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Teacher of Geography

Teacher of Geography

Kingswood Secondary Academy

Corby, Northamptonshire

  • Expired
Salary:
MPR/UPR
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
September 2019
Apply by:
21 April 2019

Job overview

As Teacher of Geography, you will be expected to engage and enthuse learners through a commitment to outstanding teaching and learning. You will join a pupil-oriented and ambitious Humanities Faculty where everyone works together to help pupils to understand the world in which they live and how human activity interacts with the environment to shape the future. Geography is offered to up Key stage 5.

Both newly qualified and experienced Teachers are encouraged to apply.

To be successful, you will:

  • be committed to expanding students' knowledge and understanding beyond the classroom; 
  • be innovative in your techniques to motivate and inspire young people; 
  • be a great team player and first-class communicator.


About us:

We are part of the Greenwood Academies Trust (GAT) and are situated in Corby. We host exceptional teaching facilities, including innovatively designed ICT suites and purpose-built laboratories, to name a few. We are led by our Principal, Andrew Burton, who is committed and dedicated to securing achievement for all pupils and has high expectations of pupils and staff, encouraging all young people to work hard and make the best of all the opportunities provided.

In return:

You can be assured that you will be joining a Multi Academy Trust that is dedicated to valuing and developing the workforce through ensuring a fair workload and offering access to bespoke CPD from the Learning Alliance to enhance professional growth.

For NQTs looking to join the Trust, you can be assured that we will invest in developing your practice to ensure you succeed. All NQTs are required to attend the NQT development programme where you will be taken through a range of core areas of professional development including induction and training days where all the NQTs from the Trust are brought together. This training doesn’t stop at NQTs as the Learning Alliance also offers programmes for Teachers looking to develop techniques and strategies to improve classroom practice.


Visits are warmly welcomed. Please contact Joanna March, PA to the Principal, on 01536 741857 or email jmarch@kingswoodsecondaryacademy.org to arrange a mutually convenient appointment. 

For more information, please visit   https://app.kallidusrecruit.com/GreenwoodAcademiesTrust/VacancyInformation.aspx?VId=34924  

Closing date: Midnight on 22nd April 2019.

If this post attracts sufficient interest before the closing date, we may decide to close this vacancy at an earlier date, so an early application is advised.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment and undergo appropriate checks, therefore, all posts within the Trust are subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.

All adults employed by the Trust have a responsibility for data protection and have a duty to observe and follow the principles of the GDPR Regulations.

The Trust welcomes applications from all, irrespective of gender, marital status, disability, race, age or sexual orientation.

About Kingswood Secondary Academy

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+44 1536 741857

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Kingswood Secondary Academy has benefited hugely from being part of the Greenwood Academies Trust (GAT). We are situated in the fantastic town of Corby, Northamptonshire. It is an exciting time for Corby as the town moves forward strongly with mainline access to St Pancras, excellent road links with the A14/M1/A1, beautiful villages and countryside, a substantial new housing development, a new town centre, an Olympic swimming pool, the Corby Cube – the list goes on!

At Kingswood, we have been steadily and sustainably improving and are now proud that our students achieve above-national-average outcomes; indeed, we are in the top third of Northamptonshire schools for the progress our students make. A huge part of this progress has been putting our fantastic staff at the heart of all that we do. We have a long tradition of training and developing our staff, but we are very pleased to be well on in the process of further strengthening and planning a very intentional and high-quality programme of staff development.

We are blessed with very high-quality teaching and learning facilities, including innovatively designed ICT suites, purpose-built laboratories, excellent sporting facilities, a brand-new Restaurant for our Y7 and Y8 students, and a dedicated Sixth Form area, to name but a few!

The academy is led by the Principal, Matt Gamble, who is dedicated to securing achievement for all pupils and has high expectations of students and staff, encouraging all young people to work hard and make the best of all the opportunities provided.

Come and see for yourself by requesting a Walk and Talk with a member of the Senior Leadership Team. Email: jlawson@kingswoodsecondaryacademy.org

For more information about Kingswood, please visit: https://www.kingswoodsecondaryacademy.org/

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