Teacher of Geography
Berkhamsted Schools
Hertfordshire
- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- From September 2022
- Apply by:
- 9 February 2022
Job overview
A well-qualified and enthusiastic Teacher of Geography is required for September 2022 to teach pupils across the Senior School (Years 7-13). The position of Teacher of Geography would suit an ECT or someone in the early stages of their career as well as a more experienced Geography Teacher. A willingness to enter fully into all aspects of school life is essential.
We seek a highly reflective individual who continually makes improvements to their teaching and can maintain the high quality of education provided by the department. They should either be ready to play a full role in the teaching of A-level Geography or be keen to develop this aspect of their teaching. The successful candidate will be expected to teach at all levels up to Oxbridge entrance.
Responsibilities
The Department staff are all equipped with Microsoft Surface pros and are developing their use alongside the school’s major investment in technology for all pupils. We make full use of value-added data for benchmarking and are always looking for ways to improve our teaching and learning through mutual observation, work scrutiny and sharing good practice at regular meetings. Our approach is thus academic, and teachers are encouraged to take initiatives within the programmes of study and schemes of work to promote good learning and effective participation. Teachers at Berkhamsted are also tutors within one of our schools where they make an important contribution to the pastoral wellbeing of our pupils, alongside their Head of House, the chaplaincy, and well-being teams.
Benefits
We boast a competitive salary structure, alongside other benefits, which includes access to a comprehensive pension scheme.
The wellbeing of our staff is a priority. We have a developed programme for staff with initiatives and support in the areas of Economic, Physical, Emotional and Social wellbeing.
Free classes and advisory services, memberships and discounted rates in local establishments, together with a cycle to work scheme, free on-site parking, free daily lunch and fee reduction for staff’s children are examples of some of the non-contractual benefits on offer in this programme.
Accommodation may be available
Closing date: 9th February 2022
For more information and to apply please visit our School website .
Completed application forms should be emailed to recruitment@berkhamsted.com
Berkhamsted is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and visitors to adopt a child centred and coordinated approach to child protection and safeguarding. Registered Charity No. 310630.
About Berkhamsted Schools
Berkhamsted School is a Church of England, all-through, co-educational, independent school in Hertfordshire. Berkhamsted is a historic market town, once the residence of Geoffrey Chaucer and Thomas Becket. The boys' grammar school was founded in 1541 and the girls' in 1888. The two merged in 1996 and the on-site day nursery was acquired in 2012.
Offering a 'diamond' structure that combines the best of both single-sex and co-educational teaching, Berkhamsted Boys and Girls are taught separately from 11 – 16, enabling them to flourish academically, with numerous co-educational activities, trips, and events, before coming back together again for a co-educational Sixth Form (Berkhamsted Sixth).
There are approximately 2000 pupils at Berkhamsted School, aged 3 months - 18 years. Boarding is available from the age of 11 onwards.
The history and character of the school are integral to the dedication and responsibility of students. This sense of identity spreads across each of the school federation’s five sites, fostering a community where all staff and students aim high with integrity, be adventurous, and serve others.
Duke of Edinburgh Awards, CCF, community service, work experience and Young Enterprise are all offered, alongside a wide range of clubs, sports, societies, or courses. Regular school theatre productions, orchestral and choral concerts achieve high standards of performance. The Girls and Boys School come together for a range of these activities.
With separate Pre-Prep and Prep sites, two Senior School campuses, the School is well equipped with a range of facilities. Amongst other facilities, there are Sixth Form centres located on the two Senior School campuses, Careers libraries, House rooms, Deans’ Hall (an Assembly Hall) and Centenary Theatre (a modern 500-seat theatre also used for concerts and theatre productions).
Recreational and sports facilities include extensive playing fields, Eton Fives courts, Squash courts, Tennis courts, Gymnasium, Drama studio, Music school and Art studios, Sports Hall, 25m indoor swimming pool and a state-of-the-art Design Centre, and a Chapel. More recent additions include a new sports pavilion and changing rooms at the School’s Chesham Road Playing Fields and upgrades to the Football and Rugby pitches, as well as a high ropes course at the Haresfoot site and a floodlit 4G AstroTurf sports pitch at Kings.
ISI report
“Pupils are very well educated in accordance with the school’s aims. Pupils of all ages demonstrate good levels of knowledge, understanding and skills across the curriculum. They apply mathematical and scientific concepts well and use technical vocabulary with precision and confidence.”
Principal
Richard Backhouse
Website: https://www.berkhamsted.com/
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