Teacher of Geography
Brampton Manor Academy
Newham
- Expired
- Salary:
- · Highly competitive and negotiable (Inner London rates) · TLR allowance for suitably experienced applicants · Recruitment & Retention allowance
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- JULY OR SEPTEMBER 2024 OR EARLIER
- Apply by:
- 22 April 2024
Job overview
TEACHER OF GEOGRAPHY
· REQUIRED FOR JULY OR SEPTEMBER 2024 OR EARLIER
· Highly competitive and negotiable (Inner London rates)
· TLR allowance for suitably experienced applicants
· Recruitment & Retention allowance
· Employee Assistance Programme (providing counselling and legal support for family members)
· Excellent staff development/progression opportunities
· Relocation expenses
· Free drinks and meals
· Interest free computer loan
· iPad for all staff
About this vacancy
We are the most oversubscribed in Newham and the seventh most oversubscribed non-selective state school in the country according to The Times. As a result of this strong demand for places at our school, the local authority invested over £20m creating additional places at our school. The net effect of this is that our admission number for entry into year 7 increased from 300 to 420 in September 2022 and over the next 5 years, an additional 600 students will join our school roll. In view of this, we need to recruit additional staff to join our existing team of highly dedicated and passionate professionals.
About our Geography department
Geography is a popular and successful subject in our school and is taught at all key stages by a strong team of 8 teachers. At GCSE, the AQA specification is taught and student outcomes are outstanding. In 2022, 52% of the cohort of 206 students achieved grades 7-9 in the course GCSE. At A level, Geography is equally popular choice and we currently have over 60 students studying the Edexcel GCE specification. In 2022, the average grade achieved at A level was A*-.
Who we are looking for?
We wish to employ a teacher who has good subject knowledge and is passionate about sharing their knowledge with young people. You must be a reflective practitioner and be committed to strong personal growth and continuing professional development. This position would suit a newly a qualified teacher or a more experienced teacher looking to broaden their experience at an outstanding inner-city school. A TLR allowance will be available to a suitably experienced applicant to take on additional responsibilities as a key stage leader within the department.
How to apply
Please visit our website www.bramptonmanor.org to apply and obtain further details about this role.
All completed application forms should be sent by email to jobs@bramptonmanor.org
Brampton Manor Trust is an equal opportunities employer. We are fully committed to the safeguarding of children. Enhanced DBS, Barred List and Prohibition checks will always be carried out on new employees.
CLOSING DATE: MONDAY 22 APRIL AT NOON
Interviews will take place on a rolling basis, as applications are received
Attached documents
About Brampton Manor Academy
- Brampton Manor Academy
- Roman Road, East Ham
- London
- E6 3SQ
- United Kingdom
Brampton Manor Academy is a highly successful 11-18 mixed school and we serve a rich and culturally diverse community in East Ham, close to London City Airport and the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park situated in Stratford.
Ranked as one of the top schools in the country for pupil progress at both GCSE and A Level and rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted in all categories in both 2012 and 2018, our students recently featured in the national media as a result of 51 of them securing conditional offers to study at Oxford or Cambridge. This follows the 41 offers that were made to students in 2019, with 38 Brampton students now studying in their first year at Oxbridge. You can read about some of their individual stories here:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-46900154
Brampton Manor converted to Academy status in April 2011 and formed a multi-academy trust called Brampton Manor Trust in 2013. In January 2014, Brampton Manor sponsored another local school, Langdon Academy (a 3-16 school), who joined our Trust in January 2014. There is strong collaborative working between our schools.
Brampton Manor is an excellent place to start to your career in teaching or to gain further experience if you are already a teacher. We passionately believe that economic disdavantage must never be a barrier to student attainment and this explains why our students make outstanding progress at GCSE and A level and progress to some of the most competitive universities in this country. Co-curricular opportunities for our students are immense and we invest a lot in developing these soft skills in our students.
At Brampton Manor, we invest heavily in staff appraisal and development. Our training is bespoke to the needs of our staff and we strive to ensure that our staff have a good work-life balance.
We look forward to receiving an application from you. You will find us to be a bunch of highly ambitious and passionate educationalists, who believe in the transformative power of education.
Staff benefits include the following:
- Membership of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme
- Recruitment/retention allowance
- Tax free bicycles through the Cycle to Work Scheme
- Childcare voucher scheme
- Timetable contact time of 76% for NQTs
- Free use of the Academy’s fitness suite
- Free training programmes and advice from the School’s Fitness Coach
- Transport for London season ticket loan
- A loan to purchase a Laptop or tablet device to assist with teaching
- A Loan to assist with rental/accommodation deposit
- Free refreshments throughout the school day
- A Relocation package/allowance for staff employed from outside London
- Life insurance for those in the Teacher Pension Scheme
- A strong commitment to professional development, with a substantial budget for whole school training and individual courses. Support is given for post- graduate degrees and other relevant qualifications.
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