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Lead Practitioner Geography

Job details
Posting date: 19 February 2025
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 03 March 2025
Location: Kettering, Northamptonshire, NN14 6BB
Company: Teaching Vacancies
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 0334b2c7-9608-43f0-b107-0279caa6de04

Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

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What the school offers its staff

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Further details about the role

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join Montsaye Academy as a Lead Practitioner for Geography. Our Lead Practitioner will lead the enhancement of teaching and learning within Humanities Department and will make a key contribution in ensuring outstanding progress in Geography lessons.

We occasionally close vacancies early in the event that we receive a high volume of applications. Interviews may begin soon after receipt of applications for shortlisted candidates, therefore we recommend that you apply early. If you would like to arrange a tour of the school or to speak with a member of the team to learn more about our Academy and the role, please email the academy Business Manager Wayne Eldridge who will assist you further: weldridge@montsaye.org

The workplace will endeavour to make any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job and the working environment to enable access to employment opportunities for disabled job applicants or continued employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition (as defined in the Equality Act 2010).

Montsaye Safeguarding Policies and Procedures are available on their website, which can be accessed at the following web address : https://www.montsaye.northants.sch.uk/about-us/policies-and-funding/

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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.