Geography Teacher in Pontefract

Role: Geography Teacher

Academy: Outwood Academy Hemsworth

Start Date: 01 September 2026

Salary (Actual Salary): £32,916 - £51,048

Working Pattern: 1 FTE

Are you a dedicated and highly effective educator committed to raising the achievement of all students within your subject area? Join us as a Teacher, where you will be instrumental in delivering high-quality learning, utilising a range of teaching and learning strategies to ensure student success. This position requires a professional who is aware of strategies for improving learning, understands curriculum developments, and is creative in finding solutions to enhance student performance.

About the Department:

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. Classrooms are fully equipped with interactive television whiteboards 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. We currently provide opportunities for year 10 to visit Berlin to support their study of Weimar and Nazi Germany; year 7 geography students assess the sustainability of the academy and the local community through fieldwork. 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?’ Students complete a range of fieldwork studies both on site and at other locations. At GCSE 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 Energy; Paper 3: Pre-Release and Fieldwork.

Responsibilities:

The Teacher is expected to implement and use a wide range of teaching and learning strategies within the classroom, applying techniques like Assessment for Learning (AfL) to continually improve student performance. A core duty involves effectively using student level data to identify areas for development and raise standards. This professional must be aware of strategies available for improving the learning and achievement of all students, alongside possessing a good understanding of curriculum developments within their specific subject area. The role requires maintaining high expectations for all students and effectively communicating with students and their parents, both orally and in writing. The teacher is expected to work collaboratively as part of a team, sharing good practice across the department, and demonstrating creativity in problem solving and a willingness to adopt new approaches.

Qualifications:

Essential qualifications include a degree in an appropriate discipline related to the relevant subject and a teaching qualification coupled with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS). Required experience includes recent and relevant teaching experience (either in employment or training) and experience of assessment at Key Stage 3 and 4. The successful candidate will be confident in using standard computer packages (word processing, email, and spreadsheets) and understand how these tools can enhance student learning. The role demands high levels of professionalism, including the ability to relate to students in a pleasant and sympathetic manner, and a capacity to recognise potential child safeguarding issues.