Head of Geography

Henley In Arden School, Henley-in-Arden, Warwickshire, B95 6AF

Deadline is tomorrow

• Start date details

  1st September 2025

• Closing date

  21 May 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  19 May 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: £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (FTE) TLR2b, £5,866

Head of Geography job summary

An opportunity has arisen to lead our outstanding Gography team, in our forward thinking and aspirational school based in Warwickshire’s beautiful, medieval market town of Henley-in-Arden. You’ll be joining our passionate and high performing department which nurtures and develops our students’ Geography knowledge. We are looking for a passionate teacher to join us to continue this transformative success for our students. Our Geography department also nurtures a love of subject through a range of innovative teaching techniques and activities, including a range of immersive experiences and trips to engage our learners.

We promise to offer you both a stimulating and highly rewarding experience in return for your motivational skills and good practice. Opportunities don’t arise very often to work in a vibrant school like Henley in Arden and we are delighted to be offering the chance for someone to join the team. In 2026 our students achieved a grade 4 in Georgraphy with progress rates of 0.8.

Main Purpose of the Role:

• To lead the Geography department and be accountable and responsible for the learning and progress of pupils in assigned classes ensuring excellence for and from all year groups
• Work proactively and effectively in collaboration and partnership with learners, parents/carers, governors, other staff and external agencies in the best interests of pupils
• Act within the statutory frameworks, which set out professional duties and responsibilities and in line with the duties outlined in accordance with school policies, the current School Teachers Pay and Conditions Document and Teacher Standards (2012)
• Responsible for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people within the school.

We’re looking forward to reading letters of application from teachers who are looking for an exciting new challenge to impact the lives of our students. You’ll be joining our ever improving school, which year on year ensures all our students are prepared for the next step in their education.

We promise to offer you both a stimulating and highly rewarding experience in return for your motivational skills and good practice. Opportunities don’t arise very often to work in a vibrant school like Henley-in-Arden and we are delighted to be offering the chance for someone to join the team.

In return we can offer you:

• A positive and innovative learning culture supported by students, staff, parents and governors
• A collaborative and supportive attitude amongst staff which promotes a sense of teamwork and unity
• A Senior Leadership team who is committed to promoting the best environment and outcomes for staff and students
• Cycle to Work scheme
• The potential to collaborate and work with other staff in our Multi-Academy Trust.

Please see our ‘Application Pack’ for further information, Job Description and Person Specification.

Visits are strongly advised for an opportunity to visit our school, talk to the Headteacher and meet our fantastic students to get a feel for our ethos, ahead of interviews. For an informal chat about this exciting opportunity, please contact Mrs Sally Smith, our Office Manager, on 01564 797550 or email ssmith@henleyschool.com

Arden Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexuality or religion. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS Disclosure and, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, will be subject to a social media online search.

Where better to teach and support our staff and students than in the district of Stratford-upon-Avon, at the heart of Shakespeare's county? Visits to our green-field site, bordered by the River Alne, are welcome (and encouraged!) so that you may see for yourself why Ofsted describe our flourishing students as, ‘friendly, welcoming and happy’ and our staff as’ overwhelmingly positive’ about their roles (December 2022). Come and join our experienced and high performing English department.

Click here to see more about our amazing school:

https://www.henleyschool.com/

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We are proud to be part of the Arden Multi-Academy trust, partnered with five other schools in the local area including Arden Academy in Knowle. This support mechanism ensures that leaders collaborate and innovate together to provide an outstanding educational experience for our school, and provides continuous opportunity for further development for our staff.

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

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

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 Henley In Arden School

• School type: Academies, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 681 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Henley In Arden School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/henley-in-arden-school

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