Geography Teacher

Maternity Cover from December 2024 to May 2025

Outwood Academy City Fields is an 11-16 academy based in the friendly cathedral city of Wakefield. The Academy was rated Good by Ofsted in March 2022. We joined the Outwood Family of Schools in 2018. Excellent teaching and the highest standards of behaviour are at the heart of everything we do, and we champion innovation in all aspects of learning. We were delighted that in its latest report, Ofsted noted ‘Outwood Academy City Fields is a school where leaders want the very best for pupils. Their motto of putting ‘students first’ is something that directs and guides leaders’ actions each day. Because leaders set such a strong example of their high ambitions for pupils, other staff mirror these aspirations’.

We know that the ingredients of a great school are an inclusive, broad and balanced curriculum, high quality teaching and learning, positive behaviours which promote engagement and great pastoral support which, when combined can create a great culture where we raise standards and transform lives. At the heart of everything we do is excellent teaching and the highest standards of behaviour. We champion innovation in all aspects of learning, while striving to develop a school-wide mindset based around mutual respect and acceptance.

We are looking to appoint a dynamic, enthusiastic and inspirational teacher to join our Humanities Department. This is a fantastic job opportunity for a teacher who really wants to make a difference to the lives of young people. Our single goal is ‘Students First’ and you will be joining a strong team of professionals working to this sole aim.

The City Fields Humanities Department is a supportive, relaxed and focused team of 3 historians, 3 geographers and two RS teachers. We are a mix of experienced teachers and those beginning their journey via Teach First. Our department is very well thought of within the Academy by students and staff and we achieve GCSE results that we are proud of. 

Our curriculums are engaging and diverse and students receive 2 hours of geography teaching within year 7, one hour in year 8 and two in year 9. Both GCSE cohorts all receive 3 hours a week in years 10 and 11. 

We have invested a lot of time and effort into our geography curriculum and provide students with the opportunities to learn outside of the classroom through fieldwork and educational trips and both of these are a focus this year to be developed and enhanced. Students learn about topics that not only are prescribed in the National Curriculum but also those that we feel will make them into more enthusiastic and well-rounded geographers. Some of our best received topics include: Coasts, Amazing World, Asia and Africa, Wild Weather, Rivers and Climate Change. At GCSE, we follow AQA and geography is a popular option choice.

Outwood Academy City Fields is developing and growing in size each academic year and this growth has led to new ICT suites being built that we are able to use. This growth as a school will lead to enhanced career opportunities for staff looking to progress and you will be joining amazing Academy colleagues, both teaching and non teaching, who are all welcoming, helpful and kind to one another.

If you share our vision, join our family!

To view the full job description please click here.

To view the person specification please click here.

Please contact Ann Jarrett, Business Manager, via a.jarrett@cityfields.outwood.com to arrange a visit to the Academy.  You can also contact our recruitment partner Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited, Michelle Audis on 01484 517968 or via email at michelle.audis@hays.com.

For more information and to apply online, please click the apply button.

Closing date: Midday on 18 October 2024.

Interview date: 23 October 2024.

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Outwood Grange Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Online checks will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates, and all appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and checks regarding suitability to work with children.