Teacher of Geography & Business

The Priory School; Birtley; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

The Priory School in Hitchin is seeking an enthusiastic Teacher of Geography and Business to join our strong, forward-thinking departments. You will teach geography and business across Key Stage 3, 4 and 5, helping students explore world issues and contemporary business concepts within a knowledge-rich curriculum.

The Priory School provides strong pastoral care, collaborative teams, and opportunities to contribute to the vibrant post-16 community.

Job description

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic Teacher of Geography and Business to join our strong and forward-thinking departments at The Priory School, Hitchin (TPSH). We believe that every student has the potential to succeed, and we are looking for a practitioner who is passionate about geography and business and wants all students to enjoy both subjects.

Geography and Business are popular and dynamic subjects at TPSH, taught across Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, and Key Stage 5. We ensure curriculum breadth alongside a knowledge-rich curriculum that engages students with world issues and contemporary business concepts.

The Priory School, Hitchin

The Priory School is an oversubscribed, co-educational Foundation School serving over 1,200 students in the Hertfordshire town of Hitchin. As part of the Hitchin Sixth Form Consortium (alongside Hitchin Girls’ School and Hitchin Boys’ School), we also offer access to a vibrant post-16 community of over 800 learners.

Our values

At The Priory School, Hitchin, we are committed to empowering every child to meet their aspirations, to be self-confident, inspirational, and active members of their community whatever their background, ability, or circumstance. We achieve this by ensuring that every child at TPSH follows a rich and ambitious curriculum, is offered extensive extra-curricular and enrichment opportunities, and that they benefit from inspirational teaching, alongside dedicated pastoral care that provides a secure and caring environment.

We are incredibly proud of our students who are superb ambassadors for our school when representing us in Hitchin but also nationally, and internationally. We are proud to serve the entire community of Hitchin and as such, we have a number of exciting partnerships with local and national organisations.

Our staff are well-qualified, highly experienced, and dedicated to providing the very best education and pastoral care to every student. We all share the same values that are woven into our school’s culture: Responsibility, Respect, and Resilience.

Staff development and support

We are committed to providing high-quality professional development and support to all of our staff and understand that teachers and support staff are the decisive element in positively changing the lives of young people.

We offer an extensive wrap-around support framework for our teachers, ensuring you have the mentoring, resources, and leadership guidance to excel and advance your career. We recognise that teaching is a rewarding but pressured profession; as such, we are dedicated to maintaining a culture where staff wellbeing matters. In staff surveys, our staff consistently report that they are proud to work at The Priory School, Hitchin.

Facilities

Our school has some of the best facilities that you will find anywhere and we are lucky enough to sit on an expansive 27-acre site. We benefitted from a £1.6 million investment in our 3G football pitches in collaboration with Hitchin Belles Football Club, a £500,000 pavilion, revamped café, a new languages block, and our newly built Sixth Form centre which received a £2.8million investment. We also have ample on-site parking and are a short walk from Hitchin train station.

Working or living in Hitchin

Hitchin is a beautiful historic market town in North Hertfordshire, surrounded by lovely countryside, with a population of approximately 33,500. It has been voted in the ‘Top 10 Best Places to Live in the UK’ in The Times.

It has great transport links, being just two miles from the A1(M) and only 10 miles from the M1, and is in easy reach of London with Kings Cross station a mere 30 minutes away. There is also good access to the main rail routes to Cambridge.

The town is great for families with lots of activities for young people and their parents to participate in including sports and activities, youth organisations, performing arts and more. Hitchin also is well known in the area as a town for foodies with virtually every cuisine represented. Hitchin Festival runs throughout the month of July with over 100 different events celebrating the artistic, cultural and community life of the town.

The Priory School, Hitchin is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be sought for the successful candidate in accordance with Safeguarding Children and Safer Recruitment in Education legislation.