Head of Geography
Ark Greenwich Free School
January 2025, Permanent role
Paid to scale
The Supply Register is currently working in partnership with Ark Greenwich Free School to find a dynamic and visionary Head of Geography to join their team from January 2025.
Objectives:
- To take a lead role in the maintenance of a transformational school community by developing and leading a rigorous and evidence-based curriculum which enables the highest level of scholar progress and attainment at KS3 and within GCSE Geography.
- To ensure the Geography curriculum is ‘future-proof' and remain abreast of the significant changes in the National Curriculum and GCSE and A-Level Examinations and aligning Geography at AGFS with these new curriculum requirements, developing a coherent KS3-5 curriculum pathway that is an example of best practice for others.
- To model what it takes to be an outstanding teacher and subject leader and thus act as an example to all middle leaders.
- To always demonstrate the highest standards of professionalism.
- Lead and manage a professional community of subject teachers to ensure the highest scholar attainment and progress.
- Monitoring and accountability for the progress and attainment of scholars in Geography.
- To undertake procedures for inducting and mentoring NQTs, Teach Firsts, GTPs etc into the department where applicable.
- Contribute to the delivery of a high quality training program for teaching and learning, focusing on your areas of particular expertise.
- To act as a coach or mentor for other teachers as required.
- Modelling for all staff exemplary practice and establishing a culture of high expectations within your department.
- Uphold all school policies and procedures.
- Maintain and develop strong links with external organisations and Ark Geography Lead Network to promote exceptional achievement.
About the School:
- AGFS are part of the Ark family of schools and benefit accordingly from outstanding networking and career opportunities and first-class CPD.
- Staff wellbeing is one of the main priorities. AGFS provide breakfast for staff each morning, lunch for early careers staff and have a 6pm/weekend work-related communication cut off. There are knee jerk reactions, fads or last-minute deadlines.
- Systems and processes for communication, marking and feedback and assessment are streamlined and the approaches they take are research led and based on the local context.
- AGFS offer a WFH day to HoDs for curriculum design and also offer external marking of scripts to support workload.
- Scholar behaviour is exceptional with clearly defined and embedded routines. This means teachers can focus their time on the things that matter – planning and delivering brilliant lessons for our scholars.
- This is a strict no excuses, no mobile phone school. Phones are not permitted onsite at all. Scholars wear business dress to prepare them for a professional career.
- Scholars enjoy a compulsory co-curricular program on a Wednesday afternoon which includes a strong focus on community volunteering and AGFS facilitate 12 drop-down days per academic year ensuring scholars benefit from a range of life-enriching experiences.
If you are interested in this role then please apply now and a member of The Supply Register team will be in touch with you!