Teacher of Geography (Maternity Cover)
Ashlawn School, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV22 5ET24 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
13 April 2026 at 9am
Date listed
20 March 2026
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Geography
Working pattern
- Full time: Full time Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Fixed term - 26/27 Academic Year - Maternity or parental leave cover
Full-time equivalent salary
- Full-time equivalent salary: Main Pay Scale or Upper Pay Range as appropriate
What skills and experience we're looking for
To deliver high-quality Geography education that inspires, challenges and supports all pupils to achieve their full academic and personal potential. The post holder will plan and deliver engaging lessons, assess and monitor pupil progress, and contribute to a positive, inclusive learning environment in line with whole-school policies and expectations.
The role includes fostering strong standards of behaviour, promoting literacy and numeracy across the curriculum, and supporting the continuous development of the Geography curriculum. The Teacher of Geography will work collaboratively with colleagues, parents and external partners to raise attainment, support pupil wellbeing, and uphold the school’s ethos, safeguarding responsibilities and commitment to excellence.
- To teach pupils according to their educational needs, including the setting and marking of work to be carried out by the pupil in school and elsewhere.
- To assess, record and report on the attendance, progress, development and attainment of pupils and to keep such records as are required by school and curriculum team policy.
- To provide, or contribute to, oral and written assessments, reports and references relating to individual pupils and groups of pupils.
- To ensure that Literacy and Numeracy is reflected in the teaching/learning experience of pupils.
- To undertake a designated programme of teaching.
- To ensure a high-quality learning experience for pupils which meets internal and external quality standards.
- To support the Head of Faculty to update subject materials and schemes of learning where appropriate
- To use a variety of delivery methods which will stimulate learning appropriate to pupil needs and demands of the syllabus.
- To maintain discipline in accordance with the school’s procedures, and to encourage good practice with regard to punctuality, behaviour, standards of work and homework.
- To contribute to raising standards of pupil attainment.
- To share and support the school’s responsibility to provide and monitor opportunities for personal and academic growth.
- To deal with issues in a positive manner, communicating actions to staff and parents as appropriate.
- To actively use SIMS, CPOMS and Edulink to ensure that incidents and actions are meticulously logged.
- To attend meetings and reviews as necessary, contacting parents as required.
- To use restorative practices to support relationships.
- To be alert to safeguarding issues, log and pass on concerns as appropriate, deal confidentially and sensitively with parents and students undergoing difficulties.
- To maintain records in relation to consequences and rewards and use data accordingly.
- To understand and apply school policies in relation to health, safety welfare and Child Protection.
- Ensure that all duties and services provided are in accordance with School’s Equal Opportunities Policy.
- To enforce expectations with regard to uniform, attendance, punctuality and respectful behaviour
Management Information
- To maintain appropriate records and to provide relevant accurate and up-to-date information for MIS, registers, etc.
- To complete the relevant documentation to assist in the tracking of pupils.
- To track pupil progress.
Marketing and Liaison
- To take part in marketing and liaison activities such as Open Evenings, Parents Evenings, Review days and liaison events with partner schools.
- To contribute to the development of effective subject links with external agencies.
- To promote a positive image of the School through dealings with outside bodies.
Management of Resources
- To contribute to the process of the ordering and allocation of equipment and materials.
- To co-operate with other staff to ensure a sharing and effective usage of resources to the benefit of the school, team and the pupils.
Pupil Achievement
- To make use of assessment data at team level to set appropriate subject targets and to track and monitor the progress of pupils.
- To implement the School Rewards, Feedback and Reporting policies, to monitor their implementation and to give feedback to pupils.
- To promote co-curriculum activities beyond the taught day which give pupils the opportunity to take responsibility and to extend their learning.
Staff, Performance Management and Professional Development
- We are committed to ongoing CPD and offer a variety of formal and informal support to all staff no matter what their role.
Premises and Administration
- To ensure that the team’s learning environment is safe, well maintained and attractive and in keeping with the School Health and Safety policy, reporting any concerns directly to the Site Manager.
Other Specific Duties
- To play a full part in the life of the school community, to support its distinctive mission and ethos and to encourage staff and pupils to follow this example.
- To promote actively the school’s corporate policies.
- To continue personal development as agreed.
- To comply with the school’s Health and Safety Policy and undertake risk assessments as appropriate.
- To undertake any other duty as specified by STPCD not mentioned in the above.
Safeguarding
- To be aware that all staff are responsible for the safeguarding and promotion of the welfare of children
Whilst every effort has been made to explain the main duties and responsibilities of the post, each individual task undertaken may not be identified.
Post holders will be expected to comply with any reasonable request from a manager to undertake work of a similar level that is not specified in this job description.
Post holders are expected to be courteous to colleagues and provide a welcoming environment to visitors and telephone callers.
The school will endeavour to make any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job and the working environment to enable access to employment opportunities for disabled job applicants or continued employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition.
This job description is current at the date shown, but following consultation with you, may be changed by leadership to reflect or anticipate changes in the job which are commensurate with the salary and job title.
What the school offers its staff
Why work for Ashlawn School?
- A large, oversubscribed bi-lateral school committed to supporting all members of the school community to succeed
- You’ll be working within a community of passionate, committed colleagues who genuinely support each other
- A staff wellbeing team implements various strategies to boost staff engagement including various activities, events, conferences, and many other staff benefits
- Excellent opportunities to develop and grow in the successful and expanding Transforming Lives Educational Trust, a growing Multi-academy Trust based within the local community
- To be part of an 11-18 provision with opportunities to teach in the sixth form
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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About Ashlawn School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1558 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Ashlawn School website
- Email address
- careers@tlet.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01788593900
We are a school where excellence is at the heart of everything we do. We believe passionately in education and we know that Ashlawn provides the very best educational experience for all its young people.
We are a happy school where high standards and expectations lead to outstanding academic results for all our students. Respect for each other and high standards of behaviour are values which we all share and for which we are all responsible.
Our colleagues are committed to providing an inspirational environment where our students are engaged and enthused, and where learning enables all young people to realise their academic potential and acquire the skills and values they need for life’s journey. Whilst academic success is important, we recognise that there is more to education than exam passes; confidence, adaptability, learning skills, creativity and resilience are all necessary life skills. Success is celebrated in all aspects of school life as we recognise the needs of each individual and where everyone really does matter.
As a bi-lateral school, Ashlawn is the perfect blend of tradition and innovation. We are a forward-thinking and exciting centre of learning with excellent results and our young people are proud to belong to a school which offers the range of opportunities that our unique curriculum affords. Our record of success is reflected in our A level and GCSE results and we are committed to providing the highest standards of provision.
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