Teacher of Humanities: Geography (Maternity Cover)
Tanbridge House School, Horsham, West Sussex, RH12 1SR8 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
5 May 2026 at 9am
Date listed
27 April 2026
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4
Subject
- Geography
Working pattern
- Full time, part time
Contract type
- Fixed term - 1 Year - Maternity or parental leave cover
Pay scale
- TMS/UPS
What skills and experience we're looking for
If you love teaching, are passionate about Geography and want to be part of a brilliant team where you will receive outstanding professional development, then Tanbridge House School would like to hear from you.
The successful candidate will be:
- Enthusiastic, flexible, and resilient
- Determined to “make a difference” in young people’s lives
- Ambitious for students and for themselves
- A reflective practitioner, always striving to be the ‘best they can be’
We
are also looking for someone who has the potential to develop their teaching
and classroom skills over time.An
ability to teach Travel and Tourism would be helpful, but not essential.
What the school offers its staff
Tanbridge House School is an inspiring place to work, where students and staff share the same goals and strive to be exceptional every day through our core values of Care Kindness and Achievement.We ‘teach to the top’ to ensure that students are challenged in all lessons. Staff are reflective and committed to continually developing their own practice.
Our Geography curriculum empowers students with the skills and knowledge to make sense of the dynamic world around them and inspire the imagination and desire to want to learn more about the physical, environmental and social interactions of the modern world. Our overarching aim is to ensure that pupils can gain a broad understanding of the workings of our world, and equip them with lifelong learning skills to understand, evaluate and reach conclusions about geographical themes and processes.
In 2025, our value-added score for Humanities was +0.9, indicating that on average, each student achieved almost one grade higher across these subjects. 62.9% of our GCSE Geography students achieved grade 5+, reflecting the excellent teaching throughout their time at THS. As you can see, we are a strong department that is looking to maintain this high-quality teaching and passion for our subject.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All posts are subject to a DBS enhanced certificate.
Applying for the job
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Tanbridge House School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1524 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Tanbridge House School website
- Email address
- jobs@ths.uk.net
- Phone number
- 01403 263628
Secondary School
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