Teacher of Geography
The Tiffin Girls' School, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, KT2 5PLThis job expired on 13 May 2024 – see similar jobs
Job start date
1 September 2024
Closing date
13 May 2024 at 9am
Date listed
3 May 2024
Job details
Job role
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Geography
Working pattern
- Full time, part time: Full-time and part-time applications will be considered
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- M1 to UPR3
What skills and experience we're looking for
Candidates suitable for the role will:
- be confident in teaching Geography up to and including GCSE to high achieving students and be excited about moving on to teaching to A level
- be passionate about personal and professional development and demonstrate a willingness to engage with the findings of evidence-based research (through our whole school CPD programme)
- help extend and enrich students’ school experiences beyond the curriculum
- have the ability to communicate effectively with staff, students and parents/families
What the school offers its staff
We can offer:
- the opportunity to join a wider team of caring, committed and motivated staff
- a stimulating and creative environment in a school where extra-curricular activities flourish and teachers are encouraged to try new and innovative activities
- a CPD provision tailored to your needs focusing on areas of research and development
- a diverse workplace, with an engaged student and staff community who are currently collaborating on the school’s approach to equality, diversity and inclusion
- a supportive environment where the work-life balance of teachers is proactively supported by the governors and senior leadership team
- Teacher Pension Scheme
- a two-week October half term
- numerous other benefits (please see our attached information pack)
Further details about the role
Students at The Tiffin Girls’ School are highly motivated, kind and respectful, and the school is a genuinely caring and supportive community. We are looking to appoint a teacher of Geography who has the subject knowledge and desire to inspire our extremely engaged, curious and creative student body. The school greatly values the contribution that the study of Geography brings to its curriculum offer and to the all-round development of the students, helping them flourish as global citizens.
Geography is taught as a separate subject throughout Key Stage 3 and is a popular choice at GCSE with over half the year group choosing it as an option. We also run two A Level classes and consistently achieve outstanding results.
Both experienced teachers and Early Career Teachers are welcome to apply (we support the development of new teachers through an excellent ECT training programme).
The Tiffin Girls’ School is ideally situated just fifteen minutes’ walk from Kingston upon Thames town centre and mainline station (Zone 6). For further information about our school please see our web site on www.tiffingirls.org Please note that CV’s will not be accepted.
The school reserves the right to interview and appoint before the closing date, so early applications are strongly encouraged.
Closing date: 9.00am Monday 13 May 2024
Interview date: from Wednesday 15 May 2024
Commitment to safeguarding
The Tiffin Girls’ School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share and support this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to both a full employment history and child protection check, and will also be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring (criminal record) check.
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About The Tiffin Girls' School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- View all Secondaryjobs
- School size
- 1232 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- The Tiffin Girls' School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- recruitment@tiffingirls.org
- Phone number
- 020 8546 0773
The Tiffin Girls’ School, a selective state school and stand-alone Academy, is a vibrant and happy community where the students take centre stage. The school is currently home to 1,235 students, aged between 11 and 18, and is now into its 143rd year. The school is a six form entry selective school, with 180 students in each year group and over 340 in the Sixth Form.
The school prides itself on encouraging students to aspire to do the best in everything they do, whether that be: academic excellence, a passion and enthusiasm for the creative and performing arts, sporting prowess, or student leadership. A broad and challenging curriculum sits alongside a stimulating and rewarding range of extracurricular activities, many of which are student-led, and these elements of school life combine to develop inquisitive, confident, dynamic and successful young people ready for their future lives as global citizens.
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