EXPIREDThis job expired on 21 April 2021
Job start date
1 September 2021
Closing date
21 April 2021 at 4pm
Date listed
1 April 2021
Job details
Visa sponsorship
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Subject
- Geography
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- MPS/UPS
Teacher of Geography, (Subject Lead) job summary
Purpose of the job
As a Secondary Teacher of Geography at Five Islands Academy, you are responsible for the learning and achievement of every child in your classes from Year 7 to Year 11. You are expected to co-construct and implement a rigorous and relevant curriculum. Within this role you will ensure full coverage of the national curriculum, and follow the academy’s Teaching & Learning Protocols. You will be expected to prepare students effectively for GCSE and to ensure that they have the rich knowledge and skills to succeed in education post-16. You will have high expectations of every student and provide challenge and support to enable every child to achieve at the highest level. You will also be expected to collaborate as Subject Lead with your Primary Subject Lead team, to ensure that the curriculum is securely sequenced from 3-16 and makes the most of our unique natural environment as well as making powerful connections with the wider world.
Principal accountabilities for the Teacher of Geography
Quality of Education:
plan and deliver a Secondary curriculum that is appropriate and engaging for all students;
provide short and medium term planning that can be shared with students and parents;
provide quality first teaching for all students in your class across all abilities;
ensure effective implementation of teaching and learning initiatives within your own practice;
ensure the curriculum of pupils with additional and/or special educational needs is appropriately personalised;
use digital learning platforms including Firefly to provide high quality learning resources and develop students’ effective use of IT;
liaise with other teachers across phases and bases to develop cross-curricular links and develop excellent practice;
assess students’ work regularly to ensure that they are clear about their achievements and precise targets for development;
make appropriate provision and intervention to ensure that all students are able to reach their full potential;
work with the leadership team to promote rapid progress of students who are below expectation;
monitor attainment and progress regularly;
quality assure assessment results (internal as well as external) by moderating with colleagues from other schools;
produce accurate and meaningful reports to parents and appropriate external agencies as required.
Personal Development:
play an active part in the wider life of the school;
be an efficient and effective form tutor under the guidance and direction of the Assistant Head for Personal Development;
deliver aspects of our Jigsaw PSHE programme during Tutor/PSHE time;
maintain regular and positive contact with parents and carers;
participate in collective celebration and assemblies;
contribute to and participate effectively in Project Week programmes, focusing on deep learning, personal development, adventure and creativity;
offer at least one club or extracurricular activity each term;
take responsibility for your own professional development in discussion with your Line Manager, keeping abreast of developments in your subject area and participating in the Academy’s programme of staff training.
Behaviour and Attitudes:
provide a stimulating, safe and supportive learning environment;
follow the school’s behaviour policy, which is based on the principles of Restorative Justice;
model and promote our 6E Academy Values: excellence, evolution, endurance, empathy, equity and ethical - as well as our Church School Values of dignity, hope, community and wisdom;
to be an efficient and effective member of a duty team, supervising session break non-teaching times according to rota;
maintain an awareness of any actual or potential risks to the safety security and welfare of the Academy students and to ensure compliance with the Academy’s safeguarding procedures and Health and Safety policy and practice;
safeguard the welfare of pupils in your care or that you come into contact with in accordance with the whole school Child Protection Policy.
Subject Leadership:
At Five Islands Academy, Subject Leaders at all phases of education work collaboratively to:
develop confidence that the 3-16 curriculum is fit for purpose, supporting the National Curriculum and external benchmarking;
ensure the curriculum and its delivery meets the needs of all students;
secure effective blended learning that shows clear progression through all key stages;
understand how each subject works throughout the school, from EYFS to Y11 and beyond, and to understand and integrate important links with other subject areas in their own teaching;
check that each curriculum makes provision for learning key skills, recalling important information and building schema;
reduce the negative impact of transition to a different phase or location for learning through knowledge of prior learning and locations, and future learning and locations;
support colleagues to monitor the implementation and impact of the curriculum in the following ways:
through collaborative work with other subject leaders, both in the same curriculum subject and in other subject areas;
by visiting and observing learning within your phase of education and in other phases of education so that you can confidently describe and appreciate the progression of your subject and its benefits for our students;
through the moderation of standards and the outcomes for students throughout the year within FIA and in other LEAP academies.
Commitment to safeguarding
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students and all posts are subject to DBS check.
We are committed to promoting diversity and inclusion within our Academy community. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer and actively encourage teachers and support staff from all backgrounds, cultures, perspectives and walks of life to apply to work with us.
We are a Church School, and as such nurture the wisdom of being in balance with doing. We appreciate our gifts and those we have to offer as members of a diverse global family.
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About The Five Islands Academy
- School type
- Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 16
- Education phase
- Through
- School size
- 248 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 16
Five Islands Academy is a through-school in a remarkable islands setting, where we believe that every child is capable of achieving excellence. This all age, multi-site, Church of England academy serves the five island communities of Bryher, St Agnes, St Martins, St Mary’s and Tresco. It joined the Leading Edge Academies Partnership, a supportive, forward-thinking multi-academy trust, in 2019. Five Islands Academy is a high-achieving, creative and caring school with a real focus on building strong and inclusive relationships.
There are around 280 students on roll across 4 school sites. Secondary students and the majority of primary students are based on theSt Mary’s multi age site. This new building was opened in 2011 and provides a bright, open, well-resourced learning environment for the students. Key Stage 2 children from St Agnes, Tresco, Bryher and St Mary’s spend every Friday at Carn Gwaval, mixing with a wider group of peers, preparing for transition and making the most of the extended facilities. Secondary students from the off islands board at Mundesley House Monday to Thursday, returning home at the weekends.
We are proud to be an inclusive school, where each child is supported through their school journey and prepared for a successful transition to post-16 education and training. Our children’s learning has been transformed over the past six years through our focus on the FIA learning journey: a thoughtfully chosen curriculum and consistent, inclusive protocols for teaching. We have a powerful vision for navigating together through this journey to nurture curious, collaborative, creative global learners with rich knowledge and confident oracy. Our most recent Ofsted inspection (November 2023) judged our provision to be Good in all areas, with Outstanding for Personal Development, saying: "Pupils develop a powerful sense of community" through a culture and curriculum that, "expands their horizons and helps them to keep their options open."
