Teacher of Geography
Lord Williams's School
Oxfordshire
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Maternity Cover
- Start date:
- September 2016
- Apply by:
- 2 May 2016
Job overview
We wish to appoint for September 2016 a well-qualified, enthusiastic and committed Teacher of Geography. This is an excellent opportunity to join a strong and successful team. The post is temporary for one year to cover Maternity Leave. The position would suit a NQT or experienced teacher. Lord Williams’s was designated “Outstanding” in the October 2011 Ofsted inspection and is a thriving oversubscribed school in an attractive area. As a Training School, we have had an ongoing commitment to high quality professional development for all staff. There are excellent resources and accommodation may be available.
For further details and an application form please refer to the school website: www.lordwilliams.oxon.sch.uk and look under Working at LWS.
Closing date: 9am on Tuesday 3rd May 2016.
Lord Williams’s School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any offer of employment is subject to satisfactory medical, reference and DBS clearance and The Asylum and Immigration Act ID checks.
Lord Williams's School is an academy managed by Thame Partnership Academy Trust, which is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales, with registered company number 8154932 and its registered address at
Lord Williams's School, Oxford Road, Thame, Oxon, OX9 2AQ
Attached documents
About Lord Williams's School
Lord Williams’s School is a mixed, non-selective, non-denominational, 11-18 academy with sixth form, situated in Thame in Oxfordshire. The school, which has over 2,000 students on its roll, is managed by the Thame Partnership Academy Trust and the school governors.
The school was founded in 1559 by Lord Williams of Thame. In 1971, Lord Williams's Grammar School was combined with the Wenman School on Towersey Road to form a comprehensive co-educational school. Today it is a split-site school, with Years 7-9 on a Lower School site and Years 10-13 on an Upper School site.
Headteacher
Mr Jon Ryder
Values and vision
Lord Williams’s School’s aim is the pursuit of excellence for all. It strives to develop individual potential and cherishes the vitality of communal life.
The secondary school aims to provide a rich, diverse and challenging education through excellent teaching and learning. It seeks to develop lively and enquiring minds, healthy lifestyles and free spirits, and looks to generate confidence, purpose, self-esteem and outstanding achievement. The school also encourages generosity, respect and care for others and for the environment. It aims to bring together students, parents, staff and the community as partners in learning.
Ofsted report
“Pupils are proud to attend this school. Staff have high expectations for pupils. Pupils get off to a flying start at the lower school... In the popular sixth-form, students study a wide range of academic and vocational courses.
"Leaders have designed an ambitious curriculum that prepares pupils for life beyond school... Teachers have strong subject knowledge. They use this to enthuse and inspire pupils in lessons and beyond.”
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