Geography Teacher
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HIGHAMS PARK SCHOOL Handsworth Avenue Highams Park E4 9PJ
Geography Teacher
September 2025 Start
Full Time
Salary: Outer London (currently) MPS/UPS
Highams Park School is looking to appoint an exceptional teacher to work alongside a dynamic enthusiastic and committed team of staff. You will work within the Geography department and ensure that student progress is maximized through innovative challenging and engaging teaching. You will have excellent subject knowledge and be passionate about making a difference to the lives of young people. This role would be suitable for an ambitious PGCE student who will be a first year ECT or an experienced teacher.
The geography department is large wellresourced and experienced with a healthy uptake at GCSE and A Level and we are proud that several of our students have gone to study Geography at university. This post represents an excellent opportunity for an ambitious professional ready to take on the challenge of improving an already successful department in which outcomes are good in all key stages.
Highams Park School is a highly successful 1118 comprehensive school serving its local
community. In our most recent OFSTED inspection our school was judged good and our Sixth
Form comprising of approximately 400 students was judged to be outstanding. At GCSE we
have a positive Progress 8 score and at A Level our results have been outstanding as judged
by ALPS for 8 consecutive years. Highams Park School offers its staff the opportunity to work
in a highly regarded school with dedicated and motivated colleagues and wellbehaved
friendly students. Highams Park School offers comprehensive CPDL and is dedicated to staff
wellbeing and ensuring that teachers have a manageable workload.
Please email or go to our website for more infor
mation. Please complete our application form (download from website)
www.highamsparkschool and return by midday Friday 25th April 2025
Interviews will take place the following week.
Early applications will be considered on receipt and interviews scheduled accordingly.
Safeguarding children
We are committed to the safety of our pupils through our recruitment and school practices;
all jobs are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) helps employers make safer recruitment decisions
and prevent unsuitable people from working with vulnerable groups including children.
Equal Opportunities
Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: Promoting equality of opportunity Opposing all forms of discrimination intolerance and disadvantage Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. Providing fair appropriate accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value. To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2 internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who selfidentify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information please refer to our recruitment and selection policy
Employment Type
Full-Time
