Teacher of Geography
Forest Hill School
Lewisham, London
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS-UPS (inner London) £28660 - £47298
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- New academic year
- Apply by:
- 15 June 2018
Job overview
At Forest Hill School, we challenge stereotypes about under-achieving boys. Are you up for the challenge?
Forest Hill is an oversubscribed 11-19 school which exists to serve the local community through innovative teaching and a broad and comprehensive curriculum offer in state-of-the-art facilities. We have a strong record of academic success which combined with our Performance Arts specialism underpins the development of our boys all the way to our co-educational post 16 provision. Geography is a large, thriving subject area which is one of our major option choices at KS4 and very popular at A-Level. We believe that excellent Geography provision balances academic rigour, fieldwork and a range of opportunities outside the curriculum, including a hugely popular trip to Iceland.
Our ideal candidate is;
•A Geography specialist, though ability to teach other Humanities subjects is desirable
•An outstanding teacher who combines a range of innovative teaching strategies with excellent relationships with young people
•A team player who works well with others and is dedicated to the success of their students
•Someone who looks for ways to improve themselves and the school and is not afraid of taking responsibility beyond their classroom
We will offer;
•The opportunity to work in an established and experienced school which challenges the stereotypes of underachieving boys in inner city London
•A personalised CPD programme that offers a range of opportunities to broaden your pedagogical experience and which seeks to support you in developing yourself for future leadership roles
•Modern, state of the art facilities, including staff laptops and the use of excellent ICT facilities with the students
Please visit our website at www.foresthill.lewisham.sch.uk to make direct on-line applications (no CVs only), which must be returned to vacancies@foresthillschool.co.uk Informal visits are welcome – please contact the school to arrange with Faculty Lead, Mr Alan Brook.
Closing date for applications is 12 noon Friday 15th June with interviews scheduled for Tuesday 19th June. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be notified and our interview process includes lesson observation.
Forest Hill School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our commitment is underpinned by robust processes and procedures that seek to maximise opportunity, minimise risk and continuously promote a culture of safeguarding amongst our workforce.
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About Forest Hill School
Forest Hill’s ethos is aptly summarised in our motto Aspiring to Excellence Together. We are a community in which mutual support and a spirit of relentless ambition drive a desire to ensure that we constantly strive to surpass previous achievements. All community members are encouraged and expected to contribute to this culture thus ensuring that the creativity and evolution of our student offer is maintained. We are a performing arts’ school, but creativity does not simply apply to our performing arts’ subjects; it also applies to the academic curriculum in which we promote engagement, enquiry and ingenuity. We want our students to emerge from Forest Hill School as engaged citizens and leaders of the future, fully equipped to confidently enter a competitive world.
We communicate and reinforce the vision and ethos of the school community through our Core Values (https://foresthill.lewisham.sch.uk/motto-and-values/), which were developed in consultation with all stakeholders:
• Hard Work
• Ambition
• Respect
• Kindness
All aspects of life at Forest Hill is underpinned by these values, and we promote them as the prerequisites of academic excellence and success. The values also encapsulate a sense of pride in belonging to Forest Hill, something which is shared by all students and staff.
Headteacher
Mike Sullivan
Ofsted report
Pupils study a broad and interesting curriculum. The school has carefully considered the important knowledge that they want pupils to study. In the sixth form, a wide range of A-level choices is supplemented by several different vocational qualifications. Within subjects, the chosen topics of study have been put together in a logical way. This helps pupils to build on their prior knowledge so they learn more and remember more over time. This means that, from the start, pupils are well prepared for the rigour of GCSEs and for sixth-form studies. Leaders also make sure that content is relevant and interesting for pupils.
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