3 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    1 September 2025

  • Closing date

    29 April 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    7 April 2025

Job details

Visa sponsorship

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Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4

Subjects

Geography, Physical education

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Fixed term - Up to 1 Year - Maternity or parental leave cover

Pay scale

Main Scale - Upper Pay Scale

What skills and experience we're looking for

To cover maternity leave, the school is looking to appoint a highly effective teacher of Geography and PE. It is an opportunity for either an established or emerging teacher to learn from excellence within and beyond the humanities and PE faculties, teaching approximately 50% in both subjects.

Geography

  • The position would involve teaching at key stage 3 and 4 and possibly A-level for the right candidate. Year 7 and 8 geography is taught in mixed prior-attainment classes. Very few lessons in the faculty are based on textbooks alone and there is a strong emphasis on ‘ratio’ (student participation) through a variety of well codified teaching strategies across the faculty. The geography department prides itself on the love of its subject and the motivation we have to make students’ lessons interesting, dynamic and challenging for all abilities.

PE

  • The role will involve teaching Core PE at KS3 and KS4, with the potential opportunity to teach GCSE or NCFE exam groups at KS4.
  • It would be advantageous to the department if an applicant possessed the capacity to contribute to the girls’ Netball and girls’ Football extracurricular development.

What the school offers its staff

This is an exciting opportunity to work with highly successful, hard-working and friendly faculties whose work, professional development and well-being is greatly valued and supported by the Senior Leadership Team.

Benefits

Teachers’ Pension Scheme

Access to a cycle to work scheme

Free on-site parking

Free access to Westfield Health, Healthy Extras providing:

  • 24/7 telephone access to a practising UK GP
  • 24 Hour Advice & Information Line (including structured counselling sessions)
  • Eldercare Advice
  • Discounts and offers at hundreds of retailers, restaurants and destinations
  • Gym discounts

Further details about the role

For further information, please see our Job Description, Person Specification and Faculty Overviews in the attachments section of this advert, and visit our school website.

To apply, please complete our application form (attached) by the closing date of 9.00am on Tuesday 29th April 2025.

Interviews will be held week as soon as possible after the closing date.

Please note the school will be closed for the school holidays between 14 April – 25 April 2025. We will respond to any queries and acknowledge receipt of applications as soon as possible.

Commitment to safeguarding

Hanley Castle High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and as such expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to moons@hanleycastlehs.org.uk

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About Hanley Castle High School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1086 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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Phone number
01684595673

Hanley Castle High School is a mixed 11-18 comprehensive school of approximately 1,050 students, including a flourishing sixth form. The school gained academy status in 2011 and in April 2017 our articles of association as an academy were amended to form the Hanley and Upton Educational Trust (MAT). This formalised close links with Hanley Swan and Kempsey primary schools. In January 2019 Welland primary school also became a member of the MAT.

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