Head of Geography

**Head of Geography**

**Outwood Academy Normanby**

**Full time**

**M1 - UPS3 + TLR 2.1
Outwood Academy Normanby, Middlesbrough, has an excellent opportunity for a dedicated and inspiring Geography specialist with exceptional communication and management skills to lead our dedicated and well-qualified team.

We are seeking a Head of Geography with the drive, imagination and energy to deliver excellence. At Outwood Academy Normanby all students study both history in years 7, 8 and 9, with all students choosing at least one humanity to study at GCSE.

This is a fantastic opportunity to lead our supportive geography department, who have developed an exciting, innovative curriculum from Year 7 to Year 9 which builds key geographical knowledge, concepts and skills preparing students well for their GCSE studies and life beyond the academy. At GCSE we study AQA Geography.

An excellent knowledge and understanding of geography is essential. You must possess the skills and determination to make a significant difference to the lives of our students and share our single goal of ‘Students First’.

The Outwood Grange Family of Schools offers:

- The opportunity, should you choose, to work and progress across the Family of Schools.
- A full and comprehensive programme of professional development is provided through the Outwood Institute of Education.

Outwood Grange Academies Trust (OGAT) is recognised as one of the highest performing multi-academy trusts in the country. We believe that all support staff within our Family of Schools are key in securing student success and ensuring professional development opportunities is part of our transformation model.

**NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TEACHING**

OGAT are proud to be a part of the National Institute of Teaching (NIoT) hosting it’s North and East campus as Outwood Academy Redcar and Outwood Academy Adwick. The NIoT identifies best practice in education, in order to develop cutting-edge, evidence-based teacher training and professional development programmes. OGAT colleagues will benefit from the work of the institute, which draws on the expertise of some of the most outstanding school leaders in education today.

Outwood Grange Academies Trust (OGAT) is an education charity and not-for-profit sponsor of primary, junior and secondary academies. We are a dynamic organisation, recognised nationally as one of the highest performing family of schools in the North of England, and we currently sponsor over 30 schools.

Our educational blueprint has been developed through leading and supporting schools over many years.

We have used this successful blueprint to sponsor academies and have a transformational effect on children’s life chances within very quick timescales.

We feel strongly that academies should enhance the education provision of the community they serve, in addition to driving up standards and playing a central role in regeneration. This is because we believe that improving the life chances of young people is essential to developing a strong local and national economy.

We are now comprised of over 30 schools who work together to ensure that all children, irrespective of their starting point, receive an excellent education. We pride ourselves on meeting the needs of children in our care, including the most vulnerable or challenging.

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**EMPLOYEE BENEFITS - WHAT DO WE OFFER AS AN EMPLOYER?**

Outwood Grange Academies Trust supports colleagues by funding an extensive range of accredited training courses and apprenticeship opportunities up to Masters level. We also offer:

- Your starting salary plus annual inflation linked increases. The starting salary will be dependent on experience.
- We follow the principles of the School Teachers’ Pay and Conditions Document
- You will be automatically enrolled into the generous Teachers’ Pension Scheme
- Pay progression happens automatically on the anniversary of the target period appropriate to your role
- Flexible family friendly policies from day one
- We have our own Workload Charter and are committed to ensuring that Teachers’ workloads are manageable
- All teachers receive an allotted minimum of two hours CPD each week
- Access to centralised resources to support with lesson planning and reducing workload
- Comprehensive induction and training process

You will also be automatically enrolled into our Employee Assistance Programme which gives you and your family members free access to:

- Specialist information on a wide range of work-life issues
- Emotional support and counselling for a wide range of personal and work issues
- Legal guidance
- Financial guidance and debt counselling
- Child and dependent care support and advice
- Support for managers

We are also a wellbeing employer with a dedicated wel