Teacher of Geography
Kings' School, Winchester, Hampshire, SO22 5PNThis job expired on 26 February 2020 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2020
Closing date
26 February 2020 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
12 February 2020
Job details
Job role
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Subject
- View all Geographyjobs
Working pattern
Full-time equivalent salary
- Main pay range 1 to Upper pay range 3, £24,373 to £40,490 per year (full-time equivalent)
Teacher of Geography job summary
We are looking for a well-qualified and enthusiastic teacher to join our Humanities team. The successful candidate will be expected to teach Geography to pupils of all abilities and ages and also to contribute towards the wider life of the school. We welcome applications from experienced teachers as well as teachers who are newly qualified.
We are committed to appointing only the most inspirational teachers. Our teachers routinely deliver great lessons which are well-planned, highly challenging, innovative and active for our pupils. The successful applicant must be prepared to share their practice with colleagues and fully contribute to our in-house programme of continuing professional development.
We are a happy and ambitious school and excited about the future of education. If you are an imaginative and energetic practitioner and want to make a difference to the life-chances of all the pupils in your care then this could be the post for you.
Commitment to safeguarding
Kings’ School and Hampshire County Council are absolutely committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (formerly a Criminal Records Bureau check) along with other relevant employment checks.
About Kings' School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
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- School size
- 1795 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Kings' School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- kings.school@kings-winchester.hants.sch.uk
Kings’ is an oversubscribed, happy, and successful school, offering exceptional, well rounded, and individualised education for 1800 11–16-year-olds.
Our vision is clear, Working Together to Achieve Inspiring Futures, Exceptional Character, and Academic Excellence, and this is evidenced every day. Our positive ethos is evident from the first few minutes in school and is seen in the quality of relationships between all members of our school community.
We recognise the importance of staff wellbeing and voice. Our staff are at the forefront of every decision and are encouraged and supported in voicing their opinions through various forums and channels. Having adopted the DFE Wellbeing Charter, we are committed to protecting, improving, and promoting mental health and wellbeing at Kings’, we have a dedicated Committee, who meet regularly to discuss and implement “Kings’ Wellbeing” initiatives and a “Kings’ Portal” for staff to access all things wellbeing.
Throughout their time at Kings’, we support each of our pupils in their unique passions and talents, providing a wide arrange of diverse subjects and opportunities, and helping our ambitious, determined children to find confidence and joy in their work – now and in the future.
We are reminded of our vision by our motto, Una Laborantes (Working Together). Our values act as our inspiration and navigation in our learning, our work, and our life at school as we work together for our pupil’s personal growth and future academic success.
The care provided by our pastoral staff is outstanding and, through a focus on high expectations and positive relationships and with support from our Kings’ community, exemplary behaviour is the norm among pupils. At our recent Ofsted visit in January 2024 we were awarded a “Good” classification with 21 out of 22 areas graded outstanding, read the full report here.
As evidenced by our Ofsted report, staff and pupils feel great privilege to be part of the Kings’ community, at a school renowned for our academic excellence. Year on year, our pupils attain at the very highest level and together we celebrate our position alongside the very best state secondary schools in the country. Our aspirations go beyond our consistently high results, and we work together as a supportive school family to inspire each person to find their spark and forge their own path to personal fulfilment.
Situated in Winchester, Hampshire, Kings’ is large, vibrant campus surrounded by greenery and the hills of the South Downs. Onsite facilities include of a state-of the art floodlit AstroTurf, multiple games pitches & courts, a heated indoor swimming pool, a rock-climbing wall, music, and film recording studios, science labs and staff training suite.
Kings’ is within 5 minutes’ drive from the M3 and a short walk from Winchester bus & rail stations, ideally located with connections to the New Forrest, Bournemouth Beach, Portsmouth Harbour, Southampton City and London Waterloo. Learn more about life in Winchester and the surrounding areas, at visit Hampshire.
Formed when two schools on the site merged in 1985, Kings' has an extensive, rich history tracing back to 1889. To learn more about working at Kings’, our impressive curriculum and view out school prospectus, visit our School Website.
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