10 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    September 2025

  • Closing date

    6 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    11 April 2025

Job details

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Key stage

Key stage 3, Key stage 4

Subject

Geography

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

MPS / UPS £31,650 - £49,607

What skills and experience we're looking for

Durham Johnston Comprehensive School is a school that offers high levels of autonomy to staff and consequently has a track record of academic excellence. We are looking to appoint a truly effective practitioner within our high-achieving Geography Department. Applications from ECTs are welcomed, as are applications from more experienced teachers.

Teachers at our school are passionate about their subject and passionate about social justice. We believe that every child, regardless of social background, has the right to an enriching and rigorous academic education. We all share a commitment to ensuring the children in our care are able to feel safe, happy and supported to achieve their full potential. If these values are ones you hold then we would welcome your application.

What the school offers its staff

See Applicant Information Pack

Further details about the role

Informal visits to the school are welcome. If you would like to visit the school, please email school@durhamjohnston.org.uk marked for the attention of Anna Colquitt (Associate Assistant Headteacher) to book a time.

Commitment to safeguarding

“Durham Johnston Comprehensive School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all its staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All post holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check

As a disability confident employer, we are committed to employing disabled people and people with health conditions making reasonable adjustments to support disabled applicants when required.”

Applying for the job

Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@durhamjohnston.org.uk

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Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

About Durham Johnston Comprehensive School

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1689 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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Phone number
0191 384 3887

Durham Johnston Comprehensive School is a happy, successful and dynamic community and we have retained this spirit during this period. We have a national reputation for academic excellence and are well respected in our local community, something of which we are very proud. Staff often stay at Durham Johnston for a significant period of time as we value staff well-being and allow a significant amount of professional autonomy.

Arranging a visit to Durham Johnston Comprehensive School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email school@durhamjohnston.org.uk.

School location

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