[ref. a31099321] Teacher of Geography (1 Year Fixed Term Contract to cover maternity leave)
What skills and experience we're looking for
This position is to cover maternity leave and is a 1 year fixed term contract. Rhyddings, part of the LET Education Trust, are seeking an enthusiastic, committed, qualified Teacher of Geography to join our successful and expanding team and school.
We are looking for an excellent practitioner who is both creative and challenging in their teaching. They will be passionate and committed to ensuring pupils maximise their potential and achievement. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to teach across our whole 11-16 age and ability range and will be well supported by our experienced Subject Leads and wider Humanities team.
As a key member of the team you will be expected to have experience in teaching across both KS3 & KS4, including the delivery of the GSCE specification. We want a teacher who strives for excellence, builds fantastic relationships and maximises pupil progress.
This post is therefore for a suitably experienced teacher or new entrant to the profession and the Trust operates full salary portability on the Main Professional Scales (M1- UPS3).
The department has two teachers, suited together, but also benefits from a wider Humanities team of seven staff, again all suited together. We benefit from a larger network via the ELSA and LET Education Trust. We have access to excellent SLE Support from within the Trust.
We offer Geography as a discreet subject at KS3 and at KS4 it is popular with a good take up, where pupils follow the AQA GCSE Specification with 5 hours learning per fortnight.
We are keen to further promote Geography within our curriculum and ensure there is sustainable growth on the firm foundations already in place.
Pupils undertake fieldwork in the local community and beyond and we have an active Eco Council, overseen by the department.
What the school offers its staff
We have a comprehensive offer of professional development. This includes regular CPD opportunities across the year for whole staff, teams and individuals.
Our curriculum planning meetings are developmental and this is further supported by our dedicated weekly hour of Personal Professional Development.
We subscribe and use StepLab Coaching and Walkthroughs to support our CPD offer. A number of staff have successfully completed NPQs.
This underpins our research approach to our appraisal system, which is based on a Personal Inquiry Question. School also has a CPD library, uses collaborative learning tools, as well as accessing external courses and training, including NPQ’s.Work across the Trust is also a feature of our commitment to developing our staff and providing the very best opportunities.
All members of our community have access and use Office 365 including collaborative learning tools such as MS Teams and OneNote through wireless and portable technologies.
Commitment to safeguarding
Rhyddings has Child Safeguarding Policies/Procedures in place and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all pupils. Each pupil’s welfare is of paramount importance to us and you are expected to share this commitment. All staff fully comply with the school’s policies/procedures, attend appropriate training, inform the designated person of any concerns, record any potential safeguarding incidents appropriately.Staff are responsible for their own actions and behaviour and should avoid any conduct which would lead any reasonable person to question their motivation and intentions. Staff should work, and be seen to work, in an open and transparent way.