Leader of Geography
Thomas Gainsborough School, Sudbury, Suffolk, CO10 0NHThis job expired on 21 October 2024
Start date details
January 2025, or earlier if available
Closing date
21 October 2024 at 9am
Date listed
10 October 2024
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Geography
Working pattern
- Full time: 33.25 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £38,034 - £49,084 p/a
Pay scale
- M4-6 / UPR
Additional allowances
TLR (£5,200 p/a)
What skills and experience we're looking for
As a popular and successful school, we are always excited to strengthen our team. Following a period of growth and consistently excellent results we are seeking to appoint a new Head of Geography to continue the success of the team.
Therefore, we are looking to employ a well-qualified leader, able to teach Key Stage 5 Geography, with experience of developing Geography teams who in turn deliver high quality lessons with excellent student outcomes.
Humanities is a vital part of our curriculum, with all students choosing to study Geography, History or Religion, Philosophy & Ethics at GCSE. Many students also stay with us to study Geography in the Sixth Form and will then continue the subject to University.
Geography is taught across all 3 key stages, including a popular A Level course. Extra-curricular opportunities are rich with students taking part in many career related opportunities and competitions. There are fieldwork opportunities across all key stages, with dedicated support from an excellent assistant headteacher who oversees humanities subjects.
The team is made up of supportive and highly committed subject specialists.
What the school offers its staff
Thomas Gainsborough School is a consistently high performing, well resourced, and truly comprehensive school, with a firm belief in excellence for each and every student, placing students at the heart of their curriculum. You can find out more about the school atwww.tgschool.net
The school continues to invest in high quality professional development and provides a range of employee benefits. This is an excellent opportunity for any teacher to develop their practice and continue their career progression. Supporting staff wellbeing is a priority at all levels, including a two-week autumn half term break.
The school is located just south of Sudbury in Suffolk and is within easy reach of Colchester, Ipswich and Bury St Edmunds.
Salary sacrifice schemes also support staff with reduced costs for transport and local nursery places. There is also an on-site school gym and swimming pool easily accessible to staff, with discounted staff membership.
Flexible working opportunities
We are a flexible working ambassador school, and many of our staff work flexibly in different ways including part-time working. For this role we are open to discussing the possibility of flexible start and end times. Please let us know about the flexibility you would like and we will explore what’s possible for this role.
Commitment to safeguarding
Unity Schools Partnership is committed to safer recruitment, equal opportunities, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required.
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About Thomas Gainsborough School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1584 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Thomas Gainsborough School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- jwood@tgschool.net
- Phone number
- 01787 375232
Thomas Gainsborough School invests in high quality professional development and provides a range of employee benefits. We are closely linked to the Unity Research School and lead the way in many local and national initiatives including being an EdTech Demonstrator School and being an ArtsMark platinum school. We provide excellent support care and support for our staff and students. There are Lead Practitioners to support colleagues in continually improving their practice. As a large, successful and popular school their are opportunites for colleagues to develop at every stage of their career.
In September 2015 the school moved into an award-winning new building, where subjects are taught in specialist rooms either in our Sixth Form block or alongside other History classrooms. The team is very supportive and expectations for students are high.
Thomas Gainsborough School is a consistently high performing, well resourced, and truly comprehensive school, with a firm belief in excellence for each and every student, placing students at the heart of their curriculum. You can find out more about the school at www.tgschool.net
The school continues to invest in high quality professional development and provides a range of employee benefits. This is an excellent opportunity for any teacher to develop their practice and continue their career progression.
The school is located just south of Sudbury in Suffolk and is within easy reach of Colchester, Ipswich and Bury St Edmunds. There are also many delightful and affordable villages in the surrounding area, which also make travelling to London, Cambridge and Norwich a possibility.
Many of our staff work flexibly in different ways including part-time working. For this role we are open to discussing the possibility of reduced hours of flexible start and end times. Please talk to us at the interview stage about the flexibility you would like and we will explore what’s possible for specific roles.
Arranging a visit to Thomas Gainsborough School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jwood@tgschool.net.
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