Teacher of Geography

Talbot Heath is an independent girls’ school for ages 3-18 set in pleasant grounds in Bournemouth, with an outstanding academic record. We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated and inspirational teacher of Geography from September 2023, part-time at 0.5.

The Geography Department is small but highly successful and energetic, consisting of 3 members of staff, specialist teaching rooms, as well as the facility of a central resource area. Each teaching room is fully equipped with an interactive whiteboard or Promethean screen and every pupils has an iPad.

Geography is one of the subjects in a vibrant Humanities Faculty at Talbot Heath School.

The KS3 Geography course gives pupils a broad understanding of both physical and human aspects of the subject, as well as developing geographical skills. Our intention is to grow and develop an appreciation of their place in the world and an understanding of their role and responsibility within the global society. 

Pupils begin their study of Geography in Year 7 (U3) by exploring their connection to the world with globalisation and Africa units as well as developing a sense of place through basic map skills about ‘Our UK home’. They then go on to study river processes and landforms before looking at local tourism and its impacts on National Parks like the New Forest. U3 also have the opportunity to visit a local river and a practicing New Forest farm in the Summer term. 

In Year 8 (L4), pupils are introduced to the concept of the Development Gap, through the topic ‘who wants to be a billionaire’. They then go on to study wild weather followed by Brazil and its rainforest. L4 visit the Living Rainforest to investigate rainforest adaptations. 

In Year 9 (U4), pupils begin the year with plate tectonics, volcanoes and earthquakes and a series of ‘Extreme Regions’ including Japan, the Middle East, the Horn of Africa and Antarctica. Pupils complete their KS3 Geography with an overview of the pressures on our planet to include an enquiry into the causes and effects of climate change, with a particular focus on food management. Their fieldwork is a coastal fieldwork trip to the Jurassic coast using GIS skills.

GCSE:

The course will follow the specification 8035 set by the exam board AQA It contains 3 units:

Paper 1: Living with the physical environment – including the challenge of natural hazards, the living world (including hot deserts and rainforests) and physical landscapes in the UK (including coasts and rivers)

Paper 2: Challenge in the human environment – including urban issues and challenges (including Bristol and Lagos), the changing economic world (including Nigeria and Jamaica) and the challenge of resource management (food management option)

Paper 3: Geographical applications-issue evaluation and fieldwork.

A LEVEL:

We are specification 9GEO set by Edexcel.

Paper 1: topic 1: tectonic processes and hazards; topic 2b-landscape systems and change-coasts; topic 5-the water cycle and water insecurity and topic 6-the carbon cycle and energy insecurity. (30%)

Paper 2: topic 3-globalisation; topic 4b- diverse places; topic 7-superpowers; topic 8a health, human rights and development (30%)

Paper 3: Synoptic Paper (20%)

Paper 4: NEA (20%)

What we offer:

·        As an employee you will enjoy the benefits of working in a peaceful woodland setting, yet only a short distance from the busy town centre with free on-site parking.

·        Subsidised lunch served daily in our staff dining room with a freshly cooked daily hot meal and salad bar.

·        Discounted membership to the nearby West Hants Club, providing access to superb facilities and easily accessible at lunchtime.

·        Complimentary use of our on-site swimming pool for our staff Sunday session.

·        Complimentary use of the on-site gym facilities.

·        A discount on school fees, for your own children, subject to the school admission process and fee remission policy.

·        Supercamps Holiday clubs also offer 50% discount to Talbot Heath Staff.

·        Occupational sick pay scheme.

Further details are available within the Job Description.

 Closing Date: Tuesday 11th April 2023

Interviews will be held week commencing: w/c 17th April 2023

If you require any further information, please contact

Miss A Pittam, Tel: 01202 761881 or email apittam@talbotheath.org

Talbot Heath School is unable to employ anyone who does not have the legal right to live and work in the UK. This evidence most be produced at the interview stage of the process.

Talbot Heath School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and has an Equal Opportunity Policy. The successful applicant will require an Enhanced DBS check.

This position will involve regular contact with children and therefore is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exemptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. It is an offence to apply for this role if barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

Talbot Heath is a registered charity (number 283708) existing to provide high quality education for children.