Teacher of Geography (maternity cover)

Chipping Norton School, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, OX7 5DY

15 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  February 2027

• Closing date

  20 November 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  5 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Geography
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £34,069.00 - £52,835.00 Annually (FTE)

Teacher of Geography (maternity cover) job summary

Why This Role Matters

You will ensure curriculum continuity and maintain academic momentum across Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 throughout the maternity cover period. By delivering structured, evidence-informed lessons, you will help students interpret geographical data and build core analytical skills. Your work will directly support departmental stability and pupil progress.

What You’ll Bring

• Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) with a strong subject background in Geography.

• Skill in delivering sequence-driven lessons across Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4.

• Practical experience embedding mapwork, GIS analysis, and fieldwork preparation into teaching.

• Commitment to collaborative planning, shared resources, and workload-sensitive moderation.

• High expectations for conduct combined with clear, consistent classroom routines.

The School & Trust Context

Our geography department operates within an aligned autonomy framework, balancing high academic standards with sensible workload boundaries. Teachers benefit from shared scheme-of-work repositories and research-informed professional development through the River Learning Trust network. Rather than spending time reinventing core materials, colleagues work together on shared curriculum refinement and joint moderation.

As part of River Learning Trust, you will benefit from structured CPLD and full recognition of continuous public sector service. All colleagues also receive access to a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme and government-backed pension schemes. We offer a supportive environment grounded in relational trust, where staff expertise is respected and workload impact is carefully considered.

• Path 1 (Apply): View the complete candidate information pack and submit your application online

• Path 2 (Visit / Chat): To arrange an informal conversation about the role or schedule a visit to the school, please contact Catherine Jones, Head of Department at cjones@chippingnortonschool.org

• Path 3 (Talent Pool): Not the right time? Register with our Talent Pool to hear about new opportunities first at https://mynewterm.com/sch_talent_pool

River Learning Trust and Chipping Norton School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. We are an exempt employer under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act.

We actively value the "different contributions" you can make. We want you to be at your best during the application process; if you require any reasonable adjustments, please let us know.

Note: We do not accept CVs; please apply via My New Term. We reserve the right to interview and appoint exceptional candidates early.

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

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.

About Chipping Norton School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1035 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Chipping Norton School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/chipping-norton-school

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