At a Glance
- Tasks: Teach Geography to KS3 and KS4 students, fostering a love for the subject.
- Company: Supportive mainstream Secondary School in Oldham with excellent facilities.
- Benefits: Competitive pay from day one, CPD opportunities, and a positive work environment.
- Other info: Join a dynamic team with strong pastoral support and career growth potential.
- Why this job: Make a real impact on students' lives while developing your teaching career.
- Qualifications: Must have UK Qualified Teacher Status and experience in teaching Geography.
Prospero Teaching are looking for a Geography Teacher, to start a two term position in January 2027. You will be responsible for teaching Geography, both to KS3 and KS4. This timetable would be suitable for an ECT looking for support with their Induction terms, or a more experienced colleague looking for a long term supply booking. Experience of teaching Key Stage 4 Geography is essential for this position.
The school is a mainstream Secondary School with a supportive cover team and teaching staff. The school is going from strength to strength and providing CPD throughout the year. Our school is easily accessible by road (M60, M62, A627), so this position is ideal for colleagues based in Greater Manchester, Lancashire or West Yorkshire. Our school recently underwent a thorough and extensive renovation programme and now boasts some of the best facilities in the local authority.
Behaviour on the whole is positive and any isolated issues are dealt with by a positive, pro-active "on call" team with a wealth of experience in pastoral matters. You would also have pastoral responsibilities with a Form Group.
The position is open to NQT's/ECT's and more experienced colleagues. You will be paid to scale from day one of this assignment and we are available to discuss this role with teaching professionals as soon as possible.
CONTRACT/POSITION DETAILS
- Location: Oldham, Lancashire
- Position: Teacher of Geography
- Type of work: Long term Teacher cover
- Start date: January 2027
- Duration / Likely Duration: July 2027
- Contract type: Temporary
- Full time/part time: Full
- Minimum rate of pay: Hours 8:30 am - 3.30pm
EXPERIENCE, TRAINING AND QUALIFICATIONS
- Humanities/Geography Graduate, with a 2:2 or higher
- UK Qualified Teacher Status is essential for this role
- Previous experience working in a UK school
- Up to date Safeguarding training issued in the last year
TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS ROLE THROUGH PROSPERO TEACHING, YOU MUST:
- Hold Right to Work in the UK
- Hold an enhanced child barred list DBS certificate registered with the online update service or be willing to process a new application
- Provide two professional child related references
If you would like to be considered for this role, please apply with a copy of your up to date CV. Unfortunately, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Prospero Teaching is acting as an employment business/education recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy. The successful candidate will be required to register and have passed all safeguarding/vetting checks with Prospero Teaching in order to fill this vacancy. Any adult working with children and vulnerable young people are responsible for safeguarding and protecting the welfare of the children and young people.
Prospero Teaching is able to offer the successful candidate:
- Free, accredited continued professional development courses including safeguarding and behaviour management
- In-house Training and Development Team
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