Teacher Of Geography

Creative Education Trust; Northampton; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbeyfield School, part of the Creative Education Trust, is seeking a Teacher of Geography to inspire students to explore local landscapes and global challenges. You will deliver Geography across KS3–KS5, support student growth, and help raise standards within a collaborative Humanities team.

The ideal candidate will hold QTS with experience across KS3–KS5, demonstrate innovative teaching, commitment to inclusion, and show data-driven impact on outcomes.

Qualifications

• Qualified Teacher Status with experience of teaching at KS3, KS4 and KS5.
• Evidence of promoting innovation in teaching and learning.
• Dedicated to inclusive education, ensuring opportunities for achievement for all students.
• Data analysis and target setting to improve performance.

Responsibilities

• Deliver engaging Geography lessons across KS3–KS5.
• Support students to achieve their full potential and maintain high expectations.
• Collaborate with colleagues, families and the wider school community to promote learning.

Skills

QTS

KS3/KS4/KS5

Innovation in teaching

Data-driven

Collaboration

Job description

Introduce our students to the world and facilitate their exploration as our new Teacher of Geography. From local landscapes to global challenges, you'll inspire students to understand and engage with the world around them, empowering them to think critically and broaden their horizons.

Job Title: Teacher of Geography

Location: Abbeyfield School, Northampton

Salary: MPS/UPS

Start Date: ASAP

Contract Type: Permanent

Working Pattern: 32.5 hours per week

Application Closing Date: Sunday 1st November

Interview Date: Week commencing: 16th November

About You:

Abbeyfield School is seeking a Teacher of Geography to join our experienced and ambitious Humanities team. Raising standards and championing the subject, you will take students on an exploration of the world around them, inspiring curiosity and broadening horizons. As a passionate and reflective practitioner, you will deliver engaging lessons across Key Stages 3 to 5, support students to achieve their full potential, and contribute to a culture of high expectations and academic excellence. Working collaboratively with colleagues, families and the wider school community, you will play a key role in developing both the educational and personal growth of our students.

Our Ideal candidate will have:

• Qualified and Experienced Educator: Qualified Teacher Status with experience of teaching at KS3, KS4 and KS5.
• Innovative Teaching Practitioner: Evidence of promoting innovation in teaching and learning.
• Commitment to Inclusion: Dedicated to inclusive education, ensuring opportunities for achievement for all students.
• Data-Driven and Impact Focused: Successful experience of using target setting, data analysis and curriculum innovation to improve performance.

About the Humanities Department:

The Humanities Department at Abbeyfield School is dedicated to developing globally aware, informed and curious young people. Through the teaching of Geography, History and Religious Studies, the department inspires students to explore the world around them, think critically about modern issues and become lifelong learners. Across all key stages, students are challenged to deepen their understanding of both human and physical environments, question assumptions, and make meaningful connections between the past, present and future. Learning extends beyond the classroom through enrichment opportunities, fieldwork and wider reading, creating engaging experiences that broaden horizons and bring Humanities to life.

About Abbeyfield School:

Abbeyfield School is a values-led community where staff are supported, empowered, and inspired to make a real impact. Guided by our principles of Ambition, Respect, and Kindness, we foster a collaborative culture where every team member plays a vital role in shaping the future of our students. Staff wellbeing is a genuine priority, with clear systems, consistent processes, and a calendar that supports work-life balance.

Professional development is central to our ethos. Whether you're starting out or stepping into leadership, you'll benefit from high-quality CPD, coaching, and opportunities to collaborate across Creative Education Trust schools. Our students are curious, courteous, and eager to learn, and our inclusive, restorative approach to behaviour helps every learner feel safe and supported.

Abbeyfield is a school where staff are trusted to lead, reflect, and grow. With excellent facilities and a strong team ethos, it’s a place where you can develop your career and be part of something meaningful. If you’re looking for a school that values its people and puts students at the heart of everything, Abbeyfield is the place for you.

About Creative Education Trust:

Creative Education Trust is a growing network of 17 schools, educating over 13, children and young people across England. Since , we’ve worked in partnership with communities to deliver an education that inspires ambition, promotes equity, and unlocks opportunity for every learner.

We believe every child has talent, every community has strength, and every school can be a place where excellence thrives. Our curriculum is rich, broad, and inclusive - designed to build knowledge, nurture creativity, and prepare students for the future.

We are united by a shared purpose: to transform lives through education. Our schools are places where students feel safe, supported, and empowered to lead their own lives with confidence. Through collaboration, high expectations, and purposeful leadership, we ensure that success is both expected and achieved - together.

Essential Information:

Creative Education Trust (CET) is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people by keeping them safe, we expect all our colleagues to share in this responsibility.

All shortlisted candidates are subject to online checks prior to interview.

The CET Recruitment Policy follows the guidance set out by Keeping Children Safe in Education, where all offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check, separate Barred List Check, References and where appropriate a Prohibition from teaching search.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) .

CET is committed to developing, maintaining, and supporting an inclusive culture and environment for the benefit of its employees and the communities it serves.