Part Time Teacher of Geography/RE (0.6)
Broadway Academy
Birmingham
- Expired
- Salary:
- MPS/UPS
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- April 2025
- Apply by:
- 3 March 2025
Job overview
- Are you an ambitious, creative teacher with a passion for improving educational outcomes for students?
- Do you have the commitment and positivity to contribute to Broadway’s values-driven ethos, the drive to promote high expectations for students and the ability to teach Geography and RE at KS3 and KS4?
Broadway Academy Trust is rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted and constantly striving for excellence.
The Department
The Humanities Directorate is a supportive, dedicated and passionate department staffed by a small and cohesive team who work together to achieve excellent outcomes for students. The vision and commitment of the department in developing the curriculum has been recognised by the award of the Bernice McCabe award for curriculum design in Geography and the Princes Teaching Institute centre of excellence quality mark. The Directorate runs a wide range of trips to enhance student understanding of individual subjects, as well as to improve students’ life experiences.
The Role
We are looking for a Geography and RE teacher who:
- Has excellent subject knowledge in Geography and experience of teaching Religious Education at KS3 and KS4
- Is an enthusiastic teacher who engages and motivates pupils to reach beyond their potential
- Plans and delivers lessons of an outstanding quality
- Will be willing to work with and contribute to the RE and Geography curriculums at Broadway
- Will actively contribute to department meetings and build strong relationships with others.
- Shows a love for both geography and RE and actively participates in continually developing subject and pedagogical knowledge
- Is committed to supporting our co-curricular offer through external trips and using our outdoor education centre
Why you should join us
You will get a real opportunity to make a difference within a school which encourages students and staff to be aspirational. We have an innovative partnership with a well-regarded school in the independent sector. Staff development is a priority for all, and we provide structured CPD. High achieving teachers have access to an accelerated leadership programme linked to NPQs. Staff wellbeing is a priority, and the Trust provides an employee assistance programme to support staff. All teaching staff receive a work laptop.
If you are keen to work in a successful and growing academy trust which encourages staff to aim high in their own careers, this could be a fantastic opportunity for you.
Come and have a look around and speak to the department.
To arrange a visit, seek more information or request a full application pack, please contact Paul Hunt at Hays Education:
M: 07921583731
You can also visit our dedicated recruitment website: https://webmicrosites.hays.co.uk/web/broadway-academy
Broadway Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.
About Broadway Academy
- Broadway Academy
- The Broadway, Perry Barr, Birmingham
- West Midlands
- B20 3DP
- United Kingdom
Broadway Academy has approximately 1,300 students enrolled between the ages of 11 and 19 with a Sixth Form of about 225 students. The school underwent a £21milllion rebuild in 2011 and converted to an Academy in September 2013. It is rated GOOD by Ofsted (2022).
Curriculum
Our vision is to give all students the best possible future and our curriculum is at the heart of this ambition. The curriculum at Broadway provides all students with a broad and rich experience. At its centre is the EBacc: English, Maths, Science, History, Geography and MFL.
We introduce students to the best that has been thought , written and spoken and help to engender an appreciation of human creativity and achievement. Our subject leaders have constructed a curriculum that is carefully planned to build the right knowledge and skills, not just to pass exams, but so that our students will remember important texts, people and skills throughout their lives.
We know that an exceptional curriculum also includes the arts and staying physically fit, so Broadway students study Art, Drama, Music, Information Technology, Design Technology and PE.
Our curriculum is designed to inspire and challenge, to promote academic rigour along with health and fitness, to develop leadership skills and develop our students into well rounded citizens. The School Values and British Values are a central part of everything that we do at Broadway. These are developed through our Personal Development Programme, which includes work related learning, enrichment and extra-curricular activities.
KS3
During Key Stage 3 (years 7- 9), Broadway pupils follow the National Curriculum programme of study and then take options.
KS4
During years 10 and 11, we offer a wide range of level 2 courses in all KS3 subjects plus Health and Social Care and Business Studies. Our curriculum offers pathways for all students, including those with SEN/D, on whom we have a strong focus, to ensure that they receive their curriculum entitlement and achieve good outcomes.
KS5
Our exciting and ever-expanding Key Stage 5 offer includes opportunities to study Law, Criminology, Psychology and Sociology as well as enrichment opportunities in the form of basketball, football and cricket academies which provide specialist coaching. Furthermore, we are working with Radley College so that the brightest students are challenged to achieve the top A Level grades and apply to the top universities.
We also have a KS5 pathway for students studying Entry Level and Level 1 and 2 qualifications
Co and Extra-Curricular
We are proud of our stunning co-curricular offer which extends learning beyond the classroom, giving students a broader educational experience and supporting the development of character and independence. Our students benefit from an extensive range of local, national and international visits to places of historical, geographical and cultural interest. Broadway Academy lease a campsite and lake at Island Pool in Worcestershire to develop Outdoor Education at the Academy. This, alongside the development of a working farm at the same location, offers our students outdoor learning opportunities which are integrated into every curriculum area
Pastoral care
We have a strong student support structure across the school with tutor groups within each year group, led by a Student Support Manager who is responsible for the personal and academic development of the students in their care. Form tutors see their student groups every day and build supportive relationships with students in their forms. Broadway Academy’s pastoral structure provides a caring, respectful environment in which students can flourish.
We pride ourselves on being a caring school and value open working partnerships with the parents/carers of our students.
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