Head of Geography
The Langley Academy, Slough, Berkshire, SL3 7EF12 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
2 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
19 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Geography
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £33,075.00 - £50,471.00 Annually (Actual)
Head of Geography job summary
Our Humanities faculty is looking for a dedicated and skilled Head of Geography to lead an experienced and committed subject team in a strong academic environment.
We welcome applications from experienced subject leaders or from outstanding practitioners ready to take the next step in their careers. This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious and motivated teacher to lead a department with a strong record of academic excellence. We can offer exceptional working environment where staff and students thrive.
Within our Trust, we believe there is no ceiling to achievement for our children or our teachers. We are dedicated to growing our young people into broad minded, critical thinking and confident adults. The successful candidate will help to shape our teaching practices so that our school community can achieve this ambition.
Beyond the department, here is a flavour of what life is like at The Langley Academy:
- Pupils demonstrate positive attitudes to learning in lessons and achieve well in many subjects. Students report that it is easy to be yourself within this inclusive culture with high levels of respect for diversity.’ Ofsted, 2023
- Strong, supportive leadership team – mentoring and 1-1 coaching from leaders across the Trust
- Part of the Arbib Education Trust providing access to unique resources and pioneering museum learning, including on-site museum exhibitions
What we offer:
- Work-life balance– innovative approach to providing flexibility around how you work, as well as social activities, early finish Fridays and a Trust Day offered in term time
- Enhanced funding for personal development – to support our learning culture with mentoring and 1:1 coaching
- Staff Discounts– including staff discounts from Vivup Benefits and access to private healthcare
- Healthy body and mind– free on-site gym, cycle to work tax free scheme, free annual flu jab, professional counselling, and wellbeing resources
- A convenient location served by excellent transport links, on-site parking facilities and green spaces
You don’t need to just take our word for it, watch our video to hear why our colleagues love working here. For an informal chat or to arrange a school visit, contact our HR Manager rashida.adamjee@langleyacademy.org and to apply visit: www.arbibeducationtrust.org/99/join-us
The Langley Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check. The Trust reserves the right to appoint ahead of the deadline.
Commitment to safeguarding
We have a strong culture of safeguarding where it is in our DNA, where we ALWAYS, without hesitation, act in the best interests of the children and students in our care. This is underpinned by high quality practice and policy.
Please follow the link on our website for wider safeguarding information:- https://www.langleyacademy.org - Safeguarding
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About The Langley Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1150 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Langley Academy website
The Langley Academy is a popular, oversubscribed, forward-thinking school offering a broad and rich curriculum. Providing the backdrop to our success are the state-of-the-art facilities, including our museum learning school, fully equipped theatre, extensive sports facilities and our science pods designed to deliver outstanding practical science.
Our vision
To provide an exceptional education for every child in the Trust through high aspirations, the belief that anything is possible, and the pioneering use of museum learning encouraging curiosity, exploration and discovery.
Here at the Langley Academy, there is no ceiling to achievement. Anything is possible!
Our ethos
‘One community. Many ideas. Everyone’s Future’
School location
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