Teacher of Geography
Murray Park Community School, Derby, Derbyshire, DE3 9LL23 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
13 January 2025 at 9am
Date listed
20 December 2024
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 teaching contract, 32.5 hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPS/UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
Murray Park School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and appointment to this post is subject to a criminal record and background check and references
Salary: MPS/UPS
Responsible to:Head of Department
Contract: Full-time, permanent
Framework: To work within the framework of teachers’ pay and conditions, current legislation and the policies of the school.
Murray Park School is a rewarding and professionally stimulating place towork. Over the last 3 years we have undergone a journey of rapid improvement; moving from a Requires Improvement Ofsted grading to Good in September 2022, along with a much improved Progress 8 score, as well as now being over-subscribed. Never complacent, we are now on our next stage of development and seek high-quality staff to enable this.The postholder should have a willingness to teach at least one other Humanities subject at KS3.
The post is suitable for early career teacher (ECT) or an experienced teacher.All staff receive a comprehensive induction programme.
The person appointed will have:
•A passion for ensuring the best outcomes for all students, including those who are part of disadvantaged and vulnerable groups.
- Excellent subject and pedagogical knowledge.
- Relentlessly high standards and expectations of all students.
- A commitment to continuous improvement of their own practice, irrelevant of job role, career stage or position.
How to Apply
An application pack can be downloaded from the school website at http://murraypark.derby.sch.uk/key-information/vacancies or apply via TES Online of via this website.
What the school offers its staff
Staff at Murray Park School benefit from:
- Flexible working for all staff.
- A Senior Leadership Team who prioritise staff well-being and consider this when launching any new systems or pedagogical approaches.
- A robust and centralised behaviour system, including an internal Alternative Provision, to ensure learning in our classrooms is disruption free.
- A whole-school CPD package which includes the sharing of recent research and best-practice. •An approach to pedagogy which ensures teachers teach the highest-quality lessons possible, whilst still allowing teachers the freedom to maintain professional autonomy.
Flexible working opportunities
- Flexible working for all staff as detailed above.
Commitment to safeguarding
Murray Park School shares a commitment to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people. Our commitment is underpinned by robust processes and procedures that seek to maximise opportunity, minimise risk and continuously promote a culture that embraces the ethos of safeguarding amongst our workforce.
This post is Exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020 and is subject to an enhanced DBS Disclosure check.
Applying for the job
Please complete the online application.
CVs are not accepted.
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About Murray Park Community School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1158 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Murray Park Community School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@murraypark.derby.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01332 515921
Murray Park is a dynamic and forward-looking 11-16 mixed comprehensive school on the western fringes of the city of Derby. It is a Foundation Status school, but has a close working relationship with the local authority.
We cater for approximately 1111 students, situated on a spacious site surrounded by greenery. We serve students from the Derby City area, within reach of the Derbyshire countryside and our cohort sizes are growing each year.
Our students reflect the full academic ability range and there is a huge breadth to the socio-economic status of our families.
Arranging a visit to Murray Park Community School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@murraypark.derby.sch.uk.
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