Teacher of Geography (and Humanities)
| Posting date: | 13 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 27 June 2025 |
| Location: | Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG22 4HS |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | e96d30b7-3d0a-445c-b699-d7417aa71255 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
The successful candidate will be:
• An excellent classroom practitioner in Geography but also able to teach some lessons of History and Religious Studies if required
• Committed to achieving the very best outcomes for our students and our journey to being an outstanding school
• Able to create a stimulating learning environment to promote exceptional progress and high engagement
• Passionate about teaching and learning and your own professional development
• Able to make a significant contribution to the development of the Humanities Faculty and wider school life
• QTS qualification
What the school offers its staff
Why apply to work at Brighton Hill Community School?
• High quality support from the Senior Leadership Team and the Humanities faculty which has a track record of excellent GCSE results
• “Leaders and governors constantly focus on their vision of ‘making success inevitable’”. (Ofsted 2022)
• “Lessons are calm and focused. When asking pupils about this, one simply explained, ‘It’s how we do it here.’” (Ofsted 2022)
• The opportunity to innovate and develop your professional skills through a comprehensive and innovative professional development programme which seeks to develop all staff
• The chance to be part of a dedicated team committed to improving outcomes for our students, who “are eager to explain why they believe that Brighton Hill is such a special school.” (Ofsted 2022)
• A clear vision for Teaching and Learning which embraces current research and creative practice
Further details about the role
We are seeking an innovative, highly effective and inspirational full-time Teacher of Geography and Humanities starting as soon as possible or from January 2026.
Brighton Hill Community School has been rated as ‘Outstanding’ in 3 of the 4 areas inspected by Ofsted and ‘Good’ overall. We continue our rapid progress journey of ‘making success inevitable’ as a coeducational 11-16 Community School with over 1,200 students. You will teach Geography across the age and attainment range as well as being able to teach some lessons of History and Religious Studies if required, most likely at Key Stage 3, and make a significant positive contribution to the vision of the school.
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.
The successful candidate will be:
• An excellent classroom practitioner in Geography but also able to teach some lessons of History and Religious Studies if required
• Committed to achieving the very best outcomes for our students and our journey to being an outstanding school
• Able to create a stimulating learning environment to promote exceptional progress and high engagement
• Passionate about teaching and learning and your own professional development
• Able to make a significant contribution to the development of the Humanities Faculty and wider school life
• QTS qualification
What the school offers its staff
Why apply to work at Brighton Hill Community School?
• High quality support from the Senior Leadership Team and the Humanities faculty which has a track record of excellent GCSE results
• “Leaders and governors constantly focus on their vision of ‘making success inevitable’”. (Ofsted 2022)
• “Lessons are calm and focused. When asking pupils about this, one simply explained, ‘It’s how we do it here.’” (Ofsted 2022)
• The opportunity to innovate and develop your professional skills through a comprehensive and innovative professional development programme which seeks to develop all staff
• The chance to be part of a dedicated team committed to improving outcomes for our students, who “are eager to explain why they believe that Brighton Hill is such a special school.” (Ofsted 2022)
• A clear vision for Teaching and Learning which embraces current research and creative practice
Further details about the role
We are seeking an innovative, highly effective and inspirational full-time Teacher of Geography and Humanities starting as soon as possible or from January 2026.
Brighton Hill Community School has been rated as ‘Outstanding’ in 3 of the 4 areas inspected by Ofsted and ‘Good’ overall. We continue our rapid progress journey of ‘making success inevitable’ as a coeducational 11-16 Community School with over 1,200 students. You will teach Geography across the age and attainment range as well as being able to teach some lessons of History and Religious Studies if required, most likely at Key Stage 3, and make a significant positive contribution to the vision of the school.
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.