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Geography Teacher

Job details
Posting date: 14 April 2026
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 27 April 2026
Location: Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 4SR
Company: Teaching Vacancies
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: a2c73617-4c63-430f-a213-53869afcea25

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Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

• An enthusiastic, highly motivated and inspirational Geography teacher.
• The role would suit an established teacher with a proven record of excellent teaching or an ECT with drive and ambition.
• Someone to join a highly successful Geography department who are all passionate about delivering a high-quality engaging maths curriculum to our pupils in both Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4.
• Our pupils achieve consistently strong results in Geography reflecting high expectations, excellent teaching and a curriculum designed to challenge and inspire learners of all abilities. Over half of our Year 9 pupils choose to continue with geography at KS4, demonstrating strong engagement and confidence in the subject. Our outcomes reflect this commitment: since 2018,68% of students have achieved grade 4+and 21% have achieved grade 7+, both consistently above national averages.

These results demonstrate the strength, consistency and expertise within our Geography team—making it an exciting time to join us.

What the school offers its staff

• The post offers the opportunity to join a school determined to improve on our success by committing to the ongoing development of all our staff with CPD opportunities and investing in high quality teaching and learning.
• St Bede’s takes steps to ensure staff feel valued and have a positive work-life balance, including staff well-being windows, over 15% of non-contact time, marking policies that utilise whole class feedback and eliminating lengthy written reports. Other benefits include discounted gym membership and an Employee Assistance Program giving you access to free physio and counselling services.

Further details about the role

St Bede’s is a successful and heavily over-subscribed mixed, 11-16 school with a long history of academic success. Our school has been awarded Good in our recent Ofsted inspection and we have an excellent reputation in the community for the standards of behaviour and achievements of our pupils.

Our school has been awarded Good in our recent Ofsted inspection and we have an excellent reputation in the community for the standards of behaviour and achievements of our pupils.

St Bede’s is committed to safeguarding children and young people and therefore this post is subject to enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service clearance.

Candidates shortlisted for interview will be expected to deliver an observed lesson on a topic chosen by the Academic Leader of Maths.

Commitment to safeguarding

Enhanced DBS required

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