Teacher of Geography (Fixed-Term)
The County High School, Leftwich, Northwich, Cheshire, CW9 8EZ14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
4th January 2027
Closing date
9 October 2026 at 9am
Date listed
25 September 2026
Job details
Job role
- Teacher or lecturer
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Subject
- Geography
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full time equivalent salary
- £19,749.00 - £30,628.00 Annually (Actual) (MPS 1 – UPS 3) £32,916 - £51,048 (FTE Salary) / £19,749 - £30,628 (Actual Salary)
Teacher of Geography (Fixed-Term) job summary
Role: Teacher of Geography
Salary: (MPS 1 - UPS 3) £32,916 - £51,048 (FTE Salary) / £19,749 - £30,628 (Actual Salary)
Contract type: Fixed Term, Maternity Cover - Part time - 0.6 FTE (3 days per week)
Reporting to: Head of Geography
Start date: 4th January 2027
End date: 31st December 2027
About Us
This is an exciting time to be joining our Multi Academy Trust, which collectively educates over 4300 children, and employs over 450 professionals. Each of our good and outstanding academies operates at the heart of their local communities. The Foundation’s central offices are based at Sir John Deane’s Sixth Form College campus set in beautiful grounds.
This role is based at The County High School, Leftwich, which is a high performing, fully inclusive, co-educational, 11-16 school with approximately 1050 students, 60 teaching and 60 support staff. The school serves a mixed catchment area with a Published Admission Number of 210, and we are now significantly over-subscribed.
Further details about The County High School, Leftwich, can be found in the attached documents.
About the Role
We are looking for an inspiring and dedicated Teacher of Geography to join our thriving, hardworking science team at The County High School Leftwich on a temporary, 1-year fixed term, basis.
You will be responsible for effective planning and implementation of the curriculum, ensuring quality first teaching, monitoring assessments, recording and reporting. You will also perform the role of form tutor, if designated as such.
The geography department currently consists of two full-time members of staff and one part-time member of staff. The department is supported by another member of the Humanities staff team, a non-specialist member of staff, also. All classrooms have widescreen touch-screen monitors.
At Key Stage 3 students follow topics of study laid out in the Key Stage 3 National Curriculum, moving onto the AQA Geography syllabus at Key Stage 4, studying the optional topic areas of Coastal Landscapes, River Landscapes, Hot Deserts and Food.
Geography is a successful subject among students that has a large uptake at GCSE with a proven record of achieving positive progress against target grades. You would be joining a supportive department that has nurtured staff to enable them to develop their professional qualities over time and be able to progress their careers.
As someone with a passion for Geography, you would be aiming to enrich the teaching of our students and to inspire a lifelong love for Geography and its unique position in our modern world.
Your Responsibilities
Please refer to the job description attached.
What we are looking for
- Recent experience of teaching Geography to KS3 and KS4 across the ability range
- Knowledge of GCSE expectations in the subject area
- PGCE and experience of continuing professional development
- An enthusiastic approach to teaching and learning of your subject specialism
- The ability to inspire students to reach their individual potential.
Closing Date: Friday 9th October 2026 - 9am
Interview Date: W/C 12th October 2026
If you feel you have the skills and experience to become our Teacher of Geography, please complete the application form today! You are strongly encouraged to get your application form submitted at the earliest opportunity, as we reserve the right to close our adverts earlier than advertised where sufficient applications have been received.
We’d love to hear from you!
If you would like to talk to us about the role before applying, please contact Mandy Pimlatt MPimlatt@leftwichhigh.com or call 01606 333313 and we would be happy to answer any questions you have.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant must have enhanced DBS disclosure and satisfactory references. The school is an equal opportunities employer.
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
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About The County High School, Leftwich
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1046 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
A fully inclusive Secondary School in Northwich, Cheshire.
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