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Head of Geography

Holmleigh Park High School, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, GL4 0RT

This job expired on 20 October 2019

• Job start date

  1 January 2020

• Closing date

  20 October 2019 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  1 October 2019

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Geography
• Working pattern:
  • Full time
• Full-time equivalent salary: Main pay range 1 to Upper pay range 3, £24,373 to £47,318
• Additional allowances:

  Why join us? ; • Impeccable behaviour: Our centralised behaviour simple is incredibly simple, meaning every minute of every lesson is disruption-free. ; • A common-sense approach to workload: We only expect live-marking in class, and we work collaboratively across the trust to ensure all lessons are resourced centrally. ; • Our commitment to genuine development: Our CPD is based on Rosenshine’s principles of teaching, and all teaching staff (including the Headteacher) receive coaching feedback at least every fortnight. ; • The opportunity to make a difference: Our school is improving incredibly quickly, and we’re proud to offer all local students a standard of education which we fully expect to outpace the local grammar schools within two years. ; • The quality of living: Our easily accessible location is just 15 minutes from the Cotswold Hills, and is within commuting distance from Cheltenham, Bristol and Cardiff.

Head of Geography job summary

This is an extremely exciting time to join our Middle Leadership Team. We are looking to appoint an outstanding classroom practitioner and inspiring middle leader to lead our Geography team as we seek to be one of the fastest improving departments in the country. This role would be suitable for an experienced middle leader looking to join a dynamic and high-performing trust, or an ambitious teacher looking to step up to middle leadership.

As a leader, you will be responsible for driving forward standards of teaching and learning in geography, so that our students have the best possible chance of success. At Holmleigh Park we see our teachers as subject experts and professionals, and with disruption-free classrooms, our staff are free to focus on high-quality teaching. Our pedagogy is based on Rosenshine’s principles of instruction, with a focus on retrieval, direct instruction, and deliberate practice. Lessons are planned collaboratively, both within the department and with other schools in the Greenshaw Learning Trust. Beyond assessments, we only live mark in class.

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.

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About Holmleigh Park High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1312 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Holmleigh Park High School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: l.harrison@hphigh.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/holmleigh-park-high-school (opens in new tab)

Holmleigh Park is an ambitious academy located in Tuffley, Gloucester. We believe that all children have limitless potential, and are proud to offer a comprehensive education to all students in our local community.

We expect all staff, students and parents to embrace our three principles - Work Hard, Be Kind, Take Responsibility - so that our students leave school as ambitious, confident and successful young adults with the highest standards of integrity.

Why join us?

• Impeccable behaviour: Our centralised behaviour system is incredibly simple, meaning every minute of every lesson is disruption-free.
• A common-sense approach to workload: We only expect live-marking in class, and we work collaboratively across the trust to ensure all lessons are resourced centrally.
• Our commitment to genuine development: Our CPD is based on Rosenshine’s principles of teaching, and all teaching staff (including the Headteacher) receive coaching feedback at least every fortnight.
• The opportunity to make a difference: Our school is improving incredibly quickly, and we’re proud that our students achieved the tenth biggest improvement in Progress 8 in the country from 2019 to 2022.
• The quality of living: Our easily accessible location is just 15 minutes from the Cotswold Hills, and is within commuting distance from Cheltenham, Bristol and Cardiff.

We are proud members of the Greenshaw Learning Trust, a ‘family’ of like-minded schools, that collaborate to provide mutual support, share their good practice and learn from each other, whilst retaining and developing our own distinctive character.

The Trust is a vibrant and forward-thinking community of teachers, support staff and learners committed to educating the ‘whole child’ to improve life chances, whilst securing the best possible outcomes for students. We encourage all young people to work hard and make the most of the opportunities they are given. Our amazing team of teachers and support staff themselves demonstrate and encourage a lifelong love of learning, both within and beyond our curriculum.

As one of the highest performing multi-academy trusts in the country, we currently comprise of thirty schools: seven in South London, five in Berkshire, one in Surrey, fourteen in Gloucestershire and South Gloucestershire, and three in Plymouth. We are continuing to grow and have further schools joining us on a regular basis.

We are ambitious about diversity and inclusion and very much look forward to receiving applications from candidates whose personal qualities and values reflect those in the person specification and whose experiences also place them in a strong position to deliver the challenges set out in the job description. We encourage applications from candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, marital status, religion, belief, or race.
Holmleigh Park High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people therefore this appointment will be subject to vetting, including an enhanced DBS disclosure.

The school websites provide a clear picture of our aspirations and our vision; however, please do not hesitate to contact us to seek further information at l.harrison@hphigh.co.uk. We very much look forward to receiving applications from candidates whose personal qualities, values and experiences support and reflect ours.

We are committed to building an inclusive, diverse workplace where everyone can thrive.

If you require any support or adjustments to interact with us, please let us know. Greenshaw Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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