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Head of Geography

The Grange Academy, Bushey, WD23 3AA

This job expired on 27 November 2020 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  4 January 2021

• Closing date

  27 November 2020 at 7:59am

• Date listed

  4 November 2020

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subjects: Geography, Humanities
• Working pattern:
  • Full time
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPS/UPS
• Additional allowances:

  TLR 2c available for the position.

  The chance to make a difference to children’s and young people’s lives. Future Academies is of the belief that all children have the right to enriching education through a knowledge-rich and child-centric approach: our teachers can therefore make a dramatic impact on the lives of these children.

  Fast career progression. Because knowledge and intelligence, rather than length of service, are lauded and rewarded at Future Academies, teachers can quickly take up great responsibility, adding to their already exceptional experience and knowledge, joining the SLT or writing for the Trust’s Curriculum Centre, where our in-house textbooks are produced.

  Excellent CPD. The Trust is knowledge-centric and encourages CPD at all levels with excellent opportunities for swift career progression, within the Academy and Trust. This includes Leadership Development opportunities.

  Knowledge-rich staff team. You will be working with a supportive leadership team, cohesive staff body, and very purposeful environment with excellent resources. Being part of a Trust of schools enables you to share knowledge across a wider range of educational professionals.

Head of Geography job summary

Future Academies seeks an ambitious and talented Head of Geography to join their humanities team at The Grange Academy from January.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

The ideal candidate for this role will have the ability to inspire children and young people, instilling a love of Geography both as an academic subject and applying it to the world around them. Someone who is a tireless advocate for their subject, who is forward thinking in their approaches to development, change and improvement is essential for this role and school culture; we are developing an academic culture where the highest standards are expected of staff and students in line with the Future Academies belief system.

You will be adding your knowledge and value to our established department, teaching with and supporting dedicated and passionate subject specialists and ensuring high-quality learning takes place. You will ensure that outstanding attainment and progress are continued to be secured at all key stages.

Successful candidates will demonstrate:

A strong academic record with a 2:1 degree or above from a leading university

Qualified Teacher Status

Great passion for their subject with high cultural literacy to deliver sophisticated lessons and continue to raise teaching standards across the Geography Department

The enthusiasm and energy required to work with the children and young people in our schools

An unwavering belief in the power of education to change lives, as per our trust’s motto, libertas per cultum (freedom through education). We expect all teachers to share in, and feel empowered by, this concept

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 The Grange Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 984 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: The Grange Academy website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruitment@futureacademies.org
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-grange-academy (opens in new tab)

The Grange Academy is a state-funded secondary school based in Bushey boasting state of the art buildings and cutting edge technologies. We are part of Future Academies, a Multi-Academy Trust which includes three primary schools and six secondary schools in and around London and Hertfordshire. We are motivated by a mission of social change and reducing educational inequality. Our school and Trust are unique in our approach to a knowledge-rich curriculum; our school motto is Libertas per cultum (Freedom through education), and in our strong emphasis on raising young people’s aspirations and outcomes through the teaching of classical and traditional subjects. Our children and young people study a bespoke curriculum developed by researchers at our Curriculum Centre, which places a focus on developing their cultural literacy and their awareness of the forces, words and events that have shaped our society today. 

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