Teacher of Geography

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking to appoint a full-time ambitious, inspirational and outstanding Geography specialist to join a growing team. The Geography department is full of enthusiastic and talented practitioners who cooperate well and share good practice. Results for Geography are rapidly improving and we are keen to continue to build on this success.

The post is suited to either a newly qualified teacher or an experienced practitioner who shares our vision and values of achieving excellence and our commitment to continuously improving the standards of teaching and learning in a dedicated and forward looking Geography team.

We are looking for someone who

• Has a strong ethos of high achievement and success within Geography
• Has the ability to create, plan and deliver a Geography curriculum that will develop pupils’ skills, knowledge, understanding and their love for learning in the 21st century
• Is skilled at fostering independent and collaborative student-led learning
• Is skilled at fostering positive relationships with students that, in turn, raise aspirations, engagement and achievement

If you can

• Inspire and innovate
• Nurture and develop (yourself as well as others)
• Create independent and resilient thinkers
• Commit to, and raise further, high achievement and motivation

Then we would love to hear from you.

What the school offers its staff

Benefits of working at

Priory School

• Access to free in-house and Bohunt Education Trust leadership and career development training programmes.
• Access to a comprehensive discounts platform which will save you money on all manner of purchases, recreational activities, holidays and weekly shopping.
• CPD Programme which is thoughtfully and carefully designed to consider the needs of both the curriculum and staff.
• Staff wellbeing is extremely important to us. We offer a professional outsourced support & counselling service, calendar of optional fun social events, and a supportive, caring working environment.

We will ensure that the successful candidate has

• Comprehensive induction, including a dedicated mentor if ECT
• Support and development to achieve your career goals
• Continuous professional learning, development and improvement including additional CPD non-contact periods on your timetable

Priory School was inspected by Ofsted in November 2022 and received the following outcome

• The quality of education Good
• Behaviour and attitudes Good
• Personal development Outstanding
• Leadership and management Outstanding

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.