Teacher of Geography with an additional week holiday a year

Let Oakmoor look after you and your career. We value staff and their wellbeing, and offer an additional week holiday at October half term for all staff.

The guiding principle behind the KS3 Geography curriculum is to ensure that all students receive teaching on areas that are not only interesting and informative, but give them a different view of the world than they may have experienced. At GCSE we teach Edexcel Geography A which covers a wide range of exciting, contemporary topics reflecting the world we live in, with greater focus on climate change, sustainability, and the geographical skills that employers expect.

In 2023 we were awarded the Quality Mark for Holocaust Education by UCL. In the summer term, Year 8 have their Holocaust education. All Humanities staff teach the subject over a two week period. We then follow this up with a visit from a Holocaust survivor or descendant and in the Autumn term we go to the Imperial War Museum to visit the Holocaust Galleries. We also offer a trip to Poland and Auschwitz in year 10/11. In February 2023 we took 25 Year 9/10 to Iceland. We also take Year 7 to Winchester, as a Humanities team to look at the history, conduct some geography fieldwork and visit the Cathedral.

As a department and a team, we are always looking at ways to improve the delivery of our subjects and ensure our students leave Oakmoor with both academic success and as well-rounded adults ready to engage with the world in a meaningful and positive way.

Principal Accountabilities:

 1.             Plan and deliver high quality engaging and appropriately challenging lessons that inspire all students to share a passion for your subject and become independent learners.

2.             Ensure all students make rapid and sustained progress in line with the assessment criteria for the scheme of work or qualification.

3.             Effectively assess student progress and understanding to inform future planning and make formative and summative assessment, including data for reporting purposes in line with academy procedure.

4.             Provide high quality marking and constructive feedback so that students are informed of how to improve their work.

5.             Set and assess appropriate homework that matches individual student needs.

6.             Take responsibility to ensure teaching assistants understand the aims and outcomes of your teaching to ensure an effective and collaborative contribution for the benefit of all students.

7.             Attend scheduled meetings of the academy and parents’ evenings as directed by your line manager or senior staff.

8.             Make a positive contribution to the strategic aims, values and ethos of your subject area/s, the academy and the University of Chichester Academy Trust.

9.             Contribute to the wider life of the academy, such as leading on extra curricula activities.