Teacher of Geography

Teacher of Geography – Start Date January 2025 or as soon as possible

St Francis Xavier’s Catholic Academy, founded in 1842, is a Catholic Academy with a co-educational Sixth Form with a strong academic tradition and 1000 pupils across Key Stage 3 and 4. The Sixth Form has strong collaborative links with partner schools across the city.

As we look to the future and continue our improvement journey, we have recently joined St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust. We are excited about joining St Joseph’s as they become the CMAT for our part of the Archdiocese. Through the Trust, we can offer you a firm commitment to your own professional development, which is at the core of their offer for all staff.  You can find more information here www.sjcmat.co.uk

We seek to appoint an enthusiastic, inspirational and well-qualified Teacher of Geography to join us from January 2025.

Role Details 

As an improving school, this is an exciting opportunity for a dynamic teacher with a love of their subject to join St Francis Xavier’s Catholic Academy. If you consistently deliver high quality lessons and enthuse and engage students to achieve their full potential, then our Geography department is the place for you.

We are seeking someone who can share their passion for Geography to our students and to inspire all students to have a love of Geography.  If you have the vision and skills to deliver inspirational teaching whilst having the focus and drive to ensure successful outcomes are reached across the department then we’d love to hear from you.

The Geography Department is an outstanding team of professionals who achieve excellent results. We value challenge, active participation and motivation. The department is a positive, high achieving, forward thinking department who believes that every child can achieve in Geography.

The successful applicant will be an excellent and innovative classroom teacher and is expected to be able to teach Geography across the ability and age range.

We look forward to receiving applications from both experienced teachers and ECTs.

Personal Qualities

• Knowledge of current curriculum developments in the subject and their implications;
• Good knowledge and understanding of current educational thinking;
• Good understanding of how children learn and how to raise standards of;
• Ability to build and sustain professional standards and relationships with students;
• Committed to Safeguarding and the Wellbeing of our school community
• A passion for education and making a difference;
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines;
• Energy, enthusiasm, good sense of humour;
• Emotional maturity and resilience in dealing with challenging behaviours.
• Able to communicate effectively with students, staff and other stakeholders

What we can offer you

• A commitment to support your professional development.
• A role in a school that has a clear vision.
• Working as part of a committed and talented team of professionals.
• Opportunity for additional paid duties.
• Access to Trust-wide professional development opportunities.
• Employee Assistance Programmes.

If you believe you have the energy, passion, resilience and drive to be part of our positive journey, we would love to have you on our team.

Please visit our website for details and application form at  www.sfx1842.org

For further information and school visits, please contact vhill@sfx.sjcmat.co.uk

Forward completed applications to: vhill@sfx.sjcmat.co.uk

Closing date for applications: Monday 13th January 2025 12pm

Shortlisting: Monday 13th January 2025 

Interviews will be held on: Thursday 16th January 2025

Please note – Only applicants who are shortlisted will be contacted following the closing date.  For shortlisted applicants an online search will be conducted prior to interview

Safeguarding of our pupils is a priority

All posts are subject to enhanced DBS disclosures

This post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) and will be subject to an enhanced DBS certificate with a children’s barred list check. You will also be required to complete a criminal self-disclosure form if you are short-listed for the post.’