Head of Geography - Full-time

Endeavour MAT

• Ref:KCC-F51-6-T
• Posted:06/09/2022
• Pay:MPS/UPS (Plus fringe area allowance)+TLR (£4,783)
• Start Date:January 2023
• App Close Date:26/09/2022 at 09:00
• Interviews:Interviews will take place in the same week.

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Head of Geography

Salary: MPS/UPS (plus fringe area allowance) + TLR 2b (£4,783)

Start Date: January 2023

We are seeking to appoint an outstanding Geography teacher to lead our Geography provision. Our Geography Department thrives on the notions of inclusion, creativity and enthusiasm for the subject. We deliver a broad curriculum building Geography skills through a broad and well balanced curriculum. Our newly re-written KS3 curriculum is designed to build skills over time towards GCSE and the new Subject Leader would be given some additional time in the first term to ensure schemes of work are re-written and are sufficiently challenging students to reach the top grades.

The ideal candidate will be passionate about the Geography curriculum and how this can be taught in an inspiring way to maximise exam success, spark students’ passion for the subject, and to help students to lead successful future lives. They should also be able to evidence a proven track record of high impact in teaching, learning and curriculum excellence, to support strong outcomes and learning experiences. The ability to extend students’ engagement beyond the school day, through extra-curricular would be an advantage.

The department secured some excellent examiantion results in Summer 2022, and is ready for further development and is an ideal opportunity to stamp your mark on this excellent department area

Application Process

The closing date for applications is 9am on Monday 26^th September with interviews expected to take place in the same week.  

Please provide a supporting statement (on no more than two sides of A4).   Your supporting statement should include how you meet the criteria in the person specification and how your skills and experience to date make you an ideal candidate for this post. Please can this be addressed to Mrs Lawson, Headteacher and given to Mrs Rana, Headteacher’s PA by:

By email:         nrana@wgsg.co.uk

By post:           Mrs Nishita Rana,

                        Wilmington Grammar School for Girls,

                        Parsons Lane

                        Wilmington

                        Kent

                        DA2 7BB

Please note we will assess applications as they arrive and reserve the right to close the application process early.

As a Trust we are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

Information about the trust

Thank you for taking the time to consider this role.

At Endeavour MAT we celebrate the differences between our family of schools and want them all to continue to improve and we pride ourselves on setting consistently high expectations, securing outstanding outcomes and delivering exceptional standards of teaching and learning for all.

Exam results are important, but we go further, helping our students, staff and schools to thrive and to be remarkable. Our culture of working together means that we can achieve more collectively than we could alone, aiming to nurture a balance between autonomy and collaboration.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Geraldine Brampah
• Address:Wilmington Grange,
  Parsons Lane,
  Wilmington,
  Kent,
  DA2 7BB
• Telephone: (01322) 250285
• Email: recruitment@endeavour-mat.co.uk

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Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Recruitment pack Head of Geography
• Applicant Pack Head of Geography