Teacher of KS5 Geography
d'Overbroeck's
Oxfordshire
- Expired
- Salary:
- d’Overbroeck’s has its own salary scale
- Job type:
- Part Time, Maternity Cover
- Start date:
- 01/10/2022
- Apply by:
- 13 June 2022
Job overview
The Post and the Department
This is an opportunity to join a highly successful Geography department. The Geography department is academically ambitious and this is reflected with almost 90% gaining A*-B grades in 2019 at A Level as well as exceptional value added. In the Sixth Form there are approximately 50 students studying A Level in 2021-22.
The Geography department is vibrant and dynamic, taking our students out on residential fieldwork trips at A level as well as local forays to Jericho and GA lectures to develop and extend student interest. Many of our students go on to study Geography at university, mainly at Russell group universities. In additional Geography students are encouraged to take the Extended Project Qualification (EPQ) in the sixth form and as a department we support and encourage this programme. This post involves teaching across two of our three sites, including the International School, so experience of teaching students for whom English is a second language is desirable.
The successful candidate will be expected to contribute to the planning, teaching and assessment within the Geography department, which follows the AQA specification at A Level. They will work alongside the Sixth Form Head of Geography - Jon Paul Davies - and two other teaching colleagues.
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About d'Overbroeck's
THE SCHOOL
d’Overbroeck’s is a co-educational independent day and boarding school in Oxford for students aged 11 – 18. The school roll currently stands at around 750, and this is set to grow in the coming years.
Founded in 1977, initially as a Sixth Form, d’Overbroeck’s has maintained its founding values throughout its growth.
We believe in outstanding teaching and laughter. We celebrate the individual and foster a culture that promotes collaboration and originality. We pride ourselves on our unique blend of social informality and academic rigour.
d’Overbroeck’s consists of three sections:
Years 7-11 – 200 students; currently all day students although open to boarders from next year. Based at Leckford Place, OX2 6HX.
Sixth Form – 440 students; a mixture of day and boarding. Domestic and international. Based at a purpose-built site at 333 Banbury Road.
The International School – around 125 international students who are all boarders, across years 9-11.
All in all, this is a busy and happy educational environment in which staff and students enjoy positive relationships based on mutual respect and a shared sense of purpose. As our most recent ISI inspection report puts it:
‘A defining characteristic of d’Overbroeck’s is its close-knit, informal atmosphere within which students grow in confidence, self-esteem, respect for themselves and for others. Students are very supportive of each other and behaviour throughout is excellent, exemplified in considerate, warm relationships.
In its key findings, our most recent inspection report (2021) found that our students are highly motivated with extremely positive attitudes to learning. They were described as successful collaborative learners who are naturally inclusive. They were said to have a remarkably strong sense of self understanding and excellent awareness of how to improve and achieve their goals.
ISI inspection report. October 2021
For more information about the College please visit our website at http://www.doverbroecks.com/
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