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    Head of Geography - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Birmingham City Council

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    Job Start Date: 1 September 2024 Contact Email: .academy

    We have an outstanding opportunity for a highly effective and motivated experienced Geography teacher to lead a vibrant, successful department at the core of our friendly and forward thinking Humanities Faculty.

    Are you an inspirational and enthusiastic Geography Teacher looking for a new challenge? Do you have the teaching skills and personality required to motivate and energise learners? Are you passionate about the Geography Curriculum and nurturing the next generation of Geographers? This is an exciting time to join our enthusiastic, passionate Geography team as their leader. The team are highly motivated and dedicated to improving learners' outcomes.

    As Head of Geography, your focus will be on leading a team of Geography experts and supporting them in developing their Geographical knowledge and classroom practice. You will also have the opportunity to work collaboratively with the Head of Religious Studies and Head of Humanities Faculty. The successful candidate will be capable of inspiring learners through their passion for the subject and have an excitement and drive for teaching and learning and a desire to make a difference to leaners' achievement.

    Due to Washwood Heath Academy being an all through Academy, there is potential to teach learners in all Key Stages and work with colleagues in the Primary phase to develop a better understanding of how learners develop geographical skills in Key Stage 1 and 2. This comes at an exciting time within our development of Washwood Heath Multi Academy Trust, a family of 7 schools (one all-through, two secondaries and four primaries) serving the East of Birmingham. We believe that we are stronger working in partnership to serve the children and families of our community.

    The successful candidates will: promote a love of lifelong learning Have excellent leadership, organisational and management skills; demonstrate the ability to build on success and manage change; show commitment to a culture of continuous improvement that promotes excellence for staff and pupils alike and builds on our current Ofsted rating; demonstrate excellent inter-personal and communication skills with the ability to articulate a clear vision for the areas you manage.

    We can offer you: a collaborative and inclusive culture, where team members will upskill you and give you regular opportunities to learn from each other in a safe and collaborative environment, both within your schools and Trust-wide; an opportunity to undertake structured CPD via access to the National College online CPD platform and/or apprenticeships such as Level 7 Senior Leaders Masters, with regular twilights; access to Career Pathways and Pledge to help you plan for and make your goals a reality via our Professional Growth and Performance (PPG) process; a wellbeing culture, with paid and unpaid time off to support life events via our Life Leave Policy, access to a Wellbeing Champion and the opportunity to participate in our annual staff wellbeing survey with Edurio, so we know and can respond to views; access to 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), which includes confidential counselling, access to wellbeing advice and a lifestyle app called "My Possible Self"; access to a suite of supportive policies, such as Life Leave, Wellbeing, Career Break and Family Friendly; access to a generous pension scheme known as the Teachers' Pension Scheme (LGPS); access to a comprehensive employee rewards package including Long Service Awards, Employee Referral Scheme, Cycle to Work Scheme and contribution to glasses and eye-sight tests for eligible display screen users; opportunity to be part of key Trust-wide collaborative groups such as the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI working group) and Wellbeing working groups, including menopause support and neurodiversity support; onsite parking at all schools.

    For an informal discussion, please contact Sukhjit Atwal, Head of Humanities, .academy

    We value our people and are dedicated to making sure that everybody feels empowered to bring their authentic self to work. We have an outstanding opportunity to work at Washwood Heath Academy as Head of Geography. We promise to treat all candidates fairly, consistently and with respect throughout the application, assessment, and selection process. We are also "happy to talk flexible working" subject to the operational requirements of the role.

    Please apply Via MyNewTerm

    This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including: enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates. This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. Please note that offline application forms will not be considered - please submit an online application via the link above.


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