Head of Geography
Wood Green School
Witney, Oxfordshire
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- September 2018
- Apply by:
- 16 April 2018
Job overview
We are looking for a dynamic leader and outstanding teacher to lead our highly successful Geography department. The Geography department obtains very impressive results and attracts large numbers at A Level. The post holder will have a track record of teaching successfully at all key stages.
Wood Green is a truly comprehensive school in the thriving town of Witney, 10 miles west of Oxford. Our core purpose is to ensure “Excellence for All” and everything we do contributes to achieving this.
This is a very exciting time for Wood Green, as we create our truly excellent school. This is a unique opportunity to be part of our journey and to make a real difference to the lives of young people. We are focussed on improving outcomes for all our learners and raising aspiration, building on the good behaviour of students and a culture of strong pastoral care.
The right candidate:
Applications are welcome for the position of an enthusiastic and talented teacher of Head of Geography to join our highly successful, forward looking department. This is a permanent full-time post from September 2018.
• You will be a talented teacher with a passion for Geography
• You will show the ability to inspire students of all ages and abilities
• You will have high expectations of yourself and students and be committed to your professional development
• You will be committed to playing a full role in the development of the Geography Department and the wider school
Wood Green can offer:
• A Geography Department that achieves consistently good outcomes and has a drive to improve from year 7 through to A level.
• Students who thrive on good relationships with staff and who enjoy Geography
• Development opportunities for staff, collaborating with teachers within school, across the West Oxfordshire Learning Partnership and as part of the Acer Multi-Academy Trust.
• A school committed to enabling every student to achieve the very best they can with supportive colleagues and a constant focus on enhancing teaching and learning Wood Green is a school with a strong sense of community, a focus on excellence, on wellbeing and on a Growth Mindset with an exciting future. As the school continues to develop, you can make a contribution to that future.
If you would like to find out more about the position or visit the school please contact Faith Green, HR Officer by email at vacancies@wgswitney.org.uk
For a full candidate information pack and application form please visit www.wgswitney.org.uk/vacancies
Attached documents
About Wood Green School
Wood Green School is a mixed, comprehensive, secondary school with sixth form situated in Witney, Oxfordshire. It is an academy converter operating under The Acer Trust, which was co-founded by four Oxfordshire schools: Wood Green School, Chalgrove Primary School, Icknield Community College and Matthew Arnold School.
Wood Green School provides 1,335 places for students between the ages of 11 and 18 when fully subscribed. It converted to academy status in February 2017.
Headteacher
Rob Shadbolt
Values and vision
Wood Green School subscribes to the Acer Trust values of trust, equity and opportunity, believing these are essential for a successful collaboration and for providing high-quality education for all students through these important years of their lives.
The secondary school also uses the LEARN Well values of learning, effort, aspiration, respect, nurture and wellbeing to capture the most important aspects of an excellent education. High expectations are always placed on students, and they are helped to achieve these in a happy and supportive environment.
Ofsted report
“Leaders at all levels, teachers and governors have effectively brought about improvement across the school. Leaders make very effective use of information on students’ progress to identify where strengths and weaknesses life. Subject leaders make a positive contribution to improvement by closely monitoring the quality of teaching in their departments. Students’ social, spiritual, moral and cultural development is promoted effectively across the school and strongly contributes to the school’s caring ethos.”
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