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South Craven School, Holme Lane, Cross Hills, BD20 7RLAssistant Head of GeographyKey Stage LeadMPS/UPS plus TLR 2:1 (£3,213)Permanent, Full Time, January 2025 StartSouth Craven School, supported by South Craven Academy Trust since May 2011, is an 11-18 mixed comprehensive school situated in a semi-rural location on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales with easy access to Leeds, Bradford and Greater Manchester.South Craven achieves strong results at both GCSE and A level and has an excellent vocational programme.Learning is placed firmly at the heart of the South Craven School community. Our main priority is to ensure our students have the best opportunities for success and the highest possible aspirations for the future.We are very proud of our excellent reputation in our local community, recognising our responsibility to provide young people with the skills and qualities to respond to the challenges of a fast-changing world.An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Geography Faculty for an enthusiastic and talented teacher to join the team as an Assistant Head of Geography to lead KS4.The faculty is vibrant and highly successful.The successful candidate will join the team in January 2025.The main duties and responsibilities of this post include:
- Leadership of KS4 Geography.
- Providing CPD to colleagues to improve the Geography curriculum and teaching and learning.
- Contribution to strategic development planning, monitoring, evaluation and review.
- Supporting the faculty leader.
- Focus on raising the achievement of every student at GCSE.
The successful candidate should be able to demonstrate:
- An ability to teach Geography to A level
- The potential and desire to be an outstanding teacher
- Knowledge and understanding of the Geography curriculum and pedagogy
- Personal ambition and the capacity for hard work
Please apply, in the first instance, by letter of Application enclosing a full CV.If you wish to hear more about this exciting vacancy, please contact Liz Creasey- Business Director on E: The closing date for applications to be returned is Friday 27 September 2024, with interviews to be confirmed.South Craven School is committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity.We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults.We have a robust child protection policy and all staff will receive training relevant to their role at induction and throughout employment.We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.This post is subject to satisfactory reference and enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service criminal records check for work with children.An online search may be undertaken for shortlisted candidates as part of the recruitment process on information available in the public domain.Candidates should disclose anything that may be relevant in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
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