KS4/5 Coordinator - Geography

About us

At Wickersley Partnership Trust, students and learning are at the centre of everything we do. We nurture the development of knowledge, creativity, skills and understanding to help our children develop into happy, healthy, caring and successful citizens. We do this in a safe and positive learning environment where every individual is valued, self-belief is encouraged and each individual is able to achieve their full potential.

Wickersley Partnership Trust was founded in 2014 with charitable status and currently comprises of 8 primary schools and 5 secondary schools (including 1 sixth form) across Rotherham and neighbouring counties. WPT is committed to ensuring that all students have the best educational experience possible, and to do this, we recognise the importance of supporting our staff thoroughly in their professional development through the dissemination of best practice and collaboration, and through reflecting and debating on their practice. More about WPT’s vision can be found on our website.

 About the role

As Co-ordinator, you will be responsible for providing leadership and management of the Geography  curriculum, delivering high-quality teaching and effectively using resources. You will work to improve learning standards and achievement for all pupils, while also carrying out duties as a classroom teacher.

You will be expected to contribute to whole-subject self-evaluation and improvement planning, and be responsible for mentoring and developing staff within the subject by offering guidance and support to subject teaching staff, modelling best practices and showing up-to-date knowledge of current theory and practice.

You will be expected to fulfil the responsibilities of a teacher, as set out in the STPCD, including planning and teaching lessons, assessing pupils’ progress, and managing behaviour effectively.