Head of Geography
Bishop Challoner Catholic School, London, E1 0LB17 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2025
Closing date
5 November 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
17 October 2024
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subjects
- Geography, Humanities
Working pattern
- Full time, part time: Inner London Pay Scale – MPS/UPS (£34,502 to £56,959) + TLR1a (£9,272) if FTE or Pro-Rata 0.8
Contract type
- Fixed term - 1 Year FTC - Maternity or parental leave cover
Pay scale
- Inner London Pay Scale – MPS/UPS (£34,502 to £56,959) + TLR1a (£9,272) if FTE or Pro-Rata 0.8
What skills and experience we're looking for
Acting Head of Geography (FTE or 0.8)
- Salary: Inner London Pay Scale – MPS/UPS (£34,502 to £56,959) + TLR1a (£9,272) if FTE or Pro-Rata 0.8 [Subject to National Pay Award]
- Contract Type: 1 Year Maternity Cover Fixed Term Contract, Part-Time or Full-Time
- To Start: January 2025
- Location: 352 Commercial Road London, E1 0LB, London Borough of Tower Hamlets
There is a wave of change at Bishop Challoner, can you be part of our journey of improvement?
Lux Mundi Catholic Academy Trust is a thriving multi-academy trust in Inner London. We currently have five academies and plan to grow and add further academies to our family.
The Governors seek to appoint an exceptional Head of Geography who has a proven track record of good or outstanding classroom practice.You will need to be able to lead an already vibrant and successful Geography Department and be a hardworking enthusiastic and ambitious teacher.
From September 2024, Bishop Challoner school became part of the Lux Mundi Trust. The school has 1077 students on roll, including 155 in the Sixth Form.Bishop Challoner is in an area of relatively high deprivation which transforms the life opportunities of children. If you came into teaching to transform lives, then this is an opportunity for you to do so.We have state of the art buildings and facilities and dedicated professional staff - Bishop Challoner is an exciting and supportive environment in which to work and develop your career.
Geography is a popular subject at the school, attracting high numbers at KS4 and KS5.However, we are not complacent – working with a team of passionate and dedicated practitioners, you will contribute to the development of a department that aims to maintain an outstanding reputation.
This is a fantastic opportunity for exceptional teachers.You do not need to be a practicing Catholic to apply.
What the school offers its staff
We Offer:
- A strong commitment to your professional development and career management – excellent CPD opportunities including bespoke individual and team-based training programmes across all levels.
- A supportive environment in which your enthusiasm with be encouraged, nurtured and rewarded.
- Outstanding support from faculty teams and a designated mentor.
- Opportunities to be involved with action-based research on topics that match your pedagogical interests.
- Free gym on site.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- On site cycle storage.
- Free breakfast twice a week.
- Staff room with outdoor roof terrace and free tea/coffee.
- A staff wellbeing team that arranges termly celebrations that recognise the contributions staff make to our school.
- A positive and stimulating school environment which values the contribution of all staff.
OFSTED Quotes:
- “Pupils value their education”
- “Positive about the changes and routines that new leaders introduced”
- “New leaders and governors are ambitious and have set high expectations for all.They set about making important changes and have brought about notable improvements” (OFSTED, November 2021)
- “Bishop Challoner Catholic School serves a diverse community where all are valued, ensuring an excellent sense of welcome and inclusivity”(Catholic Schools Inspectorate, 2023)
Flexible working opportunities
We are looking for professionals with:
- The willingness to support our Catholic Ethos and mission.
- Have the energy and commitment and vision to make a real difference.
- Evidence of excellent classroom practice or the potential to achieve it.
- A track record of successful student outcomes across the Key Stages.
- High expectations of pupil attainment and behaviour.
- Passion for providing an extensive amount of extra-curricular opportunities for our young people.
If you have the passion and drive to contribute to the future development of theGeography Departmentat Bishop Challoner, we look forward to hearing from you.
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
About Bishop Challoner Catholic School
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- Up to 1650 pupils
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- BishopChalloner@hays.com
- Phone number
- 0207 259 8770
Arranging a visit to Bishop Challoner Catholic School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email BishopChalloner@hays.com.
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