Head of Geography

Saint George's Church of England School, Gravesend, Kent, DA11 7LS

23 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  April (Easter or September 2026

• Closing date

  6 February 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  14 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Geography
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS/UPS plus TLR 2B - £5,871.84
• Additional allowances:

  MPS/UPS plus TLR 2B - £5,871.84

Head of Geography job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a candidate of exceptional ability to join us as Head of Geography at Saint George’s CE School. As Head of Geography you will lead, develop and promote excellence in the teaching and learning of Geography from KS3 to KS5. You will lead Geography in a passionate, enthusiastic and collaborative Humanities team who are driven to further improve the education our pupils receive. The school has an existing reputation for high quality education with a relentless focus upon high expectations and aspirations. We are a friendly, dynamic and innovative school and pride ourselves on our commitment to ensuring student progress through high quality teaching and learning provision for all. The successful applicant will share these values and play an active part in delivering on this commitment. We would love to hear from you if you:

• Want to work in a supportive and caring environment
• Are committed to enabling every student to achieve the very best they can
• Are passionate about Geography and its potential impact for all pupils
• Are an ambitious professional
• Are an outstanding classroom practitioner with strong subject knowledge

In return, we can offer you:

• Trust-wide commitment to your ongoing Continuous Professional Development (CPD) including secondment opportunities
• Access to a wide array of discounts including Motorfinity, Kent Rewards and Blue Light Card.
• Access to mental health and wellbeing support including counselling, mindfulness and physiotherapy sessions
• Free eye test, examinations and eye care voucher
• A supporting and caring work environment

Please download a vacancy pack below and apply via My New Term.

Closing Date: Friday 6th February 2026 at 8am.

Interview Date: Week commencing 9th February

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should a suitable candidate apply.

Aletheia Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Saint George’s Church of England School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff, volunteers and governors to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check along with other relevant employment checks, including overseas criminal background checks where applicable. Our policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders can be found on our website. All new employees, volunteers and governors will be required to undertake safeguarding training on induction which will be regularly updated in line with statutory guidance.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Saint George's Church of England School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 18
• Education phase: All through school
• School size: 1572 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Saint George's Church of England School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/saint-george-s-church-of-england-school

Saint George's Church of England School is a popular wide ability school for boys and girls. It is located in pleasant green fields and is within easy reach of the A2/M2 motorway with excellent transport links to London. In 2016 it was the most oversubscribed high school in Kent.
Saint George’s Church of England School converted to Academy status in November 2011 and is a founder member of the Aletheia Anglican Academies Trust formed in December 2014.
The school recently underwent a section 8 inspection (February 2017) and was considered to have remained 'Good' overall with 'Outstanding' for Leadership and Management; continued improvement since the last inspection was also recognised. I recommend it to you as a friendly community, where an energetic, willing, supportive staff work enthusiastically and collaboratively to enable students to excel.
We are delighted that we have been able to expand our age range to open a new primary department on site, making Saint George's an all through school from 4-18 from September 2019.

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