Teacher of Geography
Hampton School
Richmond upon Thames
- New
- Salary:
- Competitive salary and generous benefits
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- April 2025
- Apply by:
- 25 September 2024
Job overview
Hampton is one of the country’s foremost academically selective independent schools and this is an excellent opportunity for inspirational and dynamic Teacher of Geography to join a vibrant and successful department in a happy, high-achieving setting.
Pupils’ enthusiasm for the study of Geography is encouraged by imaginative, varied and challenging courses at all levels of the School, up to and including Oxbridge preparation.
The vacancy is full time, permanent position from April. We welcome applications from a wide range of candidates and the School has an excellent track record of training and mentoring leading to Qualified Teacher Status.
The Geography Department is a ‘down to earth’, lively and friendly environment – one in which teachers and pupils build a positive working environment.
Teaching up to and including A Level you will be committed to passing on your love of and expertise in the subject. In addition you should be committed to and promoting and maintaining the high standards of achievement of the pupils and contributing to the development of outstanding teaching practice across the department.
The successful candidate will be expected to teach a minimum of 30 (40 minute) lessons, which would usually include a form tutor period and possibly a games period.
A contribution to the wider life of the School is also expected from staff at Hampton and Teachers may be responsible to other colleagues in their work, (e.g. a Form Tutor will have the Head of Year as their immediate line manager for pastoral work).
Further details of the post can be found in the attached job description and by visiting the Hampton School website.
We encourage applications as soon as possible as the School reserves the right to commence or complete the interview process at any time prior to the closing date.
Hampton School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and the successful applicant will be subject to child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and an enhanced disclosure through the DBS. The post holder's responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons for whom s/he is responsible, or with whom s/he comes into contact will be to adhere to and ensure compliance with the School's Safeguarding Policy and Procedures at all times. Hampton School is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Hampton School is a Registered Charity No 1120005. Company No 06264434.
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About Hampton School
Hampton is one of the country’s leading, most successful and best-resourced independent schools, where we have been helping boys to fulfil their potential and realise their aspirations for more than 460 years.
We are a lively, friendly and caring School community, in which innovative teaching is underpinned by strong shared values and complemented by outstanding pastoral care. We aspire to enable our boys not only to make sense of the world but also to want to go out and improve it. Hamptonians are expected to aspire to personal best while supporting those around them with kindness and respect.
The School’s examination results and university entrance record consistently rank among the best achieved anywhere. Nearly all Hampton leavers go on to undergraduate courses at Russell Group or equivalent universities. Around 20 Hamptonians are offered places at Oxford and Cambridge annually and a good number move on to global top-10 universities; we also support pupils who wish to study at US and Canadian universities, some of whom achieve academic and/or sporting scholarships.
Our alumni network is extremely strong and former pupils remain very interested in their School, in no small part due to the exceptionally warm and mutually respectful relationships enjoyed between Hampton staff and their pupils.
Situated on a green field site in a leafy suburb of South West London, we are fortunate to have over 27 acres of playing fields within our spacious grounds and a generous investment programme ensures that pupils and staff benefit from first-class facilities across all areas of School life. These include a state-of-the-art 3G sports ground, a large Sports Hall and The Hammond Theatre, along with an excellent library and specialist facilities for Art, Music, Science, Technology, IT and Languages and our recently opened Sixth Form Study and Careers Centre. The Millennium Boat House, shared with our neighbouring girls’ school, Lady Eleanor Holles, enjoys a prime location on the nearby River Thames and provides the focal point for our renowned Boat Club.
The School was judged to be excellent (the highest possible recognition) across all categories by the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) in May 2023. Inspectors found that Hamptonians’ achievements are exceptional across academic and co-curricular areas of School life and concluded that ‘outstanding analytical and thinking skills’ lead to academic achievements ‘far and above national and worldwide averages’. The ISI team also highlighted Hamptonians’ excellent personal development and concluded that ‘Pupils are open-minded and tolerant and have a clear sense of justice, successfully fulfilling the school’s aims for them to make sense of the world, to want to make a difference for good, and to aspire to personal best while supporting those around them with kindness and respect’. A copy of the full ISI report can found on the School website.
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