Waingels- subject leader for geography

Job title

Waingels- Subject Leader for Geography

Occupational group (do not select a group to see all vacancies)

Teaching secondary

Salary range

25,001 to: 35,000

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Salary

MPS/UPS + TLR 1

Hours

Full Time

Location

Waingels College, Waingels Road, Woodley, Reading, Berkshire, RG5 4RF

Closing date for application

31/12/2023

Vacancy start date

01/01/2024

Job summary

We are looking for an excellent classroom practitioner, with a passion for Geography who can lead a highly successful department of 6 teachers, with a wide range of experiences.

Job advert

The successful candidate will take full responsibility for the leadership of the department from Key Stage 3 through to Key Stage 5, including Travel Tourism. The ability and willingness to teach A-Level is desirable.For this post you would ideally have some experience of responsibility in a Geography or Humanities department or leading a significant development area.If appointed, you would join a friendly team of professionals who continually strive for excellence and improve their practice through a range of CPD activities, including professional dialogue and discussion of evidence-based pedagogy. The successful applicant will be required to teach a range of key stages, as well as having excellent organisational and inter-personal skills.Waingels is a very successful 11 to 18 Comprehensive school serving its local community. We are also very proud of the achievements of our students. Under the new measures our students at Key Stage 4 made very good progress and we are above national average in all measures. We are delighted that the vast majority of our students stay on to our Sixth Form and that 97% of our leavers gain a place at University or choose to enter apprenticeships and employment.Our values underpin our Waingels Ready expectations that we have for everyone within the Waingels community. These expectations form the basis of everything we do, and everything we believe in as a school and as a community.If you feel your values and ethos align with ours, this is an exciting opportunity for you! We are looking for someone with energy and vision that is ambitious for themselves and the young people of the school. You will have a growth mindset and believe in offering dynamic English learning across Key Stages. Working with us offers you the opportunity to;Join a positive school where effort and success is celebratedEngage in excellent and personalised professional development opportunitiesHave the support of a dynamic leadership team to take risks in a supportive environmentReceive 10% reduction in fees in our on-site nursery schoolJoin our fitness/gym suite

Contact

Jane Jennings

Link to online application form Text

https://www.waingels.wokingham.sch.uk/6425/subject-leader-for-geography

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