Head of Department Geography
Miltoncross Academy, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO3 6RB4 days remaining to apply
Start date details
1st April 2026 or sooner
Closing date
7 December 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
11 November 2025
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Geography
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
Additional allowances
TLR 2 £7,740
What skills and experience we're looking for
Miltoncross is an academy at the heart of its community that has very high aspirations for all of itsstaff and 1000 students. We operate by the core values of Work Hard. Be Kind. No Excuses in orderto foster a learning community where everybody values each other and everybody values the power of learning.
We are located on the West of Portsmouth and access is easy from the M27 or A27. Many staffcommute easily from Southampton, Hampshire, Isle of Wight and West Sussex either by car or bypublic transport.
Staff and students enjoy their days in excellent modern buildings with superb facilities. All of theGeography classrooms are clustered together and the team shares a resource space with otherhumanities colleagues.
We offer a supportive and unified working environment where we all have the same simple butambitious goal: Every young person will leave us having exceeded expectations; academically,personally, and socially because we believed in them, challenged them and never settled for less.
We believe every pupil can be a highly successful geographer and we’re looking for someone whoshares that belief, without compromise.
As Head of Geography, you’ll lead with purpose and precision. You’ll inspire curiosity in all students,drive excellence at GCSE, and build a team culture rooted in our core values.
We’re on a mission to achieve the best progress in Portsmouth within five years. Geography willbe central to that journey—connecting pupils to their past, empowering them in the present, andpreparing them for the future.
For this role, you must be a Geography specialist with a love of your subject and an ability to sharethat passion. This may be your first leadership post, or you may be experienced, either way, we willsupport you to ensure that Geography is a very high performing subject when compared nationally.
You will be somebody who can enthuse students and staff and is always ‘banging the drum’ forGeography and its importance in the curriculum. You will be a superb teacher with high expectationsof what children can and, under your leadership, will achieve. You will be a good communicator,have a strong moral purpose and you’ll need to be fully committed to our cause: outstanding learningthrough a strong knowledge based curriculum supported by clear pedagogy, consistent routines andultimately our students’ high aspirations.
Please note that suitable applicants will be interviewed at the earliest opportunity and if a suitable beidentified, we reserve the right to close the advert early. As such we would recommend interestedapplicants to apply as soon as possible.
What the school offers its staff
Working for TKAT:
In return, as an employee of The Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT), you will benefit from:
● A wide variety of opportunities for professional development, including the potential to develop
your career at more than one TKAT academy;
● Opportunities to work flexibly, where possible;
● Our support for your wellbeing at work; and
● The rewards of working to improve the life chances of our pupils.
Safeguarding
TKAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff andvolunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment will be subject to the full SaferRecruitment process, including an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.
Equal Opportunities
TKAT is committed to equality of opportunity. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates,regardless of any protected characteristic for example race, gender, sexual orientation, disability orage. All applications are treated on merit. This includes applications from individuals wishing to workfull time, part time or on a flexible basis.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
TKAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment will be subject to the full Safer Recruitment process, including an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.
Equal Opportunities
TKAT is committed to equality of opportunity. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates, regardless of any protected characteristic for example race, gender, sexual orientation, disability or age. All applications are treated on merit. This includes applications from individuals wishing to work full time, part time or on a flexible basis.
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About Miltoncross Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 937 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Miltoncross Academy website
- Email address
- carla.cross@miltoncross-tkat.org
- Phone number
- 02392 738022
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