Teacher of Geography
Dinnington High School, Sheffield, S25 2NZ17 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
8 May 2026 at 9am
Date listed
21 April 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
- M1 to UP3
What skills and experience we're looking for
Job Description for
Teacher of Geography
Responsible to: Head of Department/School
Based at: Dinnington High School
Paid on: Main Teachers Pay Scale 1 – Upper Teachers Pay Scale 3
OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE POST
To secure a high standard of learning and achievement for all students through the delivery of high-quality teaching and the effective use of resources.
MAIN DUTIES
Relationships with Young People
- Have high expectations of young people including a commitment to ensuring that they can achieve their full educational potential and to ensure students are treated as unique individuals.
- Hold positive values and attitudes and adopt high standards of behaviour in their professional role.
- Motivate and build self-esteem and self-worth/self-belief, developing a ‘can do’ attitude with students.
Communication
- Communicate effectively with students and colleagues.
- Communicate effectively with parents and carers at appropriate times, conveying relevant information about attainment, objectives and progress.
- Participate in open events and parents/student consultation evenings as appropriate.
Teaching and Learning
- Demonstrate a good up to date working knowledge and understanding of a range of teaching, learning and assessment strategies and know how to use and adopt them to provide opportunities for all learners to achieve their potential.
- Be fully conversant with the assessment requirements for the subjects/curriculum areas taught, including those relating to public examinations and qualifications.
- Being fully conversant with a range of approaches to assessment including the importance of formative assessment.
- Understand what makes good ‘one to one’ academic monitoring interviews with students, in order to provide students with constructive individual feedback on strengths and recipes for improvement including action plans for improvement.
- Demonstrate a secure knowledge and understanding of your subject and related pedagogy.
- Teach challenging, well organised lessons and sequences of lessons across the ability range taught in which:
- An appropriate range of teaching strategies and resources are utilised.
- Students’ prior knowledge and attainment are built upon, in order that they meet learning objectives and make sustained progress.
- Adapt language to suit the differential ability of students, when introducing new ideas and concepts using explanations, questions, discussions and plenaries effectively teach engaging and motivational lessons designed to raise levels of attainment.
- Keep adequate records of students in your charge.
- Follow the school’s scheme of work, homework assessments and be involved in regular updating and review.
- Manage the learning of individuals and whole classes effectively, modifying teaching appropriately to suit the stage of the lesson and needs of the learner.
- Use assessment as part of teaching to diagnose needs, set realistic and challenging targets for improvements and planning future teaching.
- Review the effectiveness of teaching and its impact on student progress and attainment through reviews with the Head of School.
Team Working and Collaboration
- Work with team member and as a team member; identify opportunities for working colleagues and sharing effective practice with them.
- Participate in School Meetings and contribute to the use and development of appropriate specifications/syllabuses, schemes of work, assessment strategies and teaching and learning approaches.
Additional Duties
- Contribute to and participate in continuous professional development activities and whole staff meetings/CPD.
- Be committed to the safeguarding and wellbeing of Young People.
- To observe at all times confidentiality appropriate to the post and work within Trust guidelines of Data Protection.
All staff and senior post holders have a duty for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. Staff must be aware of the Trust procedures for raising concerns about students’ welfare and must report any concern to the designated officers without delay. Staff must also ensure that they attend the appropriate level of safeguarding training identified by the Trust as relevant to their role.
The post holder’s duties must at all times be carried out in compliance with the Trust’s Equality and Diversity Policy, and the post holder must take reasonable care of the health and safety of self, other persons and resources whilst at work. This entails supporting the Trust’s responsibilities under the Health and Safety Act.
All staff are expected to support the achievement of the Trust’s vision and strategic objectives and to demonstrate its values through their behaviour.
What the school offers its staff
Why Work for Us?
- NCLT was crowned ‘Employer of the Year’ at the 2023 MAT Excellence Awards - these national awards celebrate the very best performers from over one thousand MATs across the country
- A strong commitment to staff wellbeing as outlined in our staff wellbeing charter
- Access to high quality professional training, both in-house and externally, to support your professional development
- Attractive pension scheme
- Additional benefits such as a cycle to work scheme and a technology scheme
A culture of self-reflection and improvement to meet the needs of our staff
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)About Dinnington High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1009 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Dinnington High School website
- Email address
- l.lewis@nclt.ac.uk
- Phone number
- 01909550066
Dinnington High School is a growing 11-18 Academy with a positive reputation at the heart of the local community. We pride ourselves on knowing our students well and caring for them effectively while maintaining high standards and expectations so they can achieve their potential academically and personally to be the best they can be. We take staff well-being equally as seriously valuing our greatest asset – our people. In all our work with students, staff and parents, we strive to follow the Dinnington Way: kindness, respect, excellence.
New Collaborative Learning Trust (NCLT) has a dynamic, positive and supportive culture for staff and students, with an enviable reputation for staff career progression and development. You will join a focused and driven team, committed to providing the highest standards of education and service. The Trust currently comprises of three 16-19 Colleges, three Secondary Schools and three Primary Schools.
Why Work for Us?
· NCLT was crowned ‘Employer of the Year’ at the 2023 MAT Excellence Awards - these national awards celebrate the very best performers from over one thousand MATs across the country
· A strong commitment to staff wellbeing as outlined in our staff wellbeing charter
· Access to high quality professional training, both in-house and externally, to support your professional development
· Attractive pension scheme
· Additional benefits such as a cycle to work scheme and a technology scheme
· A culture of self-reflection and improvement to meet the needs of our staff
Arranging a visit to Dinnington High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email l.lewis@nclt.ac.uk.
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