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Teacher of Geography

The Tiffin Girls' School, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, KT2 5PL

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• Job start date

  3 March 2019

• Closing date

  9 January 2019 at 12am (midnight)

• Date listed

  4 December 2018

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
  • Suitable for early career teachers
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Subjects: Geography, Religious education, History
• Working pattern: Full time
• Full-time equivalent salary: Main pay range 1 to Upper pay range 3, £27,596 to £43,348 per year (full-time equivalent)
• Additional allowances:

  • Pleasant working environment on the outskirts of the busy town of Kingston upon Thames with easy access to London and the surrounding Surrey countryside. ; • Free on-site parking. ; • Cycle to Work Scheme. ; • Enhanced maternity benefits and consideration given to flexible working where possible. ; • Free at the point of use counselling. ; • Free tea and coffee in the staffroom with regular ‘treat days’ eg Fruit Friday. ; ; Teaching Staff benefits:

  • Membership of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme. ; • Generous Teaching & Learning Responsibility allowances to recognise positions of responsibility. ; • The opportunity to participate in a wide range of working parties to enhance and influence working practices and pedagogy irrespective of your experience. ; • A structured CPD programme with elements of selective CPD so that you can tailor your personal development to meet your needs.

Teacher of Geography job summary

GEOGRAPHY TEACHER
MPR/UPR (Outer London)
Full or part time (minimum 0.8 FTE)
Maternity cover
Required from March 2019

We are seeking to appoint a teacher of Geography with the expertise and passion to inspire girls who are motivated, ambitious, articulate and fully engaged with the subjects they are taught. In Geography, we understand the importance of gaining a deeper understanding of different people, places and environments so that we may better understand the processes which shape our lives and how these may change over time.

Geography is taught as a separate subject throughout Key Stage 3 and is a popular choice at GCSE with over half the year group choosing it as an option. We also run two A Level classes and consistently achieve outstanding results.

This post would suit a well-qualified new entrant to the profession, or someone who wants to broaden his/her experiences in an exciting, collaborative and high achieving context. The ability to teach a second Humanities subject would be an advantage.

The successful candidate will need to:
• be confident in teaching Geography across all key stages and ideally be able to teach a second Humanities subject.
• be an excellent classroom practitioner who is prepared to be innovative in their teaching.
• have the ability to communicate effectively with staff, students and parents.

The Tiffin Girls’ School is ideally situated just fifteen minutes’ walk from Kingston upon Thames town centre and mainline station (Zone 6). For further information about our school please see our web site on www.tiffingirls.org

Please apply using the downloadable application form available on our website, or contact the school office. Please note that CV’s will not be accepted.

Closing date: 9am Wednesday 9 January 2019
Interview: Tues 15 January 2019

The Tiffin Girls’ School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share and support this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to both a full employment history and child protection check, and will also be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring (criminal record) check.

Commitment to safeguarding

The Tiffin Girls’ School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share and support this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to both a full employment history and child protection check, and will also be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring (criminal record) check.

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About The Tiffin Girls' School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1232 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: The Tiffin Girls' School website (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruitment@tiffingirls.org
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The Tiffin Girls’ School, a selective state school and stand-alone Academy, is a vibrant and happy community where the students take centre stage. The school is currently home to 1,235 students, aged between 11 and 18, and is now into its 143rd year. The school is a six form entry selective school, with 180 students in each year group and over 340 in the Sixth Form.
The school prides itself on encouraging students to aspire to do the best in everything they do, whether that be: academic excellence, a passion and enthusiasm for the creative and performing arts, sporting prowess, or student leadership. A broad and challenging curriculum sits alongside a stimulating and rewarding range of extracurricular activities, many of which are student-led, and these elements of school life combine to develop inquisitive, confident, dynamic and successful young people ready for their future lives as global citizens.

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