Teacher of Geography and Religious Education with an additional week holiday
Oakmoor School
Hampshire
- £30,000 - £46,524 per year
- New
- Quick apply
- Salary:
- Salary range £30,000 - £46,524 (M1/UPR3)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- Autumn 2024
- Apply by:
- 20 September 2024
Job overview
Our vacancy for a Teacher of Geography and Religious Studies provides a superb opportunity for a talented teacher to join our team.
As part of joining our school you will get an additional weeks holiday a year due to a 2 week October half term.
Over the last few years, the school has grown and is now oversubscribed with first choices. Our vacancy for a Teacher of Geography and Religious Studies provides a superb opportunity for a talented teacher to join our team. We support every member of the team in becoming outstanding, reflective practitioners and look to open doors for all to ensure their continued professional development.
Geography, History and RE are very popular subjects at Oakmoor with an excellent track record of success.
Although teachers teach their specialist subjects, we all join together as a Humanities team and we enjoy working on projects together to improve the department.
The guiding principle behind the KS3 Geography curriculum is to ensure that all students receive teaching on areas that are not only interesting and informative, but give them a different view of the world than they may have experienced. At GCSE we teach Edexcel Geography A which covers a wide range of exciting, contemporary topics reflecting the world we live in, with greater focus on climate change, sustainability, and the geographical skills that employers expect.
The students are taught in mixed ability groups. In Year 8 they chose their option subjects and this year has been particularly successful with seven GCSE classes in the department. As a teacher of RE, the KS3 Curriculum includes a variety of subjects such as Gender Equality, Civil Rights, Christianity and Sikhism. The lessons are popular and the students enjoy the topical and lively nature of their lessons.
As a core subject, RE is taught through all years. In KS4, students are given frequent opportunities to vote for their areas of greatest interest and the curriculum is designed around their choices. Recently chosen topics have included ethics applied in military situations and considering the justice system.
As a GCSE subject, RE continues to thrive, with strong progress and results just one part of what makes it a successful subject area.
In 2023 we were awarded the Quality Mark for Holocaust Education by UCL. In the summer term, Year 8 have their Holocaust education. All Humanities staff teach the subject over a two week period. We then follow this up with a visit from a Holocaust survivor or descendant and in the Autumn term we go to the Imperial War Museum to visit the Holocaust Galleries. We also offer a trip to Poland and Auschwitz in year 10/11. In February 2023 we took 25 Year 9/10 to Iceland. We also take Year 7 to Winchester, as a Humanities team to look at the history, conduct some geography fieldwork and visit the Cathedral.
As a department and a team, we are always looking at ways to improve the delivery of our subjects and ensure our students leave Oakmoor with both academic success and as well-rounded adults ready to engage with the world in a meaningful and positive way.
Attached documents
About Oakmoor School
About Oakmoor School
Oakmoor School is a brand new, state of the art secondary school situated in a 22 acre tree lined site on the edge of the South Downs National Park.
We benefit from cutting edge technology throughout the site and the latest specialist equipment for key areas such as science, technology and performing arts. Our main buildings surround a central court yard which includes covered areas for outside dining and seating areas outside of the learning resource centre for reading at break and lunch times.
There is an abundance of green spaces which include several sports pitches, an athletics track, a nurture garden and a forest school area for outside learning and activities. The whole site is bordered by mature trees providing a relaxing and inspirational backdrop to our inspirational learning environment.
We are a very successful school where high levels of respect and conduct prevail. Our success shows that when you couple high quality pastoral care with high standards and expectations, young people are able to flourish and to achieve their very best.
Headteacher
Nigel Wright
Values and Vision
The Oakmoor ethos is encapsulated by our motto: Ambition, Courage, Excellence. We are a friendly, vibrant school with high standards and expectations. We pride ourselves on knowing every young person as an individual and challenging each of them to have the highest possible aspirations.
Teachers aim to provide engaging lessons which are fun for all students. Oakmoor School hopes pupils take advantage of the opportunities presented to them, including clubs and activities outside of the classroom.
Ofsted Report
In November 2021 Ofsted judged our school as "Good" in all categories. The report recognised how talented and dedicated our teachers are and how well our students demonstrate positive attitudes to their learning and to all members of our school community.
We are continuing our journey to becoming an outstanding school in partnership with all local stakeholders, especially our parents and students.
Please note that you are wholly responsible for fact checking in respect of the information provided by schools. Please also check for the latest visa and work permit requirements that may apply. Tes is not responsible for the content of advertisements or the policies adopted by advertising schools. Tes asks that all schools follow Tes' Fair Recruitment Policy.