Teacher of Geography
| Posting date: | 24 June 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 11 July 2025 |
| Location: | Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 0BP |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 1d2bd531-837f-4af3-8c1a-eda22fbec318 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
The Geography Department at Westcliff High School for Boys (WHSB) has been a successful Department for many years, as exemplified by its outstanding GCSE and Advanced Level results. The subject is increasingly popular at GCSE with 250 pupils in the Middle School and over 50 A Level Geography students in the Sixth Form. The Department offers a variety of fieldwork opportunities, extracurricular trips (such as a visit to Norway in 2024) and additional clubs which support and extend learning for students. The Department is assisted by a number of Sixth Form Subject Prefects who contribute to a growing mentoring programme and a Geography Society.
The Department has five full-time members of staff, some of whom also contribute to the School’s GCSE and A Level Geology and Breadth Studies programmes.
The post includes the opportunity to take on additional Teaching and Learning Responsibilities in the Department, or Pastoral responsibilities for a Year group, for a suitably experienced candidate.
The post would be suitable for a Graduate with a Degree in Geography, or similar, who is interested in pursuing a teaching qualification. Currently, the School trains teachers through the University of Buckingham's Teacher Apprenticeship route (with the option to add the PGCE).
The post would also be suitable for an Early Career Teacher (ECT) in either their first or second year of the Early Career Framework. ECTs at WHSB follow the ECF training through the National Institute of Teaching. ECTs also benefit from a reduced timetable and a dedicated mentor.
What the school offers its staff
The Geography Department is well-resourced and housed in a suite of fully equipped teaching rooms. All examination class students are provided with Examination Board accredited textbooks, supplemented with additional texts; we use a range of textbooks with Lower School pupils, including Progress in Geography and the Geog. 1, 2, 3 range. In addition, there is a rich supply of bespoke lesson resources and abundant fieldwork supplies.
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 Geography Department at Westcliff High School for Boys (WHSB) has been a successful Department for many years, as exemplified by its outstanding GCSE and Advanced Level results. The subject is increasingly popular at GCSE with 250 pupils in the Middle School and over 50 A Level Geography students in the Sixth Form. The Department offers a variety of fieldwork opportunities, extracurricular trips (such as a visit to Norway in 2024) and additional clubs which support and extend learning for students. The Department is assisted by a number of Sixth Form Subject Prefects who contribute to a growing mentoring programme and a Geography Society.
The Department has five full-time members of staff, some of whom also contribute to the School’s GCSE and A Level Geology and Breadth Studies programmes.
The post includes the opportunity to take on additional Teaching and Learning Responsibilities in the Department, or Pastoral responsibilities for a Year group, for a suitably experienced candidate.
The post would be suitable for a Graduate with a Degree in Geography, or similar, who is interested in pursuing a teaching qualification. Currently, the School trains teachers through the University of Buckingham's Teacher Apprenticeship route (with the option to add the PGCE).
The post would also be suitable for an Early Career Teacher (ECT) in either their first or second year of the Early Career Framework. ECTs at WHSB follow the ECF training through the National Institute of Teaching. ECTs also benefit from a reduced timetable and a dedicated mentor.
What the school offers its staff
The Geography Department is well-resourced and housed in a suite of fully equipped teaching rooms. All examination class students are provided with Examination Board accredited textbooks, supplemented with additional texts; we use a range of textbooks with Lower School pupils, including Progress in Geography and the Geog. 1, 2, 3 range. In addition, there is a rich supply of bespoke lesson resources and abundant fieldwork supplies.
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.