Teacher of Geography
Ridgewood High School, Stourbridge, West Midlands, DY8 3NQThis job expired on 28 February 2025 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
28 February 2025 at 9am
Date listed
10 February 2025
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subjects
- Geography, Humanities
Working pattern
- Full time (Can be done as a job share): 32.5 hours a week, Monday to Friday.
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- M1 to U3
What skills and experience we're looking for
An excellent opportunity for a suitably qualified and enthusiastic teacher of Geography, to teach within our Global Studies Faculty on a full-time basis, from September 2025. Teaching will be up to GCSE level within this strong and successful Faculty. Ability to teach a second subject would be advantageous. We are looking for someone to contribute to the work of a team who is successful in fostering each student’s interest, ability and confidence in Geography and the Humanities subjects.
Applications from Early Career Teachers are welcomed who will benefit from working within a supportive working environment. Our ECTs make excellent progress.
What the school offers its staff
Ridgewood High School is situated on the outskirts of Stourbridge surrounded by greenbelt. Our ‘small school with a big heart’ is certainly an exciting and rewarding place to be as we work towards an ambitious vision for the future. Our staff are well trained, show excellent teamwork and care deeply for students. Our students are fun, welcoming, respectful and are increasingly confident in their pursuit of academic rigour. They show excellent leadership skills. We are very proud of our school and welcome prospective candidates to visit us.
Informal visits to the school are welcomed by contacting the Head’s PA, Mrs C Teese, on the main school telephone number to arrange an appointment at a convenient time.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Stour Vale is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will carry out pre-appointment checks including DBS and will disqualify any applicant where we consider the outcomes to be unsatisfactory. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.
We are equally committed to ensuring that no applicant will be disadvantaged or discriminated against because of their protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Ridgewood High School
- School type
- Academies, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 603 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Ridgewood High School website
- Email address
- replies@ridgewood.dudley.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01384 818445
Ridgewood High School is situated on the outskirts of Stourbridge surrounded by greenbelt. Our ‘small school with a big heart’ is certainly an exciting and rewarding place to be as we work towards an ambitious vision for the future. Our staff are well trained, show excellent teamwork and care deeply for students. Our students are fun, welcoming, respectful and are increasingly confident in their pursuit of academic rigour. They show excellent leadership skills. We are very proud of our school and welcome prospective candidates to visit us.
Arranging a visit to Ridgewood High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email replies@ridgewood.dudley.sch.uk.
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