Teacher of Geography - Maternity Cover

Bedford Free School, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK42 9AD

25 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Easter/September 2026

• Closing date

  17 March 2026 at 8am

• Date listed

  18 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Geography
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full-time equivalent salary: £33,026.00 - £51,526.00 Annually (Actual) AST 1-12 £33,026-£51,526 dependent on experience

Teacher of Geography - Maternity Cover job summary

Teacher of Geography (Maternity Cover)

We have a great opportunity for a self-motivated Teacher of Geography to join our wonderful Humanities Faculty, a teacher who is able to deliver engaging lessons that ignite curiosity and inspire the students to achieve. We are aiming to recruit a person who can teach exceptionally well, contribute to the development of the curriculum, and ensure that outcomes in the subject are exceptional.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a committed, friendly and professional team of teachers providing a transformational quality of education to the pupils in our thriving school. At Bedford Free School, our values of Integrity, Ambition, and Excellence, underpinned by very high expectations and drive in everything that we do. We have a powerful culture which is warm but strict, based on clear routines, systems, and structures. As a result, our teachers enjoy their teaching with impeccable behaviour in lessons and hardworking, highly motivated pupils.

Joining Bedford Free School as a Teacher of Geography is a fantastic opportunity to be part of our story - providing transformational experiences for thousands of pupils, developing our staff to be the very best they can be, and influencing the wider system by demonstrating first-hand what is achievable

Key Duties

• Be able to develop, plan and deliver effective and high-quality learning experiences to all students
• Be an aspirational professional who is enthusiastic, influential, and committed to working in pursuit of success for the academy and its learners.
• To set high expectations for all pupils, to deepen their knowledge and understanding and to maximise their achievement.
• To assess pupils’ work systematically and use the results to inform future planning, teaching, and curricular development.
• To implement school policies and procedures as appropriate in day-to-day activities.

The successful candidate will have

• QTS
• Knowledge and experience to teach an ambitious Geography curriculum to KS3.
• Experience of achieving successful outcomes in geography for pupils at GCSE
• Knowledge of how to assess pupils’ understanding effectively and respond to any gaps immediately
• A commitment to exceptionally high expectations of pupil conduct and a track record of excellent behaviour management
• A willingness to ‘go the extra mile’ so that pupils have exceptional experiences
• Experience as a form tutor
• The ability to work in partnership with students, parents, staff, academy council and the wider community.
• Demonstrable commitment to inclusive teaching and learning.

JOB SPECIFICS

Start date: Easter/ September 2026

Salary: AST 1-12 (dependent on experience)

Job Role: Fixed Term Maternity Cover, Part Time, 3 days per week (days TBC)

The Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate before the deadline date.

Safeguarding

We believe in the safeguarding and welfare of children and expect all staff to share this view’.

The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service. We are an equal opportunities employer.

The Department for Education (DfE) has set out statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ for schools and colleges on safeguarding.

Safeguarding is defined in paragraph 4 as:

“Protecting children from maltreatment; preventing impairment of children’s health or development; ensuring that children grow up in circumstances consistent with the provision of safe and effective care; and taking action to enable all children to have the best outcomes.”

The definition of 'children' includes everyone under the age of 18.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Safeguarding children enrolled at the School is of paramount importance, and we are fully committed to the protection and safe care of our pupils. The successful applicant will be required to undertake appropriate checks as well as providing proof of your right to work in the UK.

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.

About Bedford Free School

• School type: Free School, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 525 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Bedford Free School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bedford-free-school

Set up in 2012 by local teachers and parents, Bedford Free School exists to offer families a choice in Bedford.

Bedford Free School is a unique school with a fantastic educational offer. We really do believe that our pupils can go on to achieve extraordinary things. In our young history, we have proved they can and we are now one of the highest performing secondary schools not only in the area, but in the country.

BFS is a small school of only around 500 pupils, so staff get to know each pupil as an individual and we have a family feel. This allows us to encourage, demand and collectively strive for academic and personal success.

We believe that all pupils deserve a ‘grammar-school’ style education, with access to an academic curriculum, strong discipline, high expectations and access to highly selective universities, and a wide range of extra-curricular activities.

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