Secondary School Geography Teacher (0.7) [over 3.5 days]

*ECT are welcomed to apply, full ECT programme is available*

We are looking for a teacher of Geography to join our enthusiastic team from September 2024. The successful candidate will work in a caring and energetic school with distinctive ethos. You will be required to teach KS3 and KS4 and will be expected to contribute to maintain the high standards of this successful department.

KDGB (Kassim Darwish Grammar School for Boys) is an independent Grammar School for 150 boys aged 11-16 situated in South Manchester and also is a member of the Independent Schools Association. KDGB is a faith school, with a caring inclusive ethos based on Islamic values, open to students of all backgrounds. Although comprehensive in intake, its results are exceptionally high. With small class sizes, teachers have the opportunity to help each student to reach his full potential. Normal school holidays apply, in addition to that, there are extra religious holidays given to accommodate the schools faith. Chorlton is a vibrant area and has easy access to the tram and bus station.

Benefits:

– On-site parking

– Ramadan holidays

– Eid holidays

– A friendly and supportive environment

Please download the relevant documents from the Recruitment Pack. Completed forms along with a cover letter, no longer than 2 sides of A4, should be sent to the School Bursar, Mrs Liew, at bursar@kdgb.miet.uk. Cover letters should be addressed to the Executive Head Teacher, Mrs Mohamed.

Deadline of this application: 1July 2024

Shortlisting by: 2 July 2024

Interview to be held between 4 - 12 July 2024

Please note: if you have not been contacted regarding an interview within two weeks of the closing date, please take it that unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful.

Safeguarding Recruitment Statement:

We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. The successful candidate must be willing to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), including checks with past employers. 

Please note that since the new guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022 came, we also have to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This is to enable us to identify any incidents or issues which have happened and are publicly available online which we might want to explore at interview. Once shortlisting has taken place, this search will be carried out for all candidates who confirm they will attend an interview. 

All applicants must be permitted to work in the UK and hold a relevant Passport / work permit where necessary. If you have lived or worked outside of the UK in the last 5 years, the Trust will also require additional information and a Certificate of Good Conduct /Police Clearance from the country abroad you worked/ stayed at, in order to comply with safer recruitment requirements. Any job offer will be conditional on the satisfactory completion of all the necessary pre-employment checks and receipt of satisfactory references. 

This post will be exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 [exceptions] Order 1975 provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain convictions and cautions are considered protected. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers and, if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found in ‘Changes to the Criminal Records System November 2020.docx Page 2’ on the Ministry of Justice Website and the websites of charities NACRO and UNLOCK.

At the shortlisting stage candidates will be required to complete a self- declaration form regarding their criminal record (unless ‘protected’) and will also be required to submit any information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. Any such information will be treated in strictest confidence and used only in consideration of the suitability of the post. Criminal convictions will not automatically exclude you from being considered unless they fall within the threshold of being relevant and unsuitability, and will be considered on a case by case basis or as defined by the Department for Education.    

It is an offence to apply for a post engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from working with children.

We retain the right to close the advert before the listed closing date based on application volumes.

Please note we will only contact shortlisted applicants.