Teacher of Geography
Wrekin College
Telford and Wrekin
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- Expired
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 31 March 2025
Job overview
We are looking for a well-qualified and enthusiastic teacher to join our successful and thriving Geography Department. This role would be suitable for a more experienced teacher of Geography. The successful applicant will be responsible for teaching academic lessons to the full range of abilities from Years 7 to 13 in Geography.
The Geography Department
The Geography team comprises two full-time and three part-time teaching members of staff. The department follows the AQA GCSE and the Cambridge International A Level specifications. The numbers taking the subject at GCSE and A Level are strong and examination results are frequently among the best in the school. The new appointee will enjoy a well-resourced, spacious teaching room with up-to-date ICT facilities available to staff and pupils alike.
The use of fieldwork to enhance the teaching of Geography is well embedded within the department. Regular clinics are offered to give extra support to pupils who require it. Some of these are run on Saturday mornings as part of our voluntary activities programme. There is also scope for extending the skills and understanding of more able and talented pupils via a regular programme of lectures and competitions. A willingness to be involved beyond day-to-day teaching would be welcome.
Pastoral Responsibilities
Wrekin College has an enviable reputation for pastoral care and all members of staff play a part in this aspect of school life. The successful candidate will act as tutor to a group of approximately fifteen pupils for whom they will have special responsibility and will work with their tutees’ Housemaster or Housemistress to supervise the academic and personal development of this group of pupils. He/she will also play a role in supporting the Housemaster or Housemistress in running the House.
Co-Curricular Activities
Games and other co-curricular activities are a major part of life at Wrekin and the successful candidate will be expected to be involved in some capacity in these areas. Candidates with relevant skills or interests - whether enthusiasm for coaching a major or minor sport, an interest in set design, experience of the Duke of Edinburgh Award scheme or another activity which could enrich school life - are warmly encouraged to mention them in their application.
Attached documents
About Wrekin College
Wrekin College is an independent, co-educational boarding and day school for pupils aged 11-18 situated in beautiful Wellington, Shropshire. It is part of the Allied Group of schools and is also a member of HMC. With interest in Wrekin at an all-time high, we now have circa 570 pupils pupils on roll.
Wrekin College was first opened in 1880 by philanthropist and businessman Sir John Bayley, in the Shropshire market town Wellington. It started out as a boys-only school; girls were admitted to the sixth form in 1975 and to the rest of the school in 1983.
Headmaster
Toby Spence (from September 2023)
Values and vision
Wrekin College is focused on creating a community where every individual student is made to feel valued and involved. Small class sizes help to make this aim more attainable. The school upholds the highest educational standards, while giving its students an understanding of the Christian values in which its ethos is rooted.
ISI report
'The overwhelming majority of parents agreed that the school promotes an environment which successfully supports their child's personal development. Inspection evidence firmly supports this view.'
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