Teacher of Geography and BTEC Applied Science (Geology)

Farnham Sixth Form College inspires each student to achieve their greatest potential through an engaging community, which nurtures creativity and ambition.

The College is small, vibrant and friendly, with a big reputation for academic excellence and an innovative curriculum. The College has approximately 500 students studying A Level and BTEC qualifications across a wide range of subject areas and each year the College pass rates are consistently above the national average.

Students regularly progress to some of the UK's top universities including Oxford, Cambridge and the Russell Group Universities, and on to careers which add significant value to the local and wider economy. As part of the College’s commitment to supporting students to develop as employees and employers of the future, the College’s comprehensive Employability Skills & Experience programme gives each student the opportunity to apply their learning to the world beyond Sixth Form College and to develop the aptitudes they will need as they progress to their chosen career.

Subjects Areas

· Art, Design and Creative Studies 

· Business, Enterprise and Finance

· Computing, Information Technology and Games Development

· English 

· Humanities

· Health and Social Care

· Mathematics

· Media and Film

· Music

· Performing Arts

· Sciences

· Sport & Exercise Science 

Resources

· Over 350 computers around the College

· Brand new Apple Mac suites

· Large, modern Learning Resource Centre 

· Three professionally-equipped science laboratories

· State-of-the-art Music Technology Recording Studio

· Modern Art and Design studios

· Photography studio and dark room

· High-quality sports facilities including outdoor sports fields, gym and changing facilities

Staff Benefits

At Farnham Sixth Form College, part of the Guildford College Group, staff members benefit from an environment of diversity, excitement and learning opportunities.

The College offers a wide range of well-being and work-life balanced benefits to recognise and reward the essential contribution their staff make to the College success and growth, including:

· Generous holidays

· Excellent pension options

· Employee Assistance Programme

· Careers and CPD support

· Staff parties and celebrations

· Childcare vouchers

· Discounted gym membership

· Food discounts

· NUS Extra card

· And much more…

Staff Case Study

Rachel Golding re-joined Farnham Sixth Form College as a Chemistry and Applied Science teacher in 2016 after studying her A Levels at the College between the years of 2008 and 2010.

Comment:

“Teaching Chemistry in the same lab where I learnt it all is very surreal, but returning to teach at Farnham has been everything I hoped it would be and more. The work ethic of both staff and students is still amazing, if not better. The management team, teachers and support staff work very cohesively and regularly go the extra mile for their students, spending extra time running workshops and creating surplus resources.” 

“I have never taught such diligent, ambitious young people. Farnham is lucky enough to be able to offer smaller class sizes to its students and this results in better relationships between students and teachers. I know my students' personalities, strengths and weaknesses very well, much more so than I would do in a bigger college. The advantage of this is that each student has more teacher time and better resources for their individual needs. Farnham is a great place to work, and I know from experience that it's an even better place to study!"