Geography teacher

Job description

Due to an upcoming gap within the Humanities department, our client secondary school in Bury require a Geography teacher on a full time basis from April 2019. This position will initially commence on a temporary basis, initially for one term; with a fixed term contract available for the appointed Geography teacher in the new academic year.

The small mixed comprehensive secondary school currently has fewer than 600 pupils on roll, resulting in smaller class sizes which can improve the teaching and learning experience. The successful Geography teacher will be responsible for teaching Key Stage Three and Key Stage Four across the ability range.

• Both experienced and newly qualified Geography teachers are welcome to apply for this position
• Full time post, departmental responsibilities of planning and marking are required
• Pay in line with teaching scale point (£23,720 - £39,406 per annum)
• Small mixed comprehensive school in the heart of Bury town centre
• Great public transportation links from central Manchester, Rochdale and Bolton

The school pride themselves upon achieving grades that are significantly higher than the national average within the Humanities department. Praised by Ofsted for their 'Good' behaviour management, the school received a 'Good' grading.

"We are a consistently improving secondary school with a diverse intake each academic year. Due to a foreseen gap, the Humanities department wish to appoint a Geography teacher to join the high achieving Humanities department from April 2019. The successful Geography teacher will be expected to demonstrate their ability to create engaging lessons whilst successfully raising attainment across the cohort." - Head of Humanities

Located near to the centre of Bury, the school is close to the M66 motorway making accessible routes from Bolton, Rossendale, and Rochdale. With recent work completed on the tram line, public transportation links from Manchester city centre also provide a direct route to the school.

The school wish to meet interested Geography teachers at the earliest convenience. To be considered for this position, please send a full CV to Nicola Pollitt. To obtain further information, please contact the Manchester West Secondary Office via the details below;