Teacher of Geography (and Humanities)

Brighton Hill Community School, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG22 4HS

5 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2024

• Closing date

  10 May 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  8 February 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Subject: Geography
• Working pattern: Full time: 32.5 hours per week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: MPR / UPR

What skills and experience we're looking for

The successful candidate will be:

• An excellent classroom practitioner in Geography but also able to teach some lessons of History and Religious Studies if required
• Committed to achieving the very best outcomes for our students and our journey to being an outstanding school
• Able to create a stimulating learning environment to promote exceptional progress and high engagement
• Passionate about teaching and learning and your own professional development
• Able to make a significant contribution to the development of the Humanities Faculty and wider school life

What the school offers its staff

Why apply to work at Brighton Hill Community School?

• High quality support from the Senior Leadership Team and the Humanities faculty which has a track record of excellent GCSE results

• “Leaders and governors constantly focus on their vision of ‘making success inevitable’”. (Ofsted 2022)
• “Lessons are calm and focused. When asking pupils about this, one simply explained, ‘It’s how we do it here.’” (Ofsted 2022)
• The opportunity to innovate and develop your professional skills through a comprehensive and innovative professional development programme which seeks to develop all staff
• The chance to be part of a dedicated team committed to improving outcomes for our students, who “are eager to explain why they believe that Brighton Hill is such a special school.” (Ofsted 2022)
• A clear vision for Teaching and Learning which embraces current research and creative practice

Further details about the role

We are seeking an innovative, highly effective and inspirational full-time Teacher of Geography and Humanities starting as soon as possible or from September 2024.

Brighton Hill Community School has been rated as ‘Outstanding’ in 3 of the 4 areas inspected by Ofsted and ‘Good’ overall. We continue our rapid progress journey of ‘making success inevitable’ as a coeducational 11-16 Community School with over 1,200 students. You will teach Geography across the age and attainment range as well as being able to teach some lessons of History and Religious Studies if required, most likely at Key Stage 3, and make a significant positive contribution to the vision of the school.

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

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to jlevett@brightonhill.hants.sch.uk

Visas cannot be sponsored.

About Brighton Hill Community School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: Up to 1259 pupils
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Brighton Hill Community School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: jlevett@brightonhill.hants.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01256 362523
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/brighton-hill-community-school-basingstoke (opens in new tab)

Arranging a visit to Brighton Hill Community School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jlevett@brightonhill.hants.sch.uk.

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