Geography Teacher

Outwood Academy Hemsworth

Geography Teacher

Salary: M1-UPS3 

To start: September 2024

The Humanities Department at Outwood Academy Hemsworth

The Humanities department comprises 8 teachers including a Head of Faculty, a Second in Faculty, a Vice Principal, experienced teaching staff as well as ECT teachers. Most humanities lessons are taught in a dedicated building, with each teacher having their own classroom base. The building has its own staff room with kitchen facilities, as well as meeting space and rooms for intervention work. We also have a dedicated space for post-16 students to work in. Classrooms are fully equipped with interactive televisions and visualisers to support teaching and learning. The continuing professional development of staff is important here at Outwood Academy Hemsworth. Staff have access to a wide range of CPD, including a 6 day History Matters and Geography Matters course, as well as a number of one-off sessions focusing on teaching strategies and curriculum. Providing students with out of classroom opportunities is a key focus for the department, and we currently provide opportunities for post-16 students to take part in the Lessons from Auschwitz programme. Year 9 students hold discussions with veterans from global conflicts and year 7 students assess the sustainability of the academy and the local community.

In History, the Key Stage Three curriculum is diverse and unique. Students have 1 hour per week in year 7 and 2 hours in years 8 and 9. Topics include the impact of the British Empire in India and the importance of our own Grade II listed historical site, Hemsworth Hall. 

History is a popular option subject at GCSE where we follow the Edexcel specification. The units we cover are Medicine in Britain 1250-Present and the British Sector of the Western Front 1914-18 Injuries, treatment and the trenches; Early Elizabethan England 1558-88 and The American West 1835-95; Weimar and Nazi Germany 1918-39. 

We also offer History at A Level. We teach the AQA specification and cover exam units in Tsarist and Communist Russia, 1855-1964 and Wars and Welfare, Britain in Transition 1906-1957.

Our Geography curriculum at KS3 is engaging and designed to help broaden the horizons of our students. Students are challenged to learn about physical and human processes and the interaction between them. Enquiries include ‘How am I linked to climate change’ and ‘Is tourism a blessing or a curse?’ We are currently increasing the amount of GIS at KS3 and post-Covid, we have big plans for KS3 fieldwork to increase the opportunities available to our students. 

Geography is an increasingly popular option subject at GCSE where we follow the AQA specification. The units we cover are Paper 1: Natural Hazards, Living World, Coasts and Rivers; Paper 2: Urban, Economic Change; Resource Management and Water; Paper 3: Pre-Release and Fieldwork.

Outwood Academy Hemsworth is looking for an energetic, enthusiastic and inspiring classroom practitioner with a real passion for Geography. We offer an exciting opportunity to join a supportive and motivated team. An excellent knowledge and understanding of the subject 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’. Applications are invited from both newly qualified and experienced professionals.

Why choose us? 

We invest in you so you invest in our students A culture of high expectations; where students are safe, responsible and respectful to everyone in our shared community Bespoke coaching and mentoring  An excellent reputation for staff development; free access to a range of subject specific CPD programmes delivered by outstanding Geography leaders and visiting speakers We are passionate about developing outstanding subject specialists who are able to instil a love of learning in their classroom A well resourced curriculum area; which is diverse, exciting and personalised A strong enhancement curriculum to support classroom based learning Committed to making climate change and sustainability integral to everything we do An opportunity to join a warm, vibrant and ambitious Family of Schools

The right candidate will be able to make a significant difference to the lives of our students and share our single goal of ‘Students First Raising Standards and Transforming Lives’. We positively welcome applications from all sections of the community, who love Geography and have a passion to develop this in others. You could progress quickly across our Family of Schools if that was what you were looking for, through leadership or through our Deeps structure; but, if you just want to be the best Geography teacher you can be, then we are also the school for you

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