Teacher Geography
Longridge High School
Lancashire
- New
- Job type:
- Full Time, Temporary
- Start date:
- January 2025
- Apply by:
- 25 November 2024
Job overview
TEACHER OF GEOGRAPHY (Temporary for two terms in the first instance) required for January 2025
Main Professional Scale
Are you passionate about Geography and determined to make a real difference? At Longridge High School we believe our pupils deserve the very best – ‘Excellence and ambition from all, for all.’
If you are an inspirational and enthusiastic teacher who is committed to achieving the very best outcomes from pupils of all levels and ability, we would be delighted to hear from you.
This position would suit an experienced or an early career entry teacher who would like to work in a happy and successful school.
We are looking for:
- An excellent and ambitious teacher who believes every child has the potential to succeed in Geography.
- A person who has excellent and demonstrable subject knowledge of Geography at KS3 and KS4
- A person who is passionate about Geography and is able to challenge and inspire all our pupils by bringing the subject to life in the classroom.
- A person who can enthuse pupils at both key stages by delivering active and engaging learning in Geography.
- An individual who wants to continually improve their own practice through professional development.
We can provide:
- A school which is moving forwards and developing to provide an excellent education for all its pupils.
- A Geography team that has a real passion for their subject area
- A strong ethos of high expectations and aspirations, with good results in GCSE Geography
- The opportunity to grow and develop within a committed and supportive environment.
If this is you, then please apply:
- On-line at www.lhs.lancs.sch.uk
- E-mail the school on jobs@lhs.lancs.sch.uk
Closing date for applications: Monday 25th November 2024 12noon
Shortlisting: Monday 25th November 2024 3pm
Interviews: To be arranged
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About Longridge High School
Longridge High School is a mixed, comprehensive, Church of England secondary school without sixth form situated in the town of Longridge in central Lancashire. It is a community state school under the Diocese of Blackburn. A smaller than average size for a secondary school, the school will provide 825 places for secondary school students between the ages of 11-16 when fully subscribed.
Headteacher
Jane Green
Values and Vision
The Longridge High School motto that sums up its core values as a school is “Respect, Learn, Grow, Together”, and it prides itself on being “a vibrant and successful learning community”. It is a close-knit and supportive school with a positive atmosphere and strongly welcoming ethos. There is a constant focus on community, with students, teachers and parents all being an essential part of the Longridge learning experience. A broad and balanced curriculum is backed up by a wide range of extra-curricular activities, from the Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme and global citizenship clubs through to chess and modern foreign language groups.
The school has a specialism in maths in computing, and is sometimes known by the name Longridge High School – A Maths and Computing College.
Ofsted
“The school promotes harmonious relationships between pupils with staff. Opportunities for pupils’ spiritual, moral, social and cultural development are woven strongly across the school’s curriculum. Pockets of good practice in teaching and learning exist across the school, for example in business studies and textile. The school provides good impartial careers guidance so that pupils make appropriate choices about the next stage of their education, employment and training.”
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