Head of Geography Department
Mill Hill County High School, London, NW7 4LL5 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
27 January 2025 at 9am
Date listed
14 January 2025
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Geography
Working pattern
- Full time: Your normal working week is a minimum of 32.5 hours (for full time staff) but is conditioned by 8.2 to 8.5 below.
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS or UPS
Additional allowances
TLR 1B
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for an enthusiastic and innovative leader of Geography, with strong interpersonal skills and a commitment to achieving high standards within a thriving department. The successful candidate will have a strong academic background and be an excellent classroom practitioner who is capable of inspiring and motivating students. The successful applicant will have ultimate oversight of the Department and lead the Deputy Head of Geography.
We are a very popular subject and large numbers opt to study the GCSE. We study the AQA syllabus at GCSE and have impressive results. We take our GCSE students on a compulsory residential 3-day trip, usually to Wales, to complete their fieldwork requirement for the exams. At A-level we study the Edexcel Specification and are equally popular. We currently have two sets in Year 12 and 13.An outstanding teacher of Geography is required to join our extremely successful and innovative department in our high achieving school. Geography is an exceptionally popular subject with a high profile within the school. Approximately half of all GCSE students opt to study Geography at GCSE and there are 4 sets in the Sixth Form. We are a collaborative team who aim to foster ‘Geographical thinkers’ and ‘Global Citizens’ through our teaching. We welcome applications from both new entrants to the profession and experienced teachers.
What the school offers its staff
We are committed to supporting staff wellbeing in a variety of ways. The good working relationships within the staff body, and between staff and students is why many colleagues have chosen to stay with us for the long term. We are also strong in supporting staff career development and colleagues are successful in securing promotions at all levels. We support colleagues in pursuing NPQs and offer a secondment programme onto the Senior Leadership Team for middle leaders.
Although we achieve excellent results year on year and are heavily over-subscribed, we are not complacent. We know there is always more to do, and we work together to continuously reflect upon our successes and areas for development. We are keen to hear the voices of all our stakeholders.
Mill Hill County is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity.
Admission into Year 7 is offered to children of staff with two or more years’ service.
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 leonarda@mhchs.org.uk
CVs are not accepted.
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About Mill Hill County High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1684 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Mill Hill County High School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- leonarda@mhchs.org.uk
- Phone number
- 02082388184
Mill Hill County High School
Worcester Crescent, London NW7 4LL
One of London’s most over-subscribed schools
11-18 Mixed, Partially-Selective Academy
1666 on roll (423 in the Sixth Form)
Arranging a visit to Mill Hill County High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email leonarda@mhchs.org.uk.
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