 at 12:59am
Date listed
19 February 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Geography
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £31,350.00 - £47,839.00 Annually (FTE) plus TLR
Head of Geography job summary
This is a fantastic opportunity for a talented, enthusiastic, and inspirational Head of Geography to join our team in March.
We are seeking an excellent, conscientious classroom practitioner who is committed to raising the achievements of our students.
We are a strong, collaborative team working alongside the wider humanities subjects. It would be desirable, but not essential, to have experience teaching other humanities subjects.
Essential qualities and skills:
- An outstanding practitioner who is passionate about teaching and learning
- High expectations for student achievement
- A commitment to raising standards for all
- A commitment to develop moral awareness and social understanding
- A commitment to help pupils prepare for adult life
What we offer:
- Fantastic facilities on a large, picturesque site
- Free on-site parking
- Support for new members of staff
- A teamwork ethos within a friendly and experienced staff
- Potential for additional responsibilities
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.
About Chiltern Hills Academy
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1107 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Chiltern Hills Academy website (opens in new tab)
Chiltern Hills Academy is a Church of England, co-educational secondary school in Chesham, Buckinghamshire. There are circa 1025 students on the school roll, approximately 100 of whom study in the sixth form. Chiltern Hills Academy converted to academy status in 2011 and is jointly sponsored by the Diocese of Oxford and Buckinghamshire County Council.
We are situated in the market town of Chesham, Buckinghamshire in the Chiltern Hills, designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Situated close to the M40 and the M25, Chesham is on the end of Metropolitan line of the London Underground and is 28 miles north-west of London. There is ample parking on-site. Renting here is cheaper than in central London and if you enjoy travelling, it takes about 40 minutes by car to Heathrow.
The Elgiva Theatre, Lowndes Park and an open-air heated swimming pool are just some of the many public amenities available in the town. Chesham is renowned for its community spirit and there are many recreational and community groups catering for the diverse and active population.
Chiltern Hills Academy aims to provide an environment that excites, motivates and challenges students, encouraging lifelong learning and an interest in the world around them. The secondary school is founded on Christian values and principles, with an ethos that promotes personal responsibility, self-respect, respect for the beliefs and views of others, self-confidence and a commitment to success and achievement.
Principal
Kevin Patrick
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