Teacher of Geography
Millom School, Millom, Cumbria, LA18 5ABThis job expired on 28 March 2025
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
28 March 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
27 February 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Geography
Working pattern
- Full time, part time: Full time 1.0fte. Part time minimum 0.8fte
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPR/UPR
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for an enthusiastic, energetic and committed teacher who will participate fully in the teaching and development of Humanities within the school. You will be innovative and inspiring, and will help teach across the full age and ability range. Geography is taught at both GCSE and A level at Millom School.
We welcome applications from NQTs/ECTs.
We are unable to provide Visa sponsorship for this post.
Please see the school website http://millom.cumbria.sch.uk/about/vacancies for further details
What the school offers its staff
Please see the school website http://millom.cumbria.sch.uk/about/vacancies for further details
Further information about the job
Humanities Department
Overview
The Humanities department is a dynamic and supportive team of four specialist teachers, dedicated to fostering a passion for History and Geography. We maintain high expectations for both staff and students, creating a stimulating and productive learning environment where all pupils can achieve their full potential.
We take pride in offering a diverse curriculum enriched by an extensive programme of extracurricular opportunities. This academic year alone, our students have participated in unforgettable residential trips to Iceland, Austria, and Leeds, as well as inspiring day visits to Muncaster Castle, St Bees, and Warhorse at The Lowry Theatre.
Collaboration is at the heart of our department. We operate on a collegiate basis, sharing best practices and working as a close-knit team to deliver engaging and high-quality teaching. Both History and Geography are taught to all students in Years 7-9 and are highly popular at Key Stage 4, with the vast majority of pupils choosing to continue their studies in at least one of these subjects.
Curriculum
Our Humanities department delivers an integrated and well-sequenced curriculum from Year 7 through to A Level, placing enquiry-based learning and essential disciplinary skills at the core of our teaching. Our approach fosters curiosity, critical thinking, and a deep understanding of both History and Geography.
At Key Stage 3, students receive two 50-minute lessons per week in both subjects, building a strong foundation in knowledge, source evaluation, and geographical skills. At Key Stage 4, students follow engaging and rigorous exam courses—OCR A GCSE Geography and Edexcel GCSE History—taught in three 50-minute lessons per week.
For A Level, we offer OCR GCE Geography and History, providing students with an in-depth, analytical understanding of their subjects. These courses are delivered through five 50-minute lessons per week, ensuring students are well-prepared for academic success.
Accommodation and Resources
The Humanities department benefits from a dedicated suite of four teaching rooms providing a modern and engaging learning environment. Our teachers share a well-resourced office space, fostering collaboration and teamwork.
The department also utilizes the school’s Microsoft Teams and GO for schools’ platforms, allowing students to access lesson materials, revision resources, and assignments remotely—enhancing independent learning beyond the classroom.
Every student and staff member has their own email and network storage space, ensuring seamless communication and resource sharing. Our department is committed to integrating technology into teaching to enrich student engagement and progress.
We are looking for a passionate and committed teacher to join our team, bringing fresh ideas and enthusiasm to an already thriving department. If you are eager to inspire the next generation and contribute to a supportive and ambitious teaching environment we would love to hear from you.
Commitment to safeguarding
Millom School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its students. All applicants are subject to the requirements of Keeping Children Safe in Education guidelines. This will include checks with past employers and the need for the successful applicant to hold or undergo a suitable enhanced DBS disclosure.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Millom School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 469 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Millom School website
- Email address
- hr@millom.cumbria.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01229772300
Millom School is a small 11-18 community school and an established sixth form. We regard ourselves as a learning community and understand the importance of investing in our colleagues as well as our students. The school plays a central role in the local community.
Our priorities for this year are: Ready to Learn – Every Lesson Counts, Widen Opportunity, Better Learner – Improving Academic Outcomes.
We provide a friendly, supportive, and structured environment, in which students are given every opportunity to flourish. We have a commitment to professional development for staff and a culture of change and improvement with strong support from senior leadership and the governing body. We are proud of our school, our staff, and our students, and are ambitious for the future. In the immediate locality Millom School plays a key role in the Partnership of Millom Schools, working closely with our feeder primary schools to ensure a positive transition for our students.
OFSTED have recognised our broad and ambitious curriculum which is well planned and innovative and with a degree of personalised learning. In Key Stage 4 the school has introduced a number of alternative courses and accreditations in conjunction with GCSEs. These are presented to the students as 14-19 courses and they offer automatic progression to A Level or Level 3 vocational courses. The Post-16 curriculum includes a range of A-level and BTEC subjects.
Outcomes for learners have risen significantly in recent years. The school was last inspected in May 2022 and was judged to be “Good”. Ofsted confirmed what we already knew - that we have high expectations of all of our students, that we have ambition for all of our students and that students are well prepared to take the next steps in their lives when they leave us. The full report is available on Ofsted’s or the school’s web site.
We are not complacent and continually look for innovative ways to improve the school for students and staff. One example of this is the enrichment programme. This involves all students taking part in extra-curricular activities, both on site and off site, on Wednesday afternoons and they change activity every half term. We believe that, following the disruption to education caused by the pandemic, students need to have equality of access to extra-curricular activities. Students experience these in mixed age groups which is designed to bring the school community together. Staff have planned a six-week programme focussing on the development of soft skills and the attributes of the Millom Learner.
Student Support
The student support team’s brief is to focus on the pastoral aspects of students’ experiences at school, by assisting students who have difficulties in lessons, either with learning or behaviour. They listen and provide advice and support and work alongside parents and a range of other outside agencies.
Governance
The school has a large and active governing body. The governing body includes parents, local councillors, business people and residents from Millom and the surrounding area. Senior students and members of the senior leadership team are associate governors.
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