Teacher of Geography
Cape Cornwall School, Penzance, Cornwall, TR19 7JXThis job expired on 26 March 2025
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
26 March 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
17 March 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Geography
Working pattern
- Part time: This role is for 0.4fte which is part of a job share with a teacher already in residence.
Contract type
- Fixed term - Until 31st August 2026
Pay scale
- MPS - UPS £31,650 - £49,084
What skills and experience we're looking for
Truro and Penwith Academy Trust, together with the Local Governing Board of Cape Cornwall School, are seeking to appoint a dynamic and committed Teacher of Geography (Job Share). Cape Cornwall School is in a beautiful, rural setting in the fields between Penzance and St. Ives, with excellent facilities and easy access to the most wonderful outdoor learning environments. The real strength of the school lies in the people; staff, children, parents and governors. We are proud of our school and work hard to provide a caring and stimulating environment for learning. We share an ethos which promotes high standards in academic achievement allied with a broad, stimulating, hands-on curriculum. We celebrate and encourage the talents and skills of all of our children. Our aim is to foster independent and curious learners who are able and willing to make a positive contribution to our community and society.
The position will work closely with the Governing Body to develop a strategic view for the school in its community and analyse and plan for the future needs and further development of the school within the local, national and international context. The role will ensure that all pupils receive a good quality education through a programme designed to promote a stimulating style of learning in a safe and healthy school environment.
About You:
You will have a child-centered approach and will provide a creative, inclusive and challenging curriculum which inspires and motivates children and supports high quality teaching and learning both indoors and out. Ideally, you will have recent experience and will share our vision and values to join our school.
Individuals must demonstrate a significant contribution to secondary school improvement and an enthusiasm to embrace the opportunities of leading our school with a strong community identity.
What the school offers its staff
Working for TPAT and Benefits
‘The Trust that Schools want to join’Ofsted - 2019
We are an inclusive and progressive Trust and believe that all children and young people should have the best possible life chances. If you share this belief, we would love you to work with us.
We care about our staff and value their skills, contribution and expertise. Our commitment to growing great people means that we support staff in their own professional growth and development and empower them through support and career opportunities. Whether you choose to work in one of our schools, or are based in our central team, you will thrive in a stimulating, friendly and diverse environment that nurtures talent and celebrates success.
If you choose to work for us, you will receive:
- A competitive salary
- National terms and conditions of employment and access to either Teachers Pension or Local Government Pension Schemes
- Cycle to work scheme
- Eye voucher scheme
- Access to CPD and career pathways to further develop your career
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) which provides employees with free confidential advice and support on a variety of personal, family or workplace issueshhtps://www.employeeassistance.org.uk/
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.
About Cape Cornwall School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 269 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Cape Cornwall School website
- Email address
- okeith@cape.tpacademytrust.org
- Phone number
- 01736 788501
https://cape.cornwall.sch.uk/be-inspired/
Arranging a visit to Cape Cornwall School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email okeith@cape.tpacademytrust.org.
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