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Head of Geography

Head of Geography

King Alfred School

London

Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
From January 2019
Apply by:
7 October 2018

Job overview

The King Alfred School is looking for a passionate Geographer for the role of Head of Geography to join our unique and exceptional school commencing in January 2019.

As a Head of Geography, you will be joining a supportive, welcoming and successful team, with excellent outcomes. The key duties of this role will include:

  • Strategic leadership of the Geography Department 
  • Leadership of Geography Teaching & Learning, Assessment and Achievement
  • Leadership of the Geography Department Team 

To work at KAS, you will be passionate about a holistic approach to education. We value the progress young people make beyond their grades, and are fortunate in being able to create a rich experience that is true to our own principles and values. In addition to aligning with our values as a school, the ideal candidate for this role will have the following skills and experiences:

Essential:

  • Good honours degree + PGCE secondary (QTS)
  • Excellent standard of written and spoken English 
  • Evidence of continuous professional development

Desirable:

  • Master’s degree or leadership qualification

Please see the attached job info pack for a detailed description of the duties involved this role, as well as a person specification of our ideal candidate. 

If you share our vision and are a self-reflective, hard-working and forward-looking professional, we would very much like to hear from you. 

The salary for this role will be dependent on experience (King Alfred follows the National pay scales, and enhanced by an additional £6,186 annual supplement).

To apply for this exciting opportunity please send your CV, covering letter and completed application form to Mahmood Noman, HR Manager, at recruitment@kingalfred.org.uk

Closing date for applications: 4pm, Monday 8th October 2018

Interviews to be held on: Tuesday 16th October 2018

All members of the King Alfred School community are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. 

Attached documents

About King Alfred School

King Alfred School is an informal independent day school situated on the edge of Hampstead Heath in London. With over 700 students from Reception age through to a flourishing Sixth Form, we are a vibrant and friendly community where the emphasis, both academically and socially, is on discovering and maximising the potential of each child.

The school stands out from the prevailing educational environment as a school which achieves academic success without unnecessary pressures and social success through the development of relationships and responsibility rather than external discipline. At the heart of our ethos is a child-centred approach. We appreciate that every child is unique, and we get to know every individual.  It is a school that is genuinely loved by students, parents and staff alike.

The village green setting of the main school site contributes to the community feeling with Lower School classrooms all opening out directly onto the play areas, parents encouraged to spend time in the grounds and all children offered opportunities for outdoor learning. Most children will join at Reception and continue on to the Sixth Form.  Transition from Lower to Upper School is a natural one and for KAS students does not depend on assessments or examinations.

KAS is divided into two parts (Lower School: Reception to Year 6 and Upper School: Year 7 to 13), but we operate as one school in which all parts belong to a whole. Age groups are encouraged to mix, with Upper School students helping out in Lower School, and so enrich each other’s lives.

We offer a wide curriculum with specialist teachers in Lower School covering subjects outside the core areas: Information Technology, French, Art, PE and Music. In the Upper School GCSE studies include six core subjects and three optional subjects and students all take part in Choice afternoon where they can choose from a range of non-academic activities. At Sixth Form students usually take three A levels and we offer a full range of subjects alongside the UAL Level 3 Extended Diploma in Performing Arts & Production Arts and The Extended Project Qualification (EPQ). All students are also involved in a wide range of enrichment activities and there is a huge variety of after school clubs available.

The King Alfred School is a happy, compassionate school in which the emotional, physical and social development of our students are held in equal regard to their academic progress.

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