Head of Geography
Colne Park High School, Colne, Lancashire, BB8 7DP7 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
15 May 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
26 April 2024
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subjects
- Geography, History, Religious education
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS/UPS plus TLR 2.1
Additional allowances
TLR 2.1
What skills and experience we're looking for
Advert for Head of Geography with TLR 2.1
Salary Range: MPS/UPS (National Pay Scale)
Contract Type: Full time
Contract Term: Permanent
Responsible to: Faculty Leader
Start Date: 1st September 2024
Closing Date: 12pm noon on Wednesday 15th May 2024
We are seeking to appoint an experienced and enthusiastic Head of Geography with an outstanding track record, to work within our Humanities department.
Why choose Park High School?
- Park High School is an ambitious, happy, and vibrant place to work with a family of supporting colleagues who are committed to promoting a warm and friendly atmosphere.
- A strong team of staff who work together with a common goal.
- Quality First teaching is at the core of everything we do.
- Every student is entitled to experience a variety of teaching and learning styles which enable them to achieve their full potential and be the best they can be.
The Pennine Trust
The Pennine Trust is a vibrant, cross phase multi academy trust which was jointly established by three primary schools and one secondary school in 2018. We are committed to high quality professional development and a strong commitment and approach to the development of people at all levels of the organisation. Working at the Pennine Trust offers:
- A strong culture driven by values
- A supportive Central Trust Team who believe that through strong collaboration, all children within our trust will have better outcomes
- High quality professional development opportunities
- A commitment to providing every child with the best possible start in life
- Exceptional curriculum and pedagogy in all our schools
- High quality pastoral care and support
The right candidate will be totally aligned with our values, embrace our behaviours and play a full part in fulfilling our mission: Creating Opportunity, Inspiring Excellence, Shaping Tomorrow.
What the school offers its staff
Colne Park High School is a happy and successful community where every student is recognised as an individual and where we all aim to be the best we can be. We believe that every child has talents and strengths and that they can experience success as they develop into young adults through the supportive and caring environment we provide. We are proud of the reputation Colne Park High School has earned within the local community for providing a nurturing ethos in which our children can thrive. We are driven by an unassuming yet unswerving determination that no child in our school will be left behind.
The School is first and foremost a place of learning where students feel safe and enjoy their educational journey. Learning is at the centre of everything we do both in and out of the classroom, and with so many opportunities at Park we feel your child will grow and flourish with the Park family.
At Colne Park High School we respect the traditional values of hard work, good manners, and self-discipline, whilst also preparing our students for their future lives in an ever-changing world. We benefit from a dedicated and well qualified staff who bring 21st century learning alive for each individual.
We pride ourselves on our family atmosphere, the fact that students feel safe and cared for and that, by surveying our pupils, we know that they continue to feel supported.
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 teacherapplications@parkhigh.penninetrust.org
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Colne Park High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1089 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Colne Park High School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- avickery@parkhigh.penninetrust.org
- Phone number
- 01282865200
School location
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