Teacher of Geography
Priory School, Southsea, Hampshire, PO4 0DL14 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
15 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
1 May 2026
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
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Main Pay Scale
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are seeking to appoint a full-time ambitious, inspirational and outstanding Geography specialist to join a growing team. The Geography department is full of enthusiastic and talented practitioners who cooperate well and share good practice. Results for Geography are rapidly improving and we are keen to continue to build on this success.
The post is suited to either a newly qualified teacher or an experienced practitioner who shares our vision and values of achieving excellence and our commitment to continuously improving the standards of teaching and learning in a dedicated and forward looking Geography team.
We are looking for someone who:
- Has a strong ethos of high achievement and success within Geography
- Has the ability to create, plan and deliver a Geography curriculum that will develop pupils’ skills, knowledge, understanding and their love for learning in the 21st century
- Is skilled at fostering independent and collaborative student-led learning
- Is skilled at fostering positive relationships with students that, in turn, raise aspirations, engagement and achievement
If you can:
- Inspire and innovate
- Nurture and develop (yourself as well as others)
- Create independent and resilient thinkers
- Commit to, and raise further, high achievement and motivation
Then we would love to hear from you.
What the school offers its staff
Benefits of working at Priory School:
- Access to free in-house and Bohunt Education Trust leadership and career development training programmes.
- Access to a comprehensive discounts platform which will save you money on all manner of purchases, recreational activities, holidays and weekly shopping.
- CPD Programme which is thoughtfully and carefully designed to consider the needs of both the curriculum and staff.
- Staff wellbeing is extremely important to us. We offer a professional outsourced support & counselling service, calendar of optional fun social events, and a supportive, caring working environment.
We will ensure that the successful candidate has:
- Comprehensive induction, including a dedicated mentor if ECT
- Support and development to achieve your career goals
- Continuous professional learning, development and improvement including additional CPD non-contact periods on your timetable
Priory School was inspected by Ofsted in November 2022 and received the following outcome:
- The quality of education Good
- Behaviour and attitudes Good
- Personal development Outstanding
- Leadership and management Outstanding
Further information about the job
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.
Applying for the job
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Priory School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1247 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Priory School website
- Email address
- recruitment@priorysouthsea.org
- Phone number
- 02392 819115
Priory School is a mixed 11-16 School with around 1200 students on roll situated in the heart of Southsea. Our pupils come from a very wide range of backgrounds and our community is truly comprehensive, harmonious and dynamic. Priory School is proud to be part of the Bohunt Education Trust and we have been graded as a good school (Ofsted November 2022).
Arranging a visit to Priory School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@priorysouthsea.org.
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