Teacher of Geography

King Edward VI Aston School, Birmingham, West Midlands, B6 6DJ

9 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  3 March 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  11 February 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
• Subject: Geography
• Working pattern: Full time, part time
• Contract type: Fixed term - One academic year - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Pay scale: M1 - UPS3

What skills and experience we're looking for

This temporary, full time/part time position is effective from 1st September 2025 – July 2026 with a salary payable on the main professional scale including the upper pay range (M1-U3). If you would like to visit the school prior to applying please contact vacancies@ast.kevibham.org

We are seeking to appoint a committed & enthusiastic teacher who enjoys working as a member of a team and is constantly seeking ways in which they can improve on their current practice.

The successful applicant will be required to teach Geography to pupils in KS3 and KS4 and KS5 if a suitable candidate is appointed. You will also be required to undertake the role of form tutor delivering their fortnightly form period. Applications are welcome from candidates at any stage in their career.

Geography is a successful department in the school, taught by a team of four subject specialists. Each member of the department teaches across all year groups. The subject is offered at both GCSE and A-Level, with particularly strong uptake at GCSE.

The Geography department has three dedicated teaching rooms, each equipped with an electronic whiteboard. All teachers are provided with a school laptop.

Geography is taught as a discrete subject in Years 7-9 with all pupils receiving 3 or 4 fifty-minute lessons per fortnight. The subject is optional at GCSE and A-Level. Fieldwork is a strong element of the geography curriculum for all year groups with opportunities being offered to study locally, within the UK and beyond.

The school takes its responsibility for the safety of the students extremely seriously and applicants will be expected to demonstrate a clear understanding of their responsibilities in this area at all stages of the application process. If you wish to apply for the position please complete an application form (available from the website) as well as a covering letter (word processed, no more than two sides of A4, font size 11)explaining why your experience to date makes you suitable for the position. Both should be e-mailed to vacancies@ast.kevibham.org

Please note that references will be obtained prior to the interview. Referees must be able to comment on your ability as a teacher and must include the Head Teacher of the last school or institution in which you were employed except in the case of applicants still in training when one of the two references must be from the course tutor.

Please do not hesitate to contact the school on 0121 327 1130 if you have any questions that you would like ask about the position or would like to visit the school before submitting an application.

The closing date for applications is 9.00am on Monday 3rd March 2025 with interviews scheduled to take place on Friday 7th March 2025.

What the school offers its staff

As a grammar school, we are privileged to work with able learners with a thirst for knowledge. It is equally important to note that successful applicants would join a school with kindness and integrity at the heart of our values system. We pride ourselves on being a friendly and inclusive school in which you can develop the love for your subject and share it with keen learners. Further benefits of working at Aston include a tailored CPD programme, a first-class free fitness studio and inspirational colleagues who share a passion for teaching.

Commitment to safeguarding

King Edward VI Aston School is one of the six King Edward VI Grammar Schools in Birmingham and a member of the King Edward VI MAT.

The school is committed to safeguarding the wellbeing of its students and the successful candidate will be required to undertake DBS and Prohibition checks.

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to vacancies@ast.kevibham.org

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Geography - Information for applicants.pdf - 73 KB (opens in new tab)

Staff Charter 2024-2025.pdf - 4.5 MB (opens in new tab)

Geography teacher - Job description Subject Teacher.pdf - 83 KB (opens in new tab)

AT Recruitment Monitoring Form - 2022.docx - 113 KB (opens in new tab)

Geography - Person specification.pdf - 69.6 KB (opens in new tab)

About King Edward VI Aston School

• School type: Academy, Christian, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 999 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: King Edward VI Aston School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: vacancies@ast.kevibham.org
• Phone number: 0121 327 1130
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/king-edward-vi-aston-school (opens in new tab)

King Edward VI Aston School is one of the six King Edward VI Grammar Schools in Birmingham and a member of the King Edward VI MAT.

The school is committed to safeguarding the well being of its students and successful candidates will be required to undertake DBS and Prohibition checks.

Arranging a visit to King Edward VI Aston School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email vacancies@ast.kevibham.org.

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