Geography Teacher
Queen Katharine Academy
Peterborough
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS/UPS
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2024
- Apply by:
- 16 April 2024
Job overview
Geography Teacher
Contract: Permanent
Salary: MPS/UPS
Site: Queen Katharine Academy
Closing date: 9am 16th April 2024
Start: September 2024
Thomas Deacon Education Trust withhold the right to withdraw the advert and/or interview suitable candidates before the specified closing date.
“The world needs Geographers: to make sense of the world, to understand connections and relationships between its physical and human natures, to solve the interrelated and dynamic environmental, social and economic challenges of the present and of the future”
Queen Katharine Academy are looking to appoint a Geography teacher who wants to make a difference to join our enthusiastic, hard-working and committed team. Is that you?
The QKA Geography department aims to inspire and develop our students to (be):
· Responsible global citizens equipped with awareness, skills and knowledge to face and understand challenges of the 21st century and beyond
· Show Excellence, through achievement in their Geographical understanding, skills and knowledge
· Support all students in their development as future global citizens
· Take Pride in their Geographical skills, knowledge and achievement
· Have Empathy to understand their world, its wonders and challenges
· Have a sense of Community and place, from a local, to national to international perspective and scale (physical and human)
· Tolerant of other peoples, cultures and backgrounds
In the words of current staff:
“We may be a small team, but we have big plans for the future. We believe in the power of teaching Geography to our students; how it will broaden their horizons and make them more informed about the world in which they live. We plan and collaborate together, sharing ideas and trying new things. Our curriculum and resources change to reflect the changes in our world. Geography at QKA is now becoming a popular subject of choice at both KS4 and 5, a fact for which we are very proud. I love teaching Geography at QKA.”
“Why I enjoy working here: super friendly and fun staff across the school, great learning environment and good facilities. We all support each other and build on each other’s strengths, high quality resources and teaching materials, interesting topics and subjects for learning, tremendous fun to work and collaborate with everyone! Highlights: strong, informative feedback to foster strengths and improve teaching capabilities, great subject meetings which allow us to really devote time to improving the subject for us and the students. Fieldtrips in GCSE to the coast, chance to teach A-level groups and field trips to Wales and London”
The department is well resourced and led by fantastic practitioners and we are looking to appoint a colleague who shares their enthusiasm and unwavering determination to help every student enjoy, achieve and progress.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a school within one of the well-regarded Trusts in the eastern region. The school has a great history of success and a bright and exciting future and we are looking for an ambitious and dynamic teacher to steer it through the next stage of its development. Collaboration, educational research and professional development are at the core of how the schools within Thomas Deacon Education Trust work together. With a clear focus on teaching at all levels, including Sixth Form, the Trust is well placed to provide great opportunities to promote Queen Katharine Academy as a leading school and you will be given effective support to develop you personally as an outstanding teacher.
ECT specifics
· Reduced timetable.
· Dedicated mentor.
· Opportunity to observe excellent teachers within TDET.
· Bespoke in-house CPD.
· Weekly Mentor meetings.
· Support from senior staff.
· Potential to start employment prior to summer holidays.
The Trust offers:
· Progression opportunities across the Trust
· Access to the most generous pension schemes in the UK (LGPS & teachers’ pension scheme)
· Free & confidential Employee Assistance Programme
· Continuous development, e.g. regular CPD sessions, coaching, Trust training days
· Free eye test vouchers and flu vaccinations
· Cycle to work scheme
· A supportive Early Careers Teacher programme
· £250 Recommend a friend scheme
· Collaborative working across schools in the Trust
Thomas Deacon Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The Academy will require the successful candidate to provide satisfactory references and undertake an Enhanced Check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Attached documents
About Queen Katharine Academy
- Queen Katharine Academy
- Mountsteven Avenue, Walton, Peterborough
- Cambridgeshire
- PE4 6HX
- United Kingdom
Queen Katharine Academy is a member of the Peterborough based Thomas Deacon Education Trust and opened in September 2017 having emerged from its predecessor school, The Voyager Academy. The name change signified a deep desire to be associated with its local community and to align itself with the admirable the Academy building values of Katharine of Aragon who is buried in the city’s cathedral.
Whilst a building does not make a school, it is worth noting that the Academy building is a purpose built, modern facility, providing a range of impressive classrooms and multi-use communal spaces with expansive playing fields and sporting facilities. The Academy is a larger than average 11-19 school in north Peterborough with approximately 1100 students on roll – 300 in the sixth form. We are acutely aware that the key purpose of the Academy is to put students first and everything we do must reflect that aim. Our vision is: “To be an inclusive centre of educational excellence.”We seek to ensure that students receive a broad and balanced education that enables them to achieve their potential and take the appropriate next steps in their lives as valued and confident members of society. We have high expectations of our students in all that they do and this is underpinned by a set of guiding principles focussed around the key concept of respect, ensuring that our Academy is a purposeful, calm and safe place to learn. Similarly, we have high expectations of ourselves and strive to provide high quality support and guidance alongside stimulating and engaging learning experiences.
We are very much committed to working with parents and carers and firmly believe that effective, long-lasting partnerships are crucial in supporting our students to be the best that they can be.
Through high standards in teaching and pastoral care and the many opportunities provided both within the formal curriculum and beyond, our students are prepared for entrance to higher education, high quality employment and the future careers of their choice. Visitors to the Academy often comment on the calm purposeful learning environment which our staff and students create and enjoy. We are committed to providing an excellent education which allows every young person to achieve the best possible set of qualifications.
Equally, we value the importance of developing young people who are positive, confident, self-reflective citizens, fully equipped to take their place in the world. We offer students a range of exciting leadership roles and all learners are encouraged to participate in our excellent enrichment programme, which includes a very successful Combined Cadet Force, a flourishing Duke of Edinburgh programme and extensive extra-curricular opportunities in the sports and arts.
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