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Subject Leader of Geography

Subject Leader of Geography

Wallington County Grammar School

Sutton

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Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Apply by:
24 May 2017

Job overview

A recruitment bonus will be considered for an outstanding candidate.

This is your opportunity to join a dynamic Geography Subject Area where there is a high demand from students and a strong record of success. Based in one of the top achieving grammar schools in the country, with commendably high ‘Value Added’, it offers you the potential to develop your own career in an ‘Outstanding’ school. WCGS blends the best of tradition with the cutting edge of curriculum developments.

For the successful candidate, this is your chance to:

• Teach high-achieving students at KS3, KS4 and A Level;

• Work within a highly motivated and exciting Geography Department which encourages  students to achieve their full potential; 

• Work within a School which challenges and supports professional development through a programme of Continuing Professional Development which has received a Quality Mark for excellence.  

Advantages include:

• A highly motivated Senior Leadership Team who wish to see Geography flourish within the  School;

• Working with students who respond well to inspirational and motivational teaching creating   memorable teaching and learning experiences;

• A school which has Value Added scores which are consistently in the top 2% nationally;

• Working within a school where GCSE results are always in the top 50 state schools in the country;

• A strong House System which aims to include all students. 

Application packs are available from the School website at https://wcgsacademytrust.fluencycms.co.uk/Subject-Leader-of-Geography or by emailing a request to personnel@wcgs.org.uk. Please return your completed Application Form electronically to personnel@wcgs.org.uk as soon as you are ready but no later than the closing date. Please be aware that part of the application form requires a statement which will act as a letter of application to the Head of School. Please note CVs will not be considered. 

Applicants are advised to apply as soon as possible for interviews to take place on Friday 26th May.

We reserve the right to interview and appoint before the closing date should there be a suitable candidate and therefore advise that applications should be submitted as soon as possible. 

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The recruitment process will include an enhanced DBS check, medical screening, confirmation of right to work in the UK and all other pre- employments checks in line with safer recruitment requirements.

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About Wallington County Grammar School

Welcome

Wallington County Grammar School is one of the most successful schools in the country. Our motto is Per Ardua ad Summa, Through Difficulties to the Heights, which our exceptional students exemplify each and every day. Their success and that of our staff has been recognised by Ofsted, grading the school ‘outstanding’ in all areas, and more recently by the Secretary of State for Education who presented the school with the 2019 Evening Standard Award for School Achievement. This success is born from a strong set of values centred around compassion for one another, commitment to all we do, courage in facing life’s many challenges and creativity to succeed in a global 21st century society.

We are a highly selective school, admitting 150 young men from across London and the South East into Year 7 and admitting young women into the Sixth Form. We have a well balanced, academic curriculum centred around developing scholarship and creativity which, when combined with innovative and forward thinking pedagogy, makes Wallington County Grammar School an extremely stimulating place to work.

Advantages of joining our exceptional team of staff include:

  • working with highly intelligent and committed young men and women;
  • the ability to teach your subject to the highest possible levels in secondary education, preparing students for undergraduate study at the best universities in the world;
  • opportunities for rapid promotion both within the school and the wider Folio Trust;
  • a firm commitment to staff wellbeing and work life balance;
  • amenities and benefits including priority entry for children of staff; onsite parking; Ride to Work Scheme; Employee Assistance Programme and a School gym;
  • a leafy setting on the edge of the beautiful Beddington Park with outer London pay and easy access to both central London and the Surrey countryside;
  • the highly advantageous teacher pension scheme based on average earnings rather than a money purchase model;
  • access to a Charter Marked CPD programme (Silver Status) that includes nine INSET days a year and a commitment to subject specific professional learning;
  • a superb graduate programme through Teacher Apprenticeship and Schools Direct routes;
  • a commitment to teacher training by leading the Borough’s Science School Centred Teacher Training.

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