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  • Job start date

    1 September 2024

  • Closing date

    4 June 2024 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    14 May 2024

Job details

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Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5

Subject

Geography

Working pattern

Full time: Full time teaching position

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£30,000 - £46,525

Pay scale

MPS/UPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

  • Westlands Secondary School
  • MPS/UPS
  • Permanent position
  • September 2024 start

We have an opportunity to appoint an enthusiastic Teacher of Geography to join our excellent departmental team.

The role is suitable for experienced teachers as well as ECTs.

The successful candidate will be an excellent practitioner, dynamic and highly motivated.

If you are able to engage students and have the capability to teach students of all abilities, then we look forward to receiving your application.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who has:

  • The ability and passion to motivate and make Geography interesting and relevant to pupils;
  • Ambition to further their career in an exciting and dynamic environment;
  • The ability to help students go further than they think possible;
  • The vision to develop the curriculum to maximise pupil potential.

Full details of the requirements of the post can be found in the accompanying recruitment pack.


What the school offers its staff

Westlands offers a stimulating, supportive and rewarding working environment, where all staff are valued and where you will have the opportunity to access a range of excellent professional opportunities to support your progression.

Westlands School is part of Swale Academies Trust, a leading Multi-Academy Trust for school improvement. We are particularly proud of the fact that our curriculum provides a variety of academic, arts, technology and other vocational subjects; helping focus on students of all abilities making exceptional levels of progress, particularly in the key skills of literacy and numeracy.

Please visit https://www.westlands.org.uk/ for more information.

This is an exciting opportunity to join our school. In return, we offer a stimulating, supportive and rewarding working environment, where all staff are valued and where you will have the opportunity to access a range of excellent professional opportunities to support your progression.

Additional benefits include:

  • Excellent on site facilities;
  • Excellent CPD programme;
  • Being part of a highly successful Trust;
  • Employee Assistance Programme;
  • Cycle to Work Scheme;
  • Kent Rewards Scheme – access to local and national retail discounts;
  • Employee Referral Recruitment incentive

Further details about the role

If you are interested in this post and require further information regarding the post, please contact Henry.wade@swale.at or 01795 477475.

Applications should be made via Kent Teach or by submitting a SAT Application Form to wssrecruitment@swale.at. Please note, we cannot accept CVs.

If you experience any difficulty in completing the application form, please contact recruitment@swale.at or 01795 905989 (option 2)

We are happy to discuss any support you may need during your application process as part of our reasonable adjustment approach.

In accordance with current GDPR compliance we will not keep any details / application forms on file once the position is filled.

Westlands School may undertake online searches of any candidates as part of the shortlisting process.

Interview Date: w/c 10th June 2024

Swale Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from ROA and will require an enhanced DBS disclosure.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

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About Westlands School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
View all Secondaryjobs
School size
1774 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Phone number
01795 477475

Arranging a visit to Westlands School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email wssrecruitment@swale.at.

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