Teacher of Geography and History

Overstone Park School; Northampton; On-site; GBP 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Overstone Park School is seeking a dedicated Teacher for Geography and History, suitable for early career teachers. This full-time, permanent position starts in September 2024 and focuses on delivering high-quality education to students aged 11-16. The school values strong teaching and offers a supportive environment for both staff and students, ensuring effective development and success for all learners.

Benefits

Staff support and development

Qualifications

• Experience teaching KS3 and KS4.
• Ability to motivate and interest pupils.
• Good attendance and punctuality.

Responsibilities

• Teach Geography and History to Key Stage 3 and 4.
• Support pupils' development and learning.
• Engage in continuous professional development.

Skills

Motivation

Classroom Management

Communication

Teamwork

Planning

ICT Skills

Education

Degree level qualification

Relevant postgraduate professional qualification

Job description

Overstone Park School

Job Details:

• Job role: Teacher / Suitable for early career teachers
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• Key stage: Key stage 3, Key stage 4
• Subjects: Geography and History
• Working pattern: Full-time - Term Time Only
• Start time: September 2024
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: £32,000 per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for:

Qualified teacher status:

• Degree level qualification
• Experience teaching KS3 and KS4
• Relevant postgraduate professional qualification
• Good classroom teacher
• Ability to motivate and interest pupils
• Ability to set and attain high standards from pupils
• Ability to use ICT
• Sound understanding of the curriculum
• Excellent behaviour management skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Excellent planning and organisational skills
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Knowledge of key performance indicators and the ability to use them to monitor progress
• Awareness of the needs of children who speak English as an additional language or have SEND
• An understanding of how a pupil’s learning is affected by their intellectual, emotional, and social development, and the stages of child development
• An understanding of equal opportunity issues
• High degree of commitment to subject and teaching children
• Sets self-high standards and targets
• Willingness to undertake CPD
• Supportive of colleagues
• Good attendance and punctuality
• Pro-active in the working environment
• Enthusiastic and positive attitude
• Ability to accommodate changes in work priorities
• Ability to anticipate workload and plan ahead
• Ability to develop effective relationships with parents
• Ability to encourage and enable others to reach their full potential

What the school offers its staff:

Strong effective teaching and a stimulating environment characterise our school. Children of all abilities experience success, progress well, develop feelings of self-worth, and participate in a variety of interesting, enriching experiences in and out of the classroom. Our pupils are supported to grow into responsible, self-disciplined young people ready for the next stage of their lives. We welcome staff who are enthusiastic and enjoy teaching and working hard with and for our young people. In return, we invest hugely in staff support and development.

Safeguarding Statement for Safer Recruitment:
The school is committed to our responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people outlined in Working Together to Safeguard Children. We are committed to recruiting candidates who share this commitment to safeguarding, and therefore we apply robust recruitment and selection procedures to ensure that the people selected are right for the job and that all candidates are appropriately screened prior to appointment.

The school is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act as the work brings employees into contact with children who are regarded by the Act as a vulnerable group. Applicants for school-based jobs must, therefore, disclose all spent and unspent convictions.

The following pre-employment checks will be undertaken as applicable:

• References
• Occupational Health pre-employment screening
• DBS check
• Barred list check
• Section 128 check
• Overseas criminal records check
• Identity check
• Right to work in the UK
• Evidence of qualifications applicable to the role
• All job offers will be conditioned on the satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks.

False Information:

Please note that providing false information is an offense and could result in your application being rejected or your dismissal from employment if you are appointed. The matter may also be referred to the police.

School website: https://www.overstoneparkschool.com/

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Phone number: 01604 969232

School Type: Independent School

Education phase: Primary and Secondary

School size: Small

Age range: 4 to 18