Head of Geography
Northallerton School & Sixth Form College, Northallerton, DL6 1ED33 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
13 April 2026 at 9am
Date listed
9 March 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 (Actual) Salary is dependent upon qualifications and experience based on MPS/UPS with TLR 2b (£5827 p.a.)
Head of Geography job summary
The Head of Department is responsible for all aspects of the work of the curriculum area or areas which form their designated areas of responsibility. The core focus of the Head of Department’s role is raising pupil achievement. Central to this is leading and guiding staff working within the designated curriculum area(s), and, in so doing, fostering an environment within which teaching and learning is the key priority with a desire for it to be of the highest possible quality and each member of the team is able to develop to the full the pupils in our care.
Job Details
Hours of Work: Full Time, 1.0 FTE
Position Type: Permanent
Line Manager: Deputy Headteacher
Travel Required: No
The salary is dependent on current qualifications and experience, please see the attached job description for more information.
We are seeking an inspiring, dynamic, and forward‑thinking Head of Geography to lead our successful Geography department. This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious practitioner who is passionate about shaping a rich, engaging curriculum and fostering a love of the world in young people. You will be required to teach Geography at Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4. The ability to teach Geography at Key Stage 5 is desirable (but not essential).
About the RoleAs Head of Geography, you will:
- Provide strategic leadership to drive high standards of teaching, learning, and achievement across all key stages.
- Lead curriculum development, ensuring lessons are ambitious, inclusive, and aligned with whole‑school priorities.
- Support, mentor, and develop colleagues within the department.
- Model outstanding classroom practice and use data effectively to secure strong outcomes for all learners.
- Promote a culture where curiosity, critical thinking, and global awareness flourish.
We are looking for someone who:
- Is an excellent classroom practitioner with a proven track record of strong results.
- Has the vision and leadership skills to inspire staff and students alike.
- Is committed to continued professional development and collaborative working.
- Brings enthusiasm, creativity, and resilience to the role.
- Has the passion to enrich students’ understanding of the world around them.
We offer:
- A supportive, friendly, and forward‑thinking staff team.
- Opportunities for ongoing leadership development and career progression.
- Well‑resourced Geography classrooms and a strong commitment to fieldwork.
- A school culture that values ambition, kindness, and professional growth.
About the Trust
Areté Learning Trust currently has 11 schools and educates over 7,000 young people in and around North Yorkshire from ages 2-18. Our learners are at the heart of everything we do.
At Areté Learning Trust we work together and collaborate to ensure that all of our learners and our staff team have the chance to reach their potential.
Our Trust is committed to promoting:
- Health, happiness and wellbeing
- A safe, disciplined and supportive environment
- A love of learning through a passionate and committed approach
- High standards and expectations
- Integrity, kindness and good manners
- Respect for individuality and difference
- Collaborative working to secure excellence
To realise our aspiration for every child to be the best they can be, we need to ensure that as a Trust we are ‘Striving for Excellence’.
Why work for us?
We want everyone who works within ALT to feel valued and see how their work fits into the bigger picture.
We seek employees who are prepared to take personal responsibility and constantly challenge the norm to improve performance.
In return, we are committed to providing an empowering and supportive learning environment for all staff.
Areté Learning Trust is committed to being the ‘Employer of Choice’.
Essentially this means that we want our schools and our central team to be great places to work. We want our staff development opportunities to be first class and we want to enable staff who are ambitious to grow their careers with us. To give our learners the best education and opportunities we are committed to recruiting and retaining the very best people in all areas of our organisation.
Regardless of role, we seek staff who:
- Have high expectations of themselves and the people they work with.
- Are committed to our Trust values.
- Show initiative and are responsive to change.
- Have strong interpersonal skills with the ability to inspire and motivate others.
- Are creative in their approach to problem solving.
- Are able to influence effectively, whatever their role.
- Are team players.
We welcome applications from all backgrounds; for more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy statement (https://www.arete.uk/careers). If you are ready for the next step in your career and you feel that your skill set makes you a good fit for this very exciting opportunity, then we look forward to receiving your application.
Application Process
Please complete the online application form to apply for this role. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application. You should use the information supplied with in the Job Description & Person Specification to make the best of your application by identifying some specific pieces of work you may have undertaken in any of these areas. Your application may be viewed in regard to some or all of the skill specific areas over the course of the selection process. Applications via agencies will not be considered.
Interviews will take place as soon as possible after the closing date.
The Areté Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting our children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to a safer recruitment process which includes enhanced criminal records and barring checks, scrutiny of employment history, robust referencing and other vetting checks.
Our safeguarding system is underpinned by a range of policies and procedures which encourage and promote safe working practice across the Trust. On joining you will be required to undergo continuous professional development to maintain safe working practice and to safeguard our children and young people.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Northallerton School & Sixth Form College
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1037 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Northallerton School & Sixth Form College website
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