21 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    16 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    25 April 2025

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

MPS/UPS

What skills and experience we're looking for

Key Responsibilities Include:

  • Planning and delivering dynamic geography lessons that captivate students' interest and foster a deeper appreciation for the Earth's physical and human landscapes.
  • Exploring key geographical concepts and phenomena, such as climate change, population dynamics, and globalisation, through interactive and hands-on learning experiences.
  • Assessing student progress and understanding through a variety of assessment methods, providing constructive feedback to support their academic growth and development.
  • Integrating technology and real-world examples into your teaching to enhance students' understanding and encourage critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
  • Fostering a supportive and inclusive classroom environment where students feel empowered to ask questions, explore new ideas, and express their perspectives on geographical issues.
  • Collaborating with colleagues to develop cross-curricular connections and interdisciplinary learning opportunities that enrich students' understanding of geography's relevance in the modern world.
  • Engaging with parents and the wider community to promote the importance of geographical literacy and inspire a sense of stewardship for the planet among students.

What the school offers its staff

We’re Wickersley Partnership Trust (WPT) - a multi-academy trust with eight primary schools, five secondary schools, one sixth form and one Central Team under our umbrella.We’re dotted across Rotherham, South Yorkshire with one school based in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire. At WPT, students are at the heart of everything we do, and we aim to send all children into an ever-changing world, able and qualified to play their full part in it. To give them the best educational experience possible, we recognise the importance of investing in and supporting our colleagues.

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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.
How to apply
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About The Gainsborough Academy

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary
School size
690 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
School website
The Gainsborough Academy website
Email address
recruitment@wickersleypt.org
Phone number
01709807600
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teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-gainsborough-academy-gainsborough

The Gainsborough Academy is an inclusive and aspirational Academy based in the Lincolnshire town of Gainsborough, easily accessible from the M18, M180 and A1 motorway networks. We occupy a state of the art building with extensive grounds, learning and recreational facilities which are designed to inspire pupils and staff alike. At the Gainsborough Academy we are passionate about education and have a belief that all students regardless of their ability and background, deserve choice and opportunity.

We are working with Wickerlsey Partnership Trust. An outstanding Trust based in Rotherham.

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