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Teacher of Geography

Salford City Academy, Manchester, M30 7PQ

This job expired on 10 February 2023 – see similar jobs

• Closing date

  10 February 2023 at 9am

• Date listed

  13 January 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subject: Geography
• Working pattern:
  • Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: Competitive - in line with UL payscale

Teacher of Geography job summary

Job title: Teacher of Geography

Start date: September 2023

Hours: Full time, permanent

Reporting to: Head of Geography

Salford City Academy have an exciting opportunity for a teacher of Geography. The successful candidate will be a hard-working and passionate teacher who is committed to enthusing in students a love of the subject of Geography. They will be able to plan and deliver outstanding lessons across both KS3 and KS4 that ensure students both enjoy and make good progress within the subject and leave school with strong geographical skills, knowledge and understanding.

Why choose us?

Salford City Academy is highly ambitious and successful 11- 16 academy which is part of the United Learning Multi- Academy Trust. In February 2022 Ofsted judged the academy to continue to be a good school citing ‘Pupils at Salford City Academy said that they enjoy coming to school to learn. They feel happy and safe at school.’ Leaders have high expectations of pupils’ behaviour. Pupils behave well in lessons and around the school. They are polite, courteous and well-mannered. Leaders do not tolerate any derogatory behaviour. Pupils respect each other’s differences.’

Academic results at the academy have improved year on year and we were delighted to celebrate the schools ‘best’ results this summer achieving a progress 8 of +0.31, placing us in the top 24% of schools in the country and top of all northern United Learning schools. The academy enjoys state of the art facilities and has a committed, high quality teaching team which is focussed on engaging and motivating all students. The academy is now oversubscribed, and we are looking to for opportunities to recruit excellent candidates into our fantastic team.

The Geography Department is an extremely ambitious and high performing department, which resulted in the achievement of a positive Progress 8 score in Summer 2022. You will be joining an established department which is wholly committed to a research-informed approach to teaching, learning and assessment. You will reap the benefits of a purposefully sequenced curriculum and centralised departmental resources. The Geography Department is also hugely proud of its successful and hugely popular Duke of Edinburgh programme which the successful candidate will contribute to.

We enjoy state of the art facilities, designed to engage, and motivate learners. As an academy committed to professional development, all teaching staff will be expected to actively participate in CPD programmes. We work collaboratively, share good practice, and have a Trust-wide approach to development. We need to make sure we have the right people in the right place doing the job that is needed to build excellent provision for our children and young people. Staff are supported and developed professionally to make sure they can do that and are valued and recognised for their work.

We are proud members of the Salford community, constantly striving to be the best and bringing out the best in everyone. Tolerance, mutual respect, honesty, and co-operation are fostered in line with the Academy REACT values across the curriculum: Responsibility, Excellence, Aspiration, Commitment and Teamwork.

Our vision is to provide an excellent education for all our students, which brings out the best in all of them and prepares them for success in life. The academy is an exciting place to be and it is an excellent time to join us whether you are a qualified teacher looking to further your experience in tutoring or a student who is thinking about a potential career in teaching.

If you want to find out more, please visit our website https://www.salfordcity-academy.org/

or find us on our twitter page @sca_community

To apply, please complete the online application form by clicking 'apply now'. Please note, we do not accept CVs.

Closing date: 9am on Friday 10th February 2023.

Interview date: w/c Monday 13th February 2023.

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.

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About Salford City Academy

• School type: Academy, Christian, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 892 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Salford City Academy website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/salford-city-academy (opens in new tab)

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