Subject Leader for Geography (Maternity Cover)
Greyfriars Catholic School, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 3DR9 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 March 2026
Closing date
30 January 2026 at 4pm
Date listed
21 January 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Geography
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS/UPS TLR £5872
Additional allowances
MPS/UPS TLR £5872
Subject Leader for Geography (Maternity Cover) job summary
Job Title: Subject Leader for Geography (Maternity Cover)
(4 days a week Mon, Tues, Thurs and Fri)
Reporting To: Assistant Headteacher
TLR £5872
Roles and Responsibilities for a Subject Leader
In addition to the responsibility of class teacher, as set out in this job description and the School Teachers Pay and Conditions Document, the Subject Leader will also undertake the duties and responsibilities as set out in this job description.
Core Purpose of the Role:
Provide strategic and operational leadership for Geography across all key stages.
Act as the subject expert in curriculum content, teaching strategies, and resources.
Develop teaching and learning to ensure the highest standards of provision and student progress.
Ensure the Geography curriculum is coherently planned, sequenced, and inclusive, supporting disadvantaged students and those with SEND.
Collaborate with colleagues to develop their pedagogical content knowledge.
Stay abreast of best practices and innovative pedagogy to advance teaching.
Use data to inform interventions and curriculum development, ensuring a consistent, high-quality education.
Inspire trust and confidence in students and colleagues.
Lead and manage the team, fostering collaboration and commitment.
Deliver high-quality teaching that motivates students and offers varied pathways for engagement.
Support non-specialist teachers to maintain an exemplary student experience.
Monitor and ensure student progress aligns with challenging, evidence-based targets.
Embed disciplinary literacy within the subject.
Contribute to a robust careers education, information, and guidance (CEIAG) programme.
Promote and support excellent behaviour for learning and clear routines.
Uphold exemplary health and safety standards.
Curriculum and Assessment
Set clear targets for subject achievement and monitor progress through data analysis.
Evaluate teaching through work scrutiny, teacher plans, and assessments to identify strengths and areas for improvement.
Ensure the geography curriculum promotes equality, diversity, and cultural capital.
Develop transition support plans for students with additional language needs.
Leadership and Management
Facilitate a collaborative ethos within the department, sharing best practices and celebrating achievements.
Act as a performance manager for designated staff, supporting professional growth and accountability.
Lead on teaching and learning development within the department.
Teaching and Learning
Foster a culture of high professional standards for teaching and learning that exemplify the schools teaching philosophy.
Contribute to the school's strategic plans, priorities, and policies as they relate to geography.
Maintain a safe and productive environment for learning.
Design effective cover work and support cover teachers to ensure continuity in learning.
Fully engage with the professional development priorities of the school.
Take ownership of personal development, attending relevant training to improve knowledge and skills.
Support and encourage continuous professional development within the team, including that of Health and Safety.
Promote and safeguard the welfare of students at all times.
Support school policies and practices relating to health, safety, welfare, and equality.
Work inclusively with colleagues to create a welcoming, non-discriminatory environment.
Be flexible and undertake duties that support the school's broader goals and priorities.
Person Specification
Relevant experience
Qualified Teacher Status and appropriate experience teaching the subject
Ability to present information to a variety of audiences
Evidence of work with children/young people and involvement with parents
Relevant knowledge of curricula
Education and training
Good general standard of education
Good communication skills written and oral
QTS and relevant teaching experience
Special knowledge and skills
Ability or potential to use and interpret data
Computer literate
Ability to find solutions to complex problems
Understanding of issues affecting young people
Interpersonal skills
Ability to relate to teachers, other professionals, families and students
Good listening skills
Ability to work as a member of a team, be solution-focused and work on own initiative
Other
Ability to relate to and promote the ethos of the school
Willingness to undertake training as required
Optimistic outlook that recognises the complexity of working in schools but the joy that is at the centre of such important work
How this is identified
Application form/supporting statement
Interview/presentation
Review of interview tasks
References
In addition to the Greyfriars Catholic School will commit to:
Promoting courteous and respectful relationships with students and staff at all times
Using their influence with other staff and students to promote high standards of behaviour, ambition and order within the school
Working to maintain the School at the forefront of educational practice
To support the Catholic ethos of the PFMAC
To play a full part in the PPMAC’s school community, to support its distinctive mission and ethos and to encourage staff and students to follow this example
To support the MAC in meeting its legal requirements for worship
To continue professional development as agreed
The purpose of this Job Description is to set out in general terms the management, purpose and responsibilities of a specific job at Greyfriars Catholic School. It is not intended to be a comprehensive listing of every task that a Greyfriars Catholic School employee might be called upon to undertake. Neither is it a legal document, although it may be referred to in Contracts of Employment.
It will be reviewed at least once every two years and it may be subject to modification or amendment at any time after consultation with the holder of the post.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Greyfriars Catholic School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant for any position will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure via the DBS (disclosure and barring system) and appropriate Right to Work clearances and our recruitment and selection practice
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 Greyfriars Catholic School
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 670 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Greyfriars Catholic School website
We are a Catholic school that champions each and every student so they can flourish individually and collectively.
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