Teacher of Geography with Opportunity for Curriculum Leader of Humanities

Somercotes Academy, Louth, Lincolnshire, LN11 7PN

14 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 January 2027

• Closing date

  2 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  18 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £34,069.00 - £52,835.00 Annually (Actual) MPR/UPR + TLR 2b £6277

Teacher of Geography with Opportunity for Curriculum Leader of Humanities job summary

Teacher of Geography with Opportunity for Curriculum Leader of Humanities

MPR/UPRS + TLR 2B (for the correct candidate)

Somercotes Academy is seeking an enthusiastic and highly effective Teacher of Geography to join our successful team. This is an exciting opportunity for an outstanding classroom practitioner to teach Geography across Key Stages 3 and 4 within a supportive and ambitious academy. For the right candidate, there is the opportunity to undertake the role of Curriculum Leader for Humanities, attracting a TLR 2b allowance of £6,227.

We are looking to appoint an inspirational Teacher of who has a passion for working with students to help them achieve beyond their aspirations.

The successful candidate will have outstanding subject knowledge and be an enthusiastic and dynamic classroom practitioner enabling students to make exceptional progress in the subject. They will be able to engage and inspire pupils across the ability range in all key stages to develop a love of Geography. Staff from across the Trust regularly share outstanding practice and develop resources to ensure all students receive a world class education.

We are looking for a teacher who:

• Is passionate about Geography and committed to delivering an engaging curriculum.
• Has high expectations and a commitment to securing excellent outcomes for all students.
• Can inspire curiosity about the world and develop students' understanding of both human and physical geography.
• Has strong subject knowledge and excellent classroom practice.
• For the Curriculum Leader role, has the vision, experience and drive to lead and develop Humanities provision across the academy.

Lincolnshire Gateway Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In line with our safer recruitment practices and statutory guidance on Keeping Children Safe in Education, all applicants must be willing to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Additional pre employment checks will also be carried out including online/social media check, satisfactory references and any other appropriate checks necessary in order to assess the suitability to work with children

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. As part of this process, all successful applicants are required to apply for an enhanced DBS disclosure.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Somercotes Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 395 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Somercotes Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/somercotes-academy

Somercotes Academy is an over-subscribed 11-16 Academy, recently transformed by a £500,000 investment by the Trust. Teachers at Somercotes enjoy a well-disciplined teaching environment, where their future career progression is always encouraged and supported.

Somercotes Academy creates an academic environment for staff members and the local community to be proud of. Somercotes Academy provides an environment where success and excellence is celebrated and developed in students and staff.

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