Lead Practitioner - Geography

Tes is supporting the appointment of a Lead Practitioner - Geography to join a Academy based in Bradford.

Do you have a vision for educational excellence? At the Academy Grange, they invite you to apply for the position of Lead Practitioner of Geography and contribute to their mission to drive innovation and improve student achievement in Geography.

To support the continuous improvement of their Geography department, an exciting opportunity has arisen for an outstanding practitioner to join they. They would be excited to hear from you if:

•  if you have experience leading a Key Stage within Geography and are looking for a promotional opportunity that offers new challenges, greater responsibility, and the opportunity to have a wider impact on developing others teaching
• you are an exceptional practitioner with a proven track record and are seeking to have a wider influence on other teachers practice.

Potential candidates will: 

• have a demonstrable passion for the subject, with the ability to help children successfully master an ambitious Geography curriculum;
• possess the qualities to grow into a highly effective leader, such as the ability to influence others, be highly reflective, possess an unwavering work ethic, have high levels of emotional intelligence and professional integrity;
• be lifelong learner, always striving to be a better teacher, who is personally ambitious and able to pick things up quickly; 
• want to work in a fully inclusive, diverse and ambitious school, providing a first-class education to their children, where you can really make a difference to young people.  

Why join?

Their vision at the Academy Grange is that "They make 'Grange Great' by accelerating the development of their children towards their potential in everything they do'. This vision drives all of the decisions that they make and all of the work that they do day in and day out for their community.

They offer all colleagues excellent career development opportunities, along with access to a comprehensive programme of Personalised Professional Learning and Development irrespective of career stage.

Self-help: They do not expect to be spoon fed – they will try to do things for themselves in the right way and at the right time.

Self-responsibility: Everyone should act in a responsible way around the academy site and in the local community. They take responsibility for their own learning; they want to become independent learners.

Equality: They are proud to be part of a very multicultural academy, with students from all over the world; it is important that they treat each other with respect and accept that others may be different from themselves. They should all of them have equal chances to succeed.

Equity: They want to look for the best in each other. Rewarding others fairly to encourage all types of achievement.

Democracy: They will contribute their ideas to make the academy a success.

Solidarity: They can achieve more by working together, rather than as individuals.

Their Values

They are both guided and driven by the Academy's values which are embedded in everything that they do within their Academy - They strive to demonstrate the following ethical values in everything they do - they are their ‘Ways of Being’:

Succeed together

Do what matters most

Be yourself, always

Show you care

So, if you believe in their values, they would love to hear from you! 

They offer a wide range of benefits and rewards to recognise the part you play in their success:

Benefits include:

Their employee benefits package includes:

• You’ll get a colleague discount card. This gives you a 10% discount in their Food stores.
• flexible benefits (discounted line rental and broadband package, family care advice and cycle to work scheme)
• Discounted gym membership and leisure activities which includes discounts on Merlin Entertainments (Sea Life, Legoland etc), Virgin Experience Days, SuperBreak and many more!
• Credit Union: save directly from your salary and receive a competitive dividend. Borrowers can benefit from very competitive interest rates & terms (in comparison with other high street lenders)
• Funeralcare benefit
• Season ticket and rental deposit loans

Interviews: Thursday 27th February 2025

All applicants need to have the Right to Work in the UK to be considered for the role.

By applying to this job advertisement, you are providing consent for the Tes Recruitment team to propose and discuss your application with the employer.

Tes Recruitment Services (UK) represent Schools and Academies across the globe, supporting them to secure a great teacher/leader for every role. 

To learn more about this role please email managedrecruit@tes.com for an information pack that includes school name, role specifics and context. 

Please include REF: ID2173351 in the email subject line. Please note that we are unable to accept CVs sent to us via email so please use the stated application route.