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SalaryClosing date:29/01/2024 at 12:00
Job Start Date:September 2024
Contract/Hours:Permanent , Full-time
Key Stage:KS3/KS4
Salary Type:MPR / UPR
Salary Details:MPR/UPR - depending on experience
Hours of Work:Full-time
Location of Role:Crestwood Community School - Shakespeare Rd and Cherbourg Rd Campuses
Contact e-mail address:hr@crestwood.hants.sch.uk
We are looking to appoint a Teacher of Geography to start September 2024, if you are an ECT the post is commencing 1st July 2024. We are seeking someone who will be ambitious for our students, and has a vision for the development of Geography in our curriculum. The challenge for the successful applicants will be to contribute to further developing an already strong subject and continue to raise standards at both KS3 and GCSE.
The Geography department comprises a mix of experienced teachers and ECT2s. The department is headed by our Assistant Achievement Leader for the EBacc Faculty, who has led the Geography department in reviewing and adapting the KS3 and GCSE curriculum. The Geography department works collaboratively with each other in developing the challenge of the subject to maximise the progress our students make. Our Geography GCSE results continue to be some of the strongest in the wider EBacc Faculty, and the department strives to give our students a broadened understanding of the world around us.
As a new member of staff you will be well supported: we have a comprehensive induction process, and you will be given an Induction Mentor and a ‘professional buddy’. We have the Investors in People standard, and see professional learning as a major strategic priority.
For the successful candidate, a commitment to raising standards and a passion for developing young adults is essential: this entails a commitment to all learners, to excellence for all, and a belief that a good school makes a significant difference to learners’ life chances, levels of attainment and the wellbeing of the community as a whole.
As a school we take staff well being seriously. We offer staff the following:
- wellbeing weeks, with no commitments scheduled after school
- free lunch every day
- free tea and coffee
- half termly cooked breakfasts
- accrued inset days, taken as twilights, giving staff an additional 4 days off a year
- One well being day per year (during term-time), to be taken at their chosen time (after a qualifying period)
- weekly thank you bulletin
- birthday cards
- heads discretionary leaves of absence for family events
- acts of random kindness
- access to mental health first aiders
Your application should comprise a completed Hampshire teaching application form, and a letter in which you should outline your experience to date, the reasons for your interest in the post and your suitability for it. Please include a paragraph on your philosophy of teaching Geography and what specialisms you could bring to Crestwood Community School.
Applications, with the names and addresses of two referees, should be returned to me, Krista Dawkins, Head Teacher at hr@crestwood.hants.sch.uk by 12pm on the closing date.
Please download further details and a Hampshire Teaching Application form from the school website www.crestwood.hants.sch.uk located under the School Information / Vacancies tab.
Safer Recruitment
Crestwood Community School and Hampshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.
