Teacher of Geography (1 year fixed term contract to cover maternity)
Rhyddings, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 3EA13 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2025
Closing date
10 October 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
27 September 2024
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Geography
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term - 12 months - Maternity or parental leave cover
Pay scale
- M1 to UPS3
What skills and experience we're looking for
This position is to cover maternity leave and is a 1 year fixed term contract. Rhyddings, part of the LET Education Trust, are seeking an enthusiastic, committed, qualified Teacher of Geography to join our successful and expanding team and school.
We are looking for an excellent practitioner who is both creative and challenging in their teaching. They will be passionate and committed to ensuring pupils maximise their potential and achievement. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to teach across our whole 11-16 age and ability range and will be well
supported by our experienced
Subject Leads and wider Humanities
team.
As a key member of the team you will be expected to have experience in teaching across both KS3 & KS4, including the delivery of the GSCE specification. We want a teacher who strives for excellence, builds fantastic relationships and maximises pupil progress.
This post is therefore for a suitably experienced teacher or new entrant to the profession and the Trust operates full salary portability on the Main Professional Scales (M1- UPS3).
The department has two teachers, suited together, but also benefits from a wider Humanities team of seven staff, again all suited together. We benefit from a larger network via the ELSA and LET Education Trust. We have access to excellent SLE Support from within the Trust.
We offer Geography as a discreet subject at KS3 and at KS4 it is popular with a good take up, where pupils follow the AQA GCSE Specification with 5 hours learning per fortnight.
We are keen to further promote Geography within our curriculum and ensure there is sustainable growth on the firm foundations already in place.
Pupils undertake fieldwork in the local community and beyond and we have an active Eco Council, overseen by the department.
What the school offers its staff
We have a comprehensive offer of professional development. This includes regular CPD opportunities across the year for whole staff, teams and individuals.
Our curriculum planning meetings are developmental and this is further supported by our dedicated weekly hour of Personal Professional Development.
We subscribe and use StepLab Coaching and Walkthroughs to support our CPD offer. A number of staff have successfully completed NPQs.
This underpins our research approach to our appraisal system, which is based on a Personal Inquiry Question. School also has a CPD library, uses collaborative learning tools, as well as accessing external courses and training, including NPQ’s. Work across the Trust is also a feature of our commitment to developing our staff and providing the very best opportunities.
All members of our community have access and use Office 365 including collaborative learning tools such as MS Teams and OneNote through wireless and portable technologies.
Commitment to safeguarding
Rhyddings has Child Safeguarding Policies/Procedures in place and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all pupils. Each pupil’s welfare is of paramount importance to us and you are expected to share this commitment. All staff fully comply with the school’s policies/procedures, attend appropriate training, inform the designated person of any concerns, record any potential safeguarding incidents appropriately. Staff are responsible for their own actions and behaviour and should avoid any conduct which would lead any reasonable person to question their motivation and intentions. Staff should work, and be seen to work, in an open and transparent way.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to worthingtong@rhyddings.co.uk
CVs are not accepted.
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About Rhyddings
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 642 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Rhyddings website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- worthingtong@rhyddings.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01254 231 051
We would like to extend a warm welcome from all pupils, staff, governors and trustees of Rhyddings. Rhyddings serves the East Lancashire old mill town of Oswaldtwistle and surrounding area of Hyndburn. It has been at the heart of the community for over 90 years and although a smaller than average high school, but expanding, we cater for pupils from a diverse range of backgrounds. The school enjoys good transport links via the M65 corridor and adjoining networks of M6 and M66.
We continue to work hard to prepare the young people we serve and help them realise and reach their potential, providing them with the very best educational experiences. We are also part of a group of founding schools in Hyndburn to form the LET multi- academy trust (MAT), within Hyndburn, with a neighbouring high school and two primary schools.
Pupils are well supported through our Pastoral Year and House Continent system, with year group tutoring further supporting the child. This provides the care and guidance pupils need to perform well across the curriculum as well as healthy competition throughout the year.
We have an active extra-curricular programme and run a number of annual residential trips both here and abroad. Close links with the local Rotary Club provides access to bespoke programmes, community work and charitable activities. Pupils also have the opportunity to participate and complete their Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Award and some participate in The Prince’s Trust programme.
Arranging a visit to Rhyddings
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email worthingtong@rhyddings.co.uk.
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