Teacher of Geography

BISHOP CHALLONER CATHOLIC COLLEGE Institute Road, Kings Heath, Birmingham B14 7EG NOR 1203 including 250 in the Sixth Form

   Required for September 2017  Teacher of Geography   An excellent opportunity has arisen to join a very successful and forward thinking Geography Department within a Teaching School which is thriving, enthusiastic with real team spirit.  Our results have been consistently high year on year and in August 2016 Geography achieved 88% A*-C and a progress measure of 0.43 at GCSE. At A Level Geography we achieved 60% A*-A.  We are looking for an excellent geography teacher, who is committed to securing high standards and raising academic attainment.  You will need to be passionate, well organised, enthusiastic and hardworking, having high expectations of students and colleagues. The successful candidate must show the potential to deliver outstanding outcomes for their teaching groups and have a good awareness of national issues in geography education. This post would suit a Newly Qualified Teacher.    This is an exciting position and the successful candidate will be joining a well established department committed to high quality pedagogy. The Geography Department has been awarded the Geographical Association’s Secondary Geography Quality Mark and the Prince’s Teaching Institute Mark.  Geography is an extremely popular and successful subject with a very high number of students studying geography at GCSE and four classes Post 16.   Bishop Challoner is a very successful, heavily over-subscribed mixed 11-19 comprehensive school in the South of Birmingham.  We were designated one of the first 100 Teaching Schools in the country. This is a measure of the high achievement of the school and its excellence in training and developing staff.   Bishop Challoner is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  It has policies and procedures to ensure that this occurs.  The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.  For an application pack please click on APPLY NOW on TES website or contact Tracey Ingram, PA to Headteacher on 0121-444-4161.  Email: t.ingram@bishopchalloner.bham.sch.uk  Closing date for letters of application is Monday 6th March 2017 at 10:00 a.m.