Head of Geography
Wyvern St Edmund's, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP1 1RE7 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
17 March 2025 at 9am
Date listed
4 March 2025
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Geography
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPR - UPR
Additional allowances
Competitive salary plus a TLR 2B (current annual amount of £5,900) for additional responsibility of Head of Department. Recruitment/Relocation allowances available for an outstanding candidate.
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for a qualified and experienced teacher to join Wyvern St Edmund’s Academy as Head of Department for Geography.
The successful candidate will have a proven track record of teaching excellence and a passion for Geography. Experience of leading and delivering on an additional responsibility would be an advantage.
The successful candidate will be leading a team with two full time staff and two Assistant Head Teachers. This is an exciting opportunity for professional development and putting your stamp on the curriculum to develop passionate, high achieving Geography students at Wyvern St Edmund’s.
We are looking for someone energetic, enthusiastic, and fun to work with who can instil a love for Geography in our students. We are a creative team who pride ourselves on developing positive relationships with students; we believe that being approachable and caring is what helps us safeguard students and drive progress.
What the school offers its staff
We are committed to a staff culture where people feel well-supported, professionally engaged, challenged and valued. In turn, this culture enables our students to become the best versions of themselves because they are nurtured and inspired by a committed, happy staff team. We are very proud of the progress that students make here at WSE. We are committed to a process of constant school improvement so that our students are afforded every opportunity.
Staff wellbeing is at the heart of our vision and all staff, as our most important resource, are to be valued, supported and encouraged to develop personally and professionally within a vibrant, empathetic and caring community.
There are some additional perks that we are able to offer such as private healthcare, reduced corporate gym membership, free car-parking and the Wiltshire Rewards cashback programme, which staff really appreciate. Staff also benefit from our commitment to professional development and, in working as part of a multi-academy trust with four secondary schools, groups of subject leaders and teachers are able to meet regularly to share ideas, schemes of work and to moderate together.
Commitment to safeguarding
Wyvern St Edmund's are relentlessly focused on safeguarding and promoting the welfare of it's children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Wyvern St Edmund's
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1331 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Wyvern St Edmund's website
- Email address
- hr@wyvernsteds.org
- Phone number
- 01722 328565
Wyvern St Edmund's (WSE) is situated on the eastern outskirts of Salisbury with beautiful views over the Laverstock Downs to the east and Salisbury Cathedral to the southwest. WSE is a founding member of Magna Learning Partnership.
In September 2022 we legally opened as Wyvern St Edmund's Academy, enabling us to take full advantage of the benefits associated with inclusive coeducational learning and social development. Wyvern College and St Edmund's Girls' School were formally two separate schools, just a few yards apart. Over the past 15 years the schools have worked closely together, sharing expertise and staffing resources.
Facilities and teachers are now fully and legally merged to create a large, mixed, setting of approximately 1350 students. We currently have a 'Good' OFSTED rating. Our collective vision of helping each student to develop into the best version of themselves is at the heart of everything we do and motivates us to provide impactful teaching, comprehensive pastoral care and extensive extra-curricular provision. Moreover, our vision is rooted in Christian beliefs and values whereby we expect our students to use their developing gifts, talents and character to serve others in the local community and beyond (1 Peter 4:10).
We have high expectations of student attainment and similarly we expect much from our staff. We are aiming for outstanding provision in all areas and this appointment is a key factor in ensuring that we achieve that ambition.
Our students are delightful; they embrace learning opportunities and respond well to challenge. They appreciate the very positive working relationships they have with their teachers and other staff who support them. In turn, our staff go the extra mile to help students achieve beyond expectations. Our reputation in the local community is soundly based upon the value we add to our students from the point at which they join us until their departure for sixth forms and colleges in the local area.
We have a close and positive relationship with Salisbury Sixth From College (S6C) which is a short drive away from WSE. Our partnership with the college means that there are opportunities to work collaboratively with KS5 students and teachers – we also anticipate the possibility of some WSE staff teaching across KS3-5 in the future.
Arranging a visit to Wyvern St Edmund's
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email hr@wyvernsteds.org.
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