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Teacher of Geography

Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 4AY

This job expired on 26 September 2023 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  1 January 2024

• Closing date

  26 September 2023 at 9:28am

• Date listed

  14 September 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: No, visa sponsorship not available
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Subject: Geography
• Working pattern:
  • Full time - 27.5 hours a week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Full-time equivalent
• Additional allowances:

  MPS/UPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

• Qualified teacher status
  
• Recognised subject specific degree or equivalent
  
• Subject related higher degree
  
• Professional development over the last three years in aspects of subject development and pedagogy
  
• A successful record as a classroom teacher
  
• A successful track record of raising levels of pupil attainment and progress
  
• Strong commitment to extra-curricular provision
  
• Experience of teaching A-Level
  
• Effective use of data to inform appropriate actions
• Current educational issues especially related to the curriculum at KS3 and KS4
  
• Current teaching, learning and assessment issues relevant to the needs of the department
  
• Effective strategies for promoting positive pupil behaviour
  
• Management of staff, including professional development
  

What the school offers its staff

N/A

Further details about the role

An outstanding opportunity to teach in a flourishing and forward thinking 11-18 school.

Required for January 2024 for this heavily over-subscribed and successful Church of England Academy, an award-winning Outstanding School (SIAMS).

An enthusiastic, able and ambitious teacher is sought to teach Geography throughout key stages 3 and 4, and with the possibility of A-level teaching for suitably qualified applicants. The successful candidate will join a thriving and supportive team.

The Geography Department is very successful.The numbers studying at GCSE make it the most popular option subject and results in 2022 confirm that pupils studying Geography make greater progress than in other subjects. The number of students opting to study in our outstanding sixth form continues to grow.

Commitment to safeguarding

St Christopher’s CE High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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About Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1272 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: a.walsh@st-christophers.org
• Phone number: 01254232992
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/accrington-st-christopher-s-church-of-england-high-school (opens in new tab)

St Christopher’s opened in 1958 and is an outstanding 11 - 18 Church of England Academy.Our caring community is based on a close partnership between staff, parents, pupils and governors and we foster strong links with local parishes and clergy, six of whom serve as School Chaplains. We emphasise pupils’ whole development, offering high standards of teaching in a range of courses to cater for all abilities, a wide extra-curriculum and making a priority of spiritual nurture, with religious worship and teaching at the centre of school life. We are an over-subscribed, flourishing and successful 11 – 18 Church of England Academy, an award-winning “Outstanding School” (SIAMS 2016). This year, 80% of Year 11 pupils gained at least 5 GCSE Grades 9-4 including English and mathematics, and 85% of A-level grades were awarded A*- C. The school of 1000 pupils, plus a Sixth Form of 300 pupils, is attractively and conveniently situated close to the Ribble Valley and has excellent motorway connections via M65 to M6 and M62.

Arranging a visit to Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email a.walsh@st-christophers.org.

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