Geography Teacher

Outwood

Job Location:

Pontefract - UK

Monthly Salary: £ 32916 - 51048

Posted on: 13 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

Role: Geography Teacher

Academy: Outwood Academy Hemsworth

Start Date: 01 September 2026

Salary (Actual Salary): 32916 - 51048

Working Pattern: 1 FTE

Are you a dedicated and highly effective educator committed to raising the achievement of all students within your subject area Join us as a Teacher where you will be instrumental in delivering high-quality learning utilising a range of teaching and learning strategies to ensure student success.

This position requires a professional who is aware of strategies for improving learning understands curriculum developments and is creative in finding solutions to enhance student performance.

Welcome from the Principal:

I am proud to introduce you to Outwood Academy Hemsworth an 11-18 Academy in the Historic Market Town of Hemsworth West Yorkshire. We have a relentless focus on learning underpinned by a curriculum designed to stretch and enrich every student.

As part of the Outwood Family since 2018 we provide the very best holistic education within a safe and secure community. We recently completed a multi-million pound development including a new 17-classroom teaching block and are proud to hold Gold Status from the Carnegie Centre of Excellence for Mental Health.

We actively work to reduce staff workload allowing more time to focus on our vision: students first raising standards and transforming lives. Whether you are ambitious for progression or determined to be an outstanding classroom teacher this is the place for you.

If you share our passion for making a real difference we would be delighted to welcome you to our team.

About the Department:

The Humanities department comprises 8 teachers including a Head of Faculty a Second in Faculty a Vice Principal experienced teaching staff as well as ECT teachers. Most humanities lessons are taught in a dedicated building with each teacher having their own classroom base. The building has its own staff room with kitchen facilities as well as meeting space and rooms for intervention work. Classrooms are fully equipped with interactive television whiteboards and visualisers to support teaching and learning. The continuing professional development of staff is important here at Outwood Academy Hemsworth. Staff have access to a wide range of CPD including a 6 day History Matters and Geography Matters course as well as a number of one-off sessions focusing on teaching strategies and curriculum. Providing students with out of classroom opportunities is a key focus for the department. We currently provide opportunities for year 10 to visit Berlin to support their study of Weimar and Nazi Germany; year 7 geography students assess the sustainability of the academy and the local community through fieldwork.

Our Geography curriculum at KS3 is engaging and designed to help broaden the horizons of our students. Students are challenged to learn about physical and human processes and the interaction between them. Enquiries include How am I linked to climate change and Is tourism a blessing or a curse Students complete a range of fieldwork studies both on site and at other locations. At GCSE we follow the AQA specification. The units we cover are Paper 1: Natural Hazards Living World Coasts and Rivers; Paper 2: Urban Economic Change; Resource Management and Energy; Paper 3: Pre-Release and Fieldwork.

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Responsibilities

The Teacher is expected to implement and use a wide range of teaching and learning strategies within the classroom applying techniques like Assessment for Learning (AfL) to continually improve student performance. A core duty involves effectively using student level data to identify areas for development and raise standards.

This professional must be aware of strategies available for improving the learning and achievement of all students alongside possessing a good understanding of curriculum developments within their specific subject area. The role requires maintaining high expectations for all students and effectively communicating with students and their parents both orally and in writing. The teacher is expected to work collaboratively as part of a team sharing good practice across the department and demonstrating creativity in problem solving and a willingness to adopt new approaches.

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Qualifications

Essential qualifications include a degree in an appropriate discipline related to the relevant subject and a teaching qualification coupled with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). Required experience includes recent and relevant teaching experience (either in employment or training) and experience of assessment at Key Stage 3 and 4.

The successful candidate will be confident in using standard computer packages (word processing email and spreadsheets) and understand how these tools can enhance student learning. The role demands high levels of professionalism including the ability to relate to students in a pleasant and sympathetic manner and a capacity to recognise potential child safeguarding issues.

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Required Experience:

DescriptionRole: Geography TeacherAcademy: Outwood Academy HemsworthStart Date: 01 September 2026Salary (Actual Salary): 32916 - 51048Working Pattern: 1 FTEAre you a dedicated and highly effective educator committed to raising the achievement of all students within your subject area Join us as a Tea...