Geography Teacher

Job Title: Geography Teacher

Salary range: Inner London Pay Scales MPS (£38,766 - £50,288) and UPS (£55,414.72 - £60,092.09)

Contract: Permanent 

Commencement date: September 2025 (early starts welcome)

Hours of work: Teachers Terms and Conditions  

Location: Alperton, London 

We are a large, mixed, 11-18 academy with over 350 students in our sixth form. Due to our increased popularity and successes, we have recently expanded our roll to 12 forms in each year group. Alperton Community School is an inclusive school with a student intake that reflects a wonderfully diverse and vibrant local community. Our students are very well behaved, work hard and are ambitious to succeed. Our most recent Ofsted inspection in July 2021 graded our school as Good "Pupils like coming to school and they enjoy their lessons"; "Pupils can focus because they feel safe"; "Leaders’ expectations of all pupils are high"; "Pupils behave well in school. They focus on their learning in lessons. Pupils follow teachers’ instructions and listen to one another".

Student progress at GCSE and A Level has been well above national averages for many years with disadvantaged students’ outcomes closely matching their peers. Our progress 8 score was 0.82 in 2023 (well above average) with A Level progress in the top 1% of schools. We also see high numbers of our students’ progress to Oxbridge and Russell Group Universities. Student attendance is excellent and the percentage of students who remain in education, employment or training are also well above national averages.

Recent awards include the 2022 Pearson “Making a Difference” Award; the school was recently shortlisted for the TES School of the Year and won the TES Maths Team of the Year. 

This is an exceptional opportunity. It will offer the successful candidate a friendly, highly supportive and committed working environment within a culture of success and professional growth. The school offers excellent support for ECTs in their induction year.

The Role  

Geography is a very popular subject at Alperton Community School. All students study Geography until the end of Year 9. There are 15 GCSE classes in Year 10 and Year 11. The number of students opting to study Geography at A Level has significantly increased over the last two years. This is an exceptional opportunity.  

It will offer the successful candidate a friendly, highly supportive and committed working environment within a culture of success and professional growth. The school offers excellent support for NQTs in their induction year.

The Person

The successful candidate will be an excellent classroom teacher who can inspire and excite students about their learning and possess recent, relevant, teaching and leadership experience. You will have an innovative approach to creating a Geography curriculum that is inclusive to all students and makes good use of ICT. A sound knowledge and understanding of best practice in the accurate assessment of student work is essential.

The Benefits 

Continuing Professional Development 

Employee Assistance Programme

Cashback Health Benefits

Cycle to Work Scheme

Pension Scheme

Closing Date: 2 February 2024 (23:59)

Assessment & Interview Date: Week commencing, 10 February 2024

To apply, please visit our vacancies page. Completed application forms may be emailed to; hr@alperton.brent.sch.uk.   

Supplementary Information 

Applicants who have applied for this post in the last 6 months need not apply.

We are committed to safer recruitment and safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are an inclusive community school and encourage applications from all sections of the community.  

Successful candidate(s) will be required to undertake an Enhanced and Barred Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

Qualified candidates may be contacted for a brief pre-screening call as part of our interview process to assess their suitability for the role.

Applicants may be interviewed before the closing date and Alperton Community School reserves the right to appoint before the deadline.

Please note CVs will not be considered as part of your application for this position.

Only successful candidates will be notified. If you do not hear from us within 14 days of the closing date, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.