Teacher of Geography (0.5 FTE to be spread over 3, 4 or 5 days)

The Aylesbury Vale Academy, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP18 0WS

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  15 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  5 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Geography
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,916.00 - £51,048.00 Annually (Actual) Salary quoted is M1 to UPS1 and actual salary will reflect working pattern of 0.5 FTE

Teacher of Geography (0.5 FTE to be spread over 3, 4 or 5 days) job summary

We are a highly supportive school with strong subject and senior leadership to help you develop. We are looking for a highly ambitious, committed and dynamic professional to join our Geography department; someone who is passionate about their subject, communicates well with young people and makes a positive impact on their learning. The Geography department comprises of 4 full-time teachers, including a Curriculum Leader, in subject-specialist rooms. We work collaboratively to support each other both with the demands of our work and our wellbeing such as through shared planning and resource development.

The Geography department is ambitious which is demonstrated by us achieving the Geographical Association’s Secondary Geography Quality Mark for 2024-7. We strive to teach topical, engaging lessons which reflect our changing world, as well as offering additional opportunities to support our cultural curriculum. We have an active Eco-club and offer fieldwork activities across KS3-5 including a fieldtrip to Iceland.

AVA’s Geography department has a good track record of strong GCSE results over several years. Progress is consistently above national average and it is a popular choice at GCSE with 6 classes in our current Yr11. The success of Geography has grown, leading to us now offering A Level Geography with classes in Year 12 and Year 13.

The successful applicant will be an individual who embodies a genuine passion for learning, possesses robust interpersonal skills, demonstrates resilience, excels as a teacher, and boasts exceptional subject knowledge, including a track record of delivering Geography.

Prospective candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible as the school reserves the right to close the advert should we feel able to appoint an appropriate candidate.

Our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children will be reflected throughout the recruitment process and the successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and an online screening check.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children will be reflected throughout the recruitment process and the successful applicant will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check and an online screening check.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

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About The Aylesbury Vale Academy

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 19
• Education phase: All through school
• School size: 1831 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Aylesbury Vale Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-aylesbury-vale-academy

Thank you for expressing your interest in the post of Teacher of IT. This is a school where we aim to go beyond the expected to ensure that students' life chances are enhanced.

We are proud of our non-selective, fully inclusive status and believe that children and young people, regardless of their background, ability or circumstances can thrive and succeed here. That is why we place respect, aspiration and resilience at the heart of everything we do.

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