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Head of Geography
Permanent, Full Time

Main Pay Range/Upper Pay Range £32,916 to £51,048 p.a. plus TLR2a of £3,527 p.a.
Post Start Date: January 2026
Interview date: Friday 17 October 2025

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and inspirational teacher to join our Humanities team as a Head of Geography. The successful candidate will have a commitment to excellence, maintain the highest professional standards and place the child at the centre of everything they do. You will need to be an excellent classroom practitioner and have a track record of success.

We welcome applications from both current Heads of Geography as well as teachers who are looking to make the step up into middle leadership.

In return, we can offer:

• A talented and highly motivated team of professionals at all levels.
• Continuing professional development based on research and improving teaching & learning.
• A school with a calm and considered environment.
• A school that pupils, staff and the community feel proud of.

The role of the Head of Geography will include:

• Leading and supporting the rest of the team.
• Building on the work already done to take GCSE results forward to National Standards.
• Tracking and analysing data to maximise pupil progress.
• Monitoring the quality of teaching in Geography through observations, learning walks and book scrutiny, then sharing best practice and planning support.
• Network with local and County schools regarding new developments in the teaching of Geography.

The postholder will also be responsible for fulfilling the safeguarding requirements of the role and adhering to the school's Safeguarding Policy.

We are a growing 11 - 16 comprehensive school. Graded 'good' by Ofsted in our most recent inspection (January 2024) and graded as 'outstanding' for Personal Development. We pride ourselves in being highly inclusive and pupil focused. We were awarded the prestigious National SMSC Quality Mark Gold Award, for the second time in April 2024. We are very proud of our pupils and their achievements.

As a school, we aspire to provide the very best educational opportunities and outcomes for all our pupils.

Our talented staff are unstinting in providing a wealth of opportunities for pupils. They give generously of their time and energy both in and out of term time. Pupils quickly learn that hard-work and investment in learning provides great pleasure and reaps dividends in the future.

We strongly recommend coming to visit us if you are interested in applying for the position. If you require any further information, please email Y.Boxall@portchester.hants.sch.uk and Mrs Boxall will make the arrangements.

Our vision is to support every pupil to be a:
Successful Learner, Confident Individual, and Responsible Citizen.

The pupils and their families have bought into this vision and together we form a friendly and dedicated learning community.

Closing date for applications: Monday 13 October 2025

(Please send in your application as soon as possible and we will interview as and when we receive applications for this role).

An application pack is available to be download from our website at www.portchester.hants.sch.uk under the Vacancies section of 'About Us' tab or email recruitment@portchester.hants.sch.uk

Completed applications are to be returned via the email detailed below.

Email - recruitment@portchester.hants.sch.uk for the attention of R Carlyle - Headteacher.

Contact details:
Portchester Community School, White Hart Lane, Portchester, Fareham, Hampshire, PO16 9BD
Telephone - 02392 364399

Portchester Community School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.

Online searches will be completed on all shortlisted candidates as part of the recruitment process.

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnership.

This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 because it is a post which involves working directly with children or young people. Applicants shortlisted for interview are therefore required to declare whether they have any criminal convictions (or cautions or bind-overs) including those which are 'spent.' The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered 'protected' and are not subject to disclosure. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Disclosure and Barring Service website:
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/dbs-filtering-guidance