Teacher of Geography

Hours: Full time /Part Time 

Contract: 1 year temporary contract

Salary: MPS/UPS plus Fringe allowance

Start date:       September 2020

Are you a dynamic and committed individual who would thrive in a forward thinking team? Do you have a passion for Geography and a desire to continually develop your teaching practice and pedagogy? We require an inspirational teacher to join our highly successful and supportive Humanities department. Within Geography there are currently two year 12 and two year 13 classes and a large cohort at KS4 with six year 11 and five year 10 classes. Geography is the most popular option subject at GCSE and is also consistently highly popular at A-level. Our Geography department has the  Secondary Geography Quality Mark.

We are a well organised and resourced department, with 4 large classrooms, and excellent IT provision across the school, with all students having 1:1 chromebooks and widespread use of Google apps for education and Google classroom.

The post is equally suitable for an NQT as well as experienced teachers and offers an excellent opportunity to receive support through our comprehensive NQT and CPD programme which will be delivered in conjunction with our Dacorum partners.

The successful applicant will be

Qualified to deliver Geography across Key Stages 3 – 5 to the highest standard

An excellent communicator who is able to meet deadlines

A reflective practitioner who is willing to take an active role in the wider life of the school

A strong team player 

Passionate about the success of students, the department and the school

Our Commitment to staff includes:

We offer subject specific CPD through the department and the Prince's Trust Institute, with the opportunity to complete a residential CPD course

All staff have access to a bespoke CPD programme which has learning and teaching at its centre

All departments have protected meeting time

We have extensive opportunities to local and global charities, support trips such as World Challenge and DofE. We have a dedicated Wellbeing Team in the school and subscribe to the Employee Assistance Programme

Tring School has a unique and supportive community and this is the bedrock of our vision and values

Tring School is popular and over-subscribed, serving the town of Tring and the surrounding villages. It is a mixed Church of England all-ability school, 1500 on roll, over 300 Post-16. Academic achievement is above average and improving year on year. We are an ambitious school providing a seamless learning journey for all our students from 3-19. You will be joining a forward thinking and innovative school and to demonstrate this we are about to rebuild 80% of the school which will be one of the largest developments in the country. 

External judgements such as our Ofsted Inspection from November 2017 and our SIAMS inspection May 2019  stated: ‘Pupils are highly motivated to learn.' ‘Teaching is good overall with outstanding features. ’Leaders are passionately and proactively developing the school within, and for, the community", "Hard-working and dedicated staff ensure that students are individually supported to make good, and often very good progress from their starting points" This post provides an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic individual to join our fantastic community here at Tring School. .

Please be advised that we will be interviewing ASAP, as and when we receive successful applications. We therefore urge you to send through your applications as soon as you can. Please contact Mrs M Hutchinson at hr@tringschool.org

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  Please be advised that all appointments are subject to the successful clearance of paragraph 134 of Keeping Children safe in education 2019.