Head Of Geography
| Posting date: | 03 October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 October 2025 |
| Location: | London, SE18 5PW |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 786f80b3-a394-4281-91c0-7e93c8abed98 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for a leader who is:
• Experienced in teaching Geography across all key stages, with a proven track record of excellent student outcomes.
• Able to lead and inspire a department, setting high expectations and driving a culture of continuous improvement.
• Knowledgeable about current research-informed practice and able to translate this into outstanding classroom teaching.
• Committed to developing best practice approaches to curriculum, teaching, assessment, and fieldwork opportunities.
• Passionate about creating engaging learning experiences that develop curiosity and a lasting enthusiasm for Geography.
• Able to model professional integrity, resilience, and strong organisational skills.
• A collaborative leader who contributes to the wider school community and supports whole-school priorities.
• Dedicated to their own professional growth, with aspirations for further leadership development.
• Commitment to living out our Christian values in every aspect of school life.
What the school offers its staff
• A strong Christian ethos that underpins all aspects of school life through kindness, respect and purpose.
• An excellent and supportive senior leadership team, ensuring you feel valued and empowered in your role.
• High-quality leadership training and professional development, including access to NPQs.
• A commitment to staff well-being, including access to an on-site gym available before and after school, as well as during holidays.
• An Apple MacBook for work use, both in school and at home.
• Enthusiastic and ambitious students who are keen to learn.
• A positive school culture built on collaboration and distributed leadership.
Further details about the role
Job Overview
We are seeking to appoint an ambitious and inspiring Head of Geography with a passion for the subject to lead our thriving department at our All Through School, Secondary Phase Peninsula site.
The successful candidate will combine excellent leadership and management skills with deep subject knowledge, excellent teaching and learning knowledge across KS3, KS4, and KS5. You will be committed to fostering a love of Geography and promote opportunities for students to broaden their understanding through fieldwork and enrichment experiences. We would also welcome applications from candidates interested in a part-time role (0.8 FTE)
About Us
St. Mary Magdalene is a thriving Church of England school in the Greenwich. We are guided by our values of Faith, Family, and Fellowship. These values are at the heart of everything we do, fostering a nurturing and inclusive environment for both students and staff that is rooted in our Christian Faith. Recognised by Ofsted as a ‘Good’ school and with a SIAMS judge of ‘Outstanding’.
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.
We are looking for a leader who is:
• Experienced in teaching Geography across all key stages, with a proven track record of excellent student outcomes.
• Able to lead and inspire a department, setting high expectations and driving a culture of continuous improvement.
• Knowledgeable about current research-informed practice and able to translate this into outstanding classroom teaching.
• Committed to developing best practice approaches to curriculum, teaching, assessment, and fieldwork opportunities.
• Passionate about creating engaging learning experiences that develop curiosity and a lasting enthusiasm for Geography.
• Able to model professional integrity, resilience, and strong organisational skills.
• A collaborative leader who contributes to the wider school community and supports whole-school priorities.
• Dedicated to their own professional growth, with aspirations for further leadership development.
• Commitment to living out our Christian values in every aspect of school life.
What the school offers its staff
• A strong Christian ethos that underpins all aspects of school life through kindness, respect and purpose.
• An excellent and supportive senior leadership team, ensuring you feel valued and empowered in your role.
• High-quality leadership training and professional development, including access to NPQs.
• A commitment to staff well-being, including access to an on-site gym available before and after school, as well as during holidays.
• An Apple MacBook for work use, both in school and at home.
• Enthusiastic and ambitious students who are keen to learn.
• A positive school culture built on collaboration and distributed leadership.
Further details about the role
Job Overview
We are seeking to appoint an ambitious and inspiring Head of Geography with a passion for the subject to lead our thriving department at our All Through School, Secondary Phase Peninsula site.
The successful candidate will combine excellent leadership and management skills with deep subject knowledge, excellent teaching and learning knowledge across KS3, KS4, and KS5. You will be committed to fostering a love of Geography and promote opportunities for students to broaden their understanding through fieldwork and enrichment experiences. We would also welcome applications from candidates interested in a part-time role (0.8 FTE)
About Us
St. Mary Magdalene is a thriving Church of England school in the Greenwich. We are guided by our values of Faith, Family, and Fellowship. These values are at the heart of everything we do, fostering a nurturing and inclusive environment for both students and staff that is rooted in our Christian Faith. Recognised by Ofsted as a ‘Good’ school and with a SIAMS judge of ‘Outstanding’.
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.