Head of Geography/Teacher of Geography

‍Permanent

Full time or 0.8 of full time

SFCA Teaching Scale (£30,500 - £47,133 pro rata)

For the Head of Geography there will also be a Responsibility Allowance on Range 1 (£1,750 - £3,000 per annum)

An opportunity has arisen to work at an Ofsted Outstanding sixth form college. Wyke Sixth Form College is recognised for its educational excellence, placed in the top 5% for progress at A level and ranked the second highest provider of students to Oxbridge in the Yorkshire and Humber region. The college’s reputation attracts students from across Kingston-upon-Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire. Wyke has grown significantly over the last decade, accommodating 2400 exclusively level three students on a modern £30M university-style campus. At Wyke, we put the student first and all decisions centre around staff working together to meet their best interests. 97% of our current teachers and support staff recommend working here. Come and join the amazing learning culture that creates “The Wyke Experience”.

Wyke is looking to recruit an enthusiastic and inspiring teacher or Head of Subject to join this experienced and hardworking department to make a difference to the lives of our students. The geography department currently has approximately 160 students and 2 members of staff. Lessons are split into 2 lessons of human a week and 2 lessons of physical a week. The optional topics currently studied are coastal systems, hazards and contemporary urban environments. An annual trip to Iceland is offered as well as 3 fieldwork days.

The successful candidate will:

• Be keen to embrace our culture of high standards and commitment to development.

• Be a qualified teacher or working towards that, be knowledgeable in the subject area, and deliver engaging lessons that draw the best performance from students.

• Have the ability to build strong relationships with students and colleagues and understand the factors that lead to high levels of student achievement.

• Teach on the A-Level Geography course.

Prospective candidates are welcome to visit the College, ideally on a Wednesday afternoon. Please contact lauren.whittaker@wyke.ac.uk to arrange a visit.

We offer a forward-thinking, welcoming college with supportive management and a modern environment. Benefits include a strong programme of staff development and membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme. We are lucky to work with great students who are here to learn and 97% of staff said they would recommend the College as a good place to work in the Autumn 2023 Staff Pulse Survey. We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and we welcome applications from a diverse range of applicants. We would love our staff ethnicity and cultural profile to closely match the student population we serve.

The College takes safeguarding extremely seriously and a full range of pre-employment checks as set out in Keeping Children Safe in Education including a satisfactory enhanced DBS with barred list check and an online search will be required for this post. All posts at the College are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and it is an offence for those barred from working with children to even apply for a role at the College.

For further details and an application form please see below or visit www.wyke.ac.uk/about-wyke/staff-vacancies . If you have any queries about applying for the role or require paper copies of the information, please contact personnel@wyke.ac.uk, or call 01482 346347.

The closing date for received applications is 8a.m. on Monday 20th May 2024.

Please note, interviews are planned for Thursday 23rd May 2024. The teaching session will be a 25-minute session on any aspect of physical geography from the AQA A-level Geography specification.

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