Teacher of Geography at Holte School in Birmingham

About this Role

Weoffer opportunities to teach classes from Key Stage 3 to A-leveland arecommitted to supporting staff to develop their skills to teach across all keystages. Whilst Geography will be their primary subject and we will always aimto utilise subject specialists within their main discipline, there should be an understanding that should our whole-school timetable require it, the successful candidate may be asked to deliver some lessons in other humanities subjects in Key Stage 3 and any training needs will be supported, as appropriate.

The school has a strong track record of continuous professionaldevelopment for teachers at all stages in their careers, and welcomes applicationsfrom candidates who are looking for a new challenge and environment in which towork, including those who are at the top of the upper pay scale.

The successful applicant will be able to nurture, enthuse, engage,motivate and challenge students towards raising achievement at all levels, developinga confidence and love of their subject within the young people they teach. Theywill be committed to continually improving and developing their teaching andlearning practice when working alongside colleagues within a supportive departmentand school team. Together, they will role model high standards and expectationsand continue to improve outcomes within their subject to improve the life chancesof the young people in their care.

We are looking for staff who:

• Arededicated and passionate about working with young people, through the deliveryof high-quality pastoral care, teaching and learning, and personal development
• Haveexcellent subject knowledge, are passionate about curriculum, and have a loveof their subject
• Whosupport the development of students, both in and out of the classroom,contributing to the wider school offer
• Havea good or developing understanding of an evidence informed approach to teachingand learning
• Are areflective practitioner, committed to their own continuing professionaldevelopment
• Areexcellent communicators - with both young people and adults
• Buildstrong relationships with young people, creating trust and belonging
• Arededicated to raising achievement and can see the potential in all
• Havehigh standards and expectations of themselves, staff and students

We offer:

• Atalented and supportive staff team who have created a deep ethos of care,support and belonging, and who welcome new challenges
• Friendlyand respectful young people, who are keen to learn, have high aspirations, strongvalues and are loyal to their school and the staff who work within it
• Familieswho are incredibly supportive and appreciative of staff
• Qualitycontinuous professional development that is done with and not to staff, withopportunities for training in a range of areas including in developingleadership, both in and outside of school
• Acommitment to staff wellbeing which we continue to grow and is seen as astrength of the school
• Opportunitiesto work in collaboration with partner schools and other professional bodies
• Asupportive Governing Board

Holte School is an oversubscribed, diverse,multi-racial, 11-18 community school and is currently recognised as a 'NationalIQM Inclusion Champion' school. Visitors and new staff to our schoolconsistently comment on how calm it is, how polite and engaging our studentsare and of the positive atmosphere one feels when here. The school's ethos is built on strong relationships andvalues that we all live and breathe and is embedded within our culturally richschool community. Our young people are proud of their school and theircommunity, having high aspirations that we see reflected in their conduct andengagement. Our pastoral offer and the size and experience of the team whodeliver it is a real strength of the school, supporting students, families andteachers. We have a strong and growing extracurricular offer and activelysupport opportunities outside of the classroom that positively develop culturalcapital and personal development. We work with a wide range of outside agencies,education providers and companies to further provide our young people with reallife experiences and the opportunity to engage with other people from a rangeof backgrounds. We are an inner-city school in a deprived area, but educationis highly valued by our community and the staff who work here genuinely make adifference to the lives of the young people they teach, seeing high numbers ofour students progress into our 6th form and subsequently on to respecteduniversity courses.

We offer students a traditional broad and balancedcurriculum across all key stages and believe that all students are entitled toaccess this. We strive to deliver high-quality teaching and learning to achieveexcellence and enable our students to maximise their potential, breaking downbarriers to achievement and increasing social mobility. We have the highestexpectations around behaviour and standards, and this is achieved throughworking alongside passionate and dedicated colleagues who share this vision.The school is on a shared site with both a primary and a special school.Although we are very much separate schools, our students and staff only benefitfrom all this brings.

We actively promote staff wellbeing, supportingcolleagues in what is a challenging yet rewarding profession. Staff feedbackcontinues to tell us that Holte School is a place where people enjoy coming towork, feel they are valued and well-treated, and have a clear sense ofbelonging.

We hope you will take the time to visit us, as it isonly by stepping into our school and meeting our students and staff, that youare able to appreciate the special place all who come here believe this schoolto be.

Please take the time to look at our developing websiteand to read our last Ofsted Report (October 2023). Although this only gives asnapshot of who we are as a school, there are key messages within this report thatwe believe are representative of what you would experience if working here.

To arrange a tour of thedepartment and school, please contact Cherise Hogan, HR Manager, on 0121 5664370.

HolteSchool is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children andexpects all staff to share this commitment. Successful candidates will besubject to all necessary pre-employment checks in line with the KCSIE guidance,including an enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (whereapplicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity andright to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitablereferences. It is a requirement for allshortlisted candidates to complete a self-declaration of their criminal record and to undergo a general online search carried out by theschool.

Thispost is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendmentsto the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying forcertain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are'protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they aredisclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information aboutfiltering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

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