PGCE Teacher of Geography

Brentwood School; Brentwood; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Brentwood School seeks a passionate graduate to join its Geography Department as a teacher, offering full PGCE sponsorship and structured training. This full-time, permanent role provides an excellent opportunity for recent graduates or career-changers to enter the teaching profession in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Full PGCE sponsorship

Above-average salary

Subsidised staff accommodation

Qualifications

• Recent graduates or career-changers looking to enter teaching.
• Willingness to undergo child protection screening.
• Ability to teach Geography at various levels.

Responsibilities

• Teach Geography at KS3, IGCSE, and A Level.
• Participate in structured training towards QTS and ECT progression.
• Engage in supportive observations and mentor meetings.

Skills

Passion for teaching

Ambition

Supportive teamwork

Education

Graduate degree

Job description

Required: September 2025
Closing Date: Sunday 8th June 2025 (We reserve the right to interview candidates early)

Brentwood Senior School is an academically selective HMC co-educational independent school with small class sizes and a happy, ambitious and supportive staff team. It is part of Brentwood School, a 3-18 HMC school of 1900 pupils, just 35 minutes from London Liverpool Street.

We are seeking a passionate and ambitious graduate to join our thriving Geography Department and train to teach in a highly supportive and dynamic environment. This full-time, permanent role offers full PGCE sponsorship through the University of Buckingham, an attractive salary, and structured training towards QTS and ECT progression.

Brentwood School is a vibrant and inclusive community, where staff and students are ambitious, supportive, and united by a shared love of learning. The successful candidate will teach Geography at KS3, IGCSE and A Level and will join a thriving Geography Department. It is excellently resourced with books, teaching materials and digital equipment. Geography is a very popular choice of subject with pupils: we offer the Edexcel IGCSE course, and CIE A Level and IB Sixth Form courses.

The School had an excellent reputation in delivering initial teacher training: the School will pay for the successful candidate’s PGCE tuition fee with the University of Buckingham, in addition to their teacher salary, and trainee teachers have a reduced lesson allocation, supportive observations and mentor meetings, and a programme of seminars which build towards attaining QTS. The post is permanent from the outset and designed for continuity: you will complete your PGCE and QTS while working at Brentwood, then remain with us for your ECT induction years with full support. The successful candidate will begin their PGCE training in September 2025, with an induction period before the academic year begins. This opportunity is ideal for recent graduates or career-changers who are looking to enter the teaching profession via a school-based training route.

Brentwood School has its own pay scale that is significantly above the maintained sector and we also have a range of subsidised staff accommodation that may be available for the successful applicant should they need to relocate.

Applications can be submitted through the TES website, alternatively, applicants who do not have a TES account should use the relevant Interactive Recruitment Form on this page. The School reserves the right to change these dates, and to close the vacancy at any time.

Brentwood School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.