Geography Teacher
Applications from ECTs welcome
* Start date: January 2025, Temp to Perm
* Contract: Full Time
* Location: Bedfordshire (MK42 area)
Teaching Personnel are the UK's largest Education Recruitment Company, with over 80 branches across England and Wales and over 20 years experience supporting schools across every sector with staffing, tutoring and supply.
We are working closely with a School situated in a suburb of Bedfordshire, easily accessible from Bedford, Milton Keynes and parts of Northamptonshire. This is a small academy part of a successful regional trust, who seek a Geography Teacher able to teach mainly Key Stage 3 level. They are open to applicants from Geography Teachers or specialists who can offer their teaching expertise on a contract basis or are seeking their next permanent role.
The role would involve teaching Geography predominantly to Year 7 - Year 8 classes (KS3). A Geography Teacher with at least 1 year experience teaching Geography to GCSE is essential and ideally obtained a PGCE Geography.
About the school:
This medium size, village-based Secondary School is looking for a Geography specialist to join an established cohort of staff and become part of a long-standing Senior Team with excellent support and organisation in place. In Bedfordshire, this school prides itself on local Teachers with good behaviour standards which all students adhere to. They proudly support the wider community to get the best outcomes possible, whether that be in academic results, community engagement, performing arts or performance on the sports pitch.
Contract
This would be a permanent role for the right person, with a 3 month probation period via our temp to perm programme. You would be treated as permanent staff from the start of your contract, being involved in all CPD activities and sessions inclusive of that. You would be expected to plan, mark and deliver Geography lessons to your timetabled devised of KS3 and KS4 classes with PPA time included. You must arrive no later than 8:15am and finish at 15:25pm.
Pay
You would be paid to the National Teacher Pay Scale salary between M1 - UPS1 on a daily rate equivalent.
Like the sound of this role?
The ideal candidate we would like to speak to will possess:
* QTS or PGCE Geography Qualification
* Geography Teacher with at least 1 years experience teaching up to KS4
* Highly knowledgeable in GCSE Geography curriculum
* Be passionate about teaching Geography and promoting learning in Geography for excellent results
* Good or Outstanding classroom practice with high expectations for achievements and behaviour
* Be able to plan and deliver creative and stimulating Geography lessons
Benefits working through Teaching Personnel:
✓ Competitive rates of pay
✓ Weekly payroll
✓ Upskill yourself ready for any school with our CPD Academy free courses
✓ Dedicated and experienced Secondary Consultant with expert local knowledge
✓ Reliability of being part of the UK's leading education staffing provider
✓ Nationwide opportunities if you decided to relocate, no re-registering required
✓ Guidance for Graduates through our Future Teachers Programme
We offer a competitive salary and benefits package, discussed during the initial interview. We can provide support for DBS applications if needed. Please apply with updated CV via this advert.
We look forward to receiving your application!
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All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
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