Subject Leader of Geography
Christ's School
Richmond upon Thames
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Outer London Salary plus TLR £6,303 plus other TLR opportunities/recruitment allowance
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2024
- Apply by:
- 20 May 2024
Job overview
Christ's School is located near to Richmond Park and is a truly inclusive and comprehensive Anglican school which provides for students of every faith and every background and has attained an excellent reputation within the local community. Its strong Christian ethos permeates all aspects of the school's work and this has had a marked impact in securing excellent outcomes in each student's personal development, based on good relationships at all levels.
Christ’s has excellent CPD opportunities for all staff and can offer PGCE/ECT mentoring support and has a welcoming social community. Staff health and wellbeing are extremely important to us with opportunities to work and socialise together outside of the classroom, enjoying activities such as staff breakfast, yoga, salsa dancing, football and other team sports.
We have extensive grounds which are used by the wider community and we can offer free car parking for all staff. The school is located in Richmond which offers good transport links by tube, train and road.
We are looking for an experienced Geography Teacher looking to lead a successful department. There are other potential TLR opportunities as well as a recruitment allowance to be discussed at interview.
Candidates are very welcome to visit us, tour the school and meet the humanities department prior to interview.
To apply please send your completed application form (no CVs) with a covering letter outlining how you meet the criteria detailed in the application pack to Julia Ralph, H.R. Officer, email: hr@christs.school by 9am, Monday, 20 May 2024.
Interviews to follow thereafter.
Early applications are welcome and we reserve the right to appoint before the closing date if we find a suitable candidate.
Tel: 020 8940 6982 www.christs.richmond.sch.uk
Christ’s School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants will undergo appropriate child protection screening including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.
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About Christ's School
Christ’s is an oversubscribed, Church of England comprehensive school and sixth form situated in the heart of Richmond, on an enviable site adjacent to Richmond Park, in South West London.
At Christ’s School we are committed to the pursuit of excellence in all that we do. This enables us to combine our expectations for our students’ outstanding academic achievement with an emphasis on their personal growth as well-rounded individuals. Our aim is for students to become confident, successful, responsible young people, who love learning, have a desire to lead and to serve, and are ambitious for their own futures.
Christ’s School offers a fantastic learning environment. All our departments benefit from large, well-equipped specialist classrooms and all of our school community benefits from our ICT suite, drama and dance spaces and science laboratories within our fantastic sixth form building.
Our students, and the wider community, also enjoy a very comprehensive range of sports facilities, including a full size sports hall, outdoor tennis, basketball and netball courts, a full size football and rugby pitch, a dance studio as well as an outdoor athletics track and working in conjunction with Richmond Cricket Club we have a cricket wicket, outfield and batting nets.
Whether it is by competing in the finals of the National Basketball Championships, visiting the Houses of Parliament, performing at the Carnegie Hall in New York or an action-packed language trip to France, we offer students a wide-range of learning opportunities. Academic, social, musciacl and sports clubs run every day before and after school catering for all age groups and interests.
As an inclusive Church of England school, we welcome students and staff of all faiths. Our learning environment is inspirational, supportive and happy, and based on the Christian values of Love, Justice and Peace. . ‘The headteacher provides strong, purposeful leadership founded on Christian values, and she is well supported by her staff. These values permeate every aspect of school life. Staff are proud to work at the school, and praise the school’s leadership.’’ Ofsted, 2021.
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