Head of Geography
Buile Hill Academy, Salford, M6 8RD21 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
30 June 2025 at 9am
Date listed
9 June 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
- MPS1 -UPS3
Additional allowances
TLR 2b (£5645)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Post: Head of Department - Geography
Contract Type: Permanent
Salary Range: MPS – UPS (£31,650 - £49,084 FTE) + TLR2b (£5645)
Working Type: Full Time
Base: Buile Hill Academy
Please note: the post holder will be engaging in regulated activity, working mainly or wholly with children. This position is exempt from the rehabilitation of offender’s act 1974. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
Northern Education Trust (NET) is a charitable education Trust with a good track record for school improvement. The Trust sponsors 30 academies; 17 secondary and 13 primaries across the North of England in fourteen Local Authority regions.
Buile Hill is looking for an enthusiastic and dynamic Head of Geography to join our Humanities department from September 2025.
The successful candidate will be responsible for:
- Maintaining a focus on teaching and learning
- Exercising appropriate professional skills and judgement
- Accountability for leading, managing and developing a subject or curriculum area or student development in the Department
- Working with other relevant teachers in the department:
- Having impact on educational progress beyond personally assigned students in the Department
- Working with other relevant teachers and staff in the department:
- Leading, developing and enhancing the teaching practice of others
- Line management responsibility for a significant number of people:
In accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024, an online search will be completed on all shortlisted applicants prior to interview. Any relevant information will be discussed further with the applicant during the interview process.
The Trust is committed to considering flexible working requests.
The Trust is committed to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. All posts are subject to enhanced disclosure and barring service checks. We expect all adults to share our commitment to safeguarding and the health and wellbeing of our pupils.
In order to apply for this position, please visit:https://northerneducation.octo-firstclass.co.uk/candidates/account/login/192540?aisId=12&rmId=3361&src=3
For more information, please contact Rebecca Howarth, Business Manager at r.howarth@northerneducationtrust.org
Closing date: 9.00am Monday 23rd June 2025
Interviews to take place w/c 30th June 2025
What the school offers its staff
Northern Education Trust offers:
- The opportunity to work and progress across the family of schools, should you wish in the future;
- The chance to apply for leadership roles in the Deeps structure taking on a whole school leadership project;
- The support and expertise of Director of Subjects.
- A full and detailed programme of support and development for all;
- A further comprehensive programme of professional development, including leadership, provided through the NET Staff College.
Employee benefits
- Free flu vaccinations
- Free onsite parking
Flexible working opportunities
The Trust is committed to considering flexible working requests.
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.
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About Buile Hill Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- Up to 900 pupils
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Buile Hill Academy website
- Email address
- r.howarth@northerneducationtrust.org
Arranging a visit to Buile Hill Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email r.howarth@northerneducationtrust.org.
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