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Head of Geography
| Posting date: | 14 February 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 14 March 2025 |
| Location: | Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, WF13 2JE |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 103aac49-d8a3-43a7-8cf3-f3720845c771 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Consistently delivering highly effective lessons to the full 11-16 age range.
Experience of leading the development of effective teaching resources and strategies, and sharing good practice with others.
Understanding of strategies for improving Teaching & Learning and
Assessment
To have strong leadership skills to assist with the successful leadership of the geography department.
Experience of monitoring pupil attainment across cohorts and key stages.
To be able to support other teachers to improve their teaching in a sensitive manner.
Involvement in quality assurance at a departmental or whole school level.
Developing detailed and engaging schemes of work and planning with
others.
Qualified teacher status with relevant qualification in drama.
Evidence of recent and relevant professional development.
A highly effective teacher of geography.
A good understanding of data and showing outcomes for groups of pupils.
High expectations of all pupils.
Ability to work to deadlines.
To be self-motivating.
Willingness to work hard.
Commitment to Equal Opportunities.
Ability to work under pressure.
Ability to take the initiative.
What the school offers its staff
Westborough High School is a happy, vibrant and warm place to work and learn. A kind, positive, respectful, tolerant culture and ethos are at the heart of the school; staff are valued both as professionals and human beings.
Why work at Westborough? Explore more by visiting our website:
https://www.w-h-s.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Why_work_at_Westborough.pdf
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.
Consistently delivering highly effective lessons to the full 11-16 age range.
Experience of leading the development of effective teaching resources and strategies, and sharing good practice with others.
Understanding of strategies for improving Teaching & Learning and
Assessment
To have strong leadership skills to assist with the successful leadership of the geography department.
Experience of monitoring pupil attainment across cohorts and key stages.
To be able to support other teachers to improve their teaching in a sensitive manner.
Involvement in quality assurance at a departmental or whole school level.
Developing detailed and engaging schemes of work and planning with
others.
Qualified teacher status with relevant qualification in drama.
Evidence of recent and relevant professional development.
A highly effective teacher of geography.
A good understanding of data and showing outcomes for groups of pupils.
High expectations of all pupils.
Ability to work to deadlines.
To be self-motivating.
Willingness to work hard.
Commitment to Equal Opportunities.
Ability to work under pressure.
Ability to take the initiative.
What the school offers its staff
Westborough High School is a happy, vibrant and warm place to work and learn. A kind, positive, respectful, tolerant culture and ethos are at the heart of the school; staff are valued both as professionals and human beings.
Why work at Westborough? Explore more by visiting our website:
https://www.w-h-s.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Why_work_at_Westborough.pdf
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.