Westborough High School is a caring, vibrant and happy learning community. We value all our staff and work together to make a difference to children’s lives.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an inspirational Head of Geography to join our school. This vacancy will suit an experienced and highly effective geography teacher who will lead on the development and implementation of the geography curriculum across both key stages, whilst supporting the Director of Humanities to ensure pupils achieve their full potential in geography. Westborough has a strong and stable staffing platform and can develop staff whatever their career stage.

As Head of Geography you will be joining a successful and well-established Humanities team and are warmly welcomed to visit with one of our senior leaders or headteacher.

Following the Section 8 Ofsted inspection in June 2022, Westborough continues to be a good school and ‘leaders are ambitious’ for the pupils. There is a real team approach at Westborough, where everyone, no matter what their role in school is, wants the ‘best’ for pupils. Ofsted were very complimentary about the culture of the school, describing it as, ‘welcoming and inclusive.’

Applications are welcomed from candidates who:

• Consistently deliver highly effective lessons in your subject area
• Have experience of developing effective teaching resources and strategies
• Have the skills and energy to inspire, lead and motivate others

As a valued member of our team we can offer:

• Clear and shared values and expectations
• A commitment to tailored professional development
• A stimulating work environment
• An experienced, highly committed and support leadership team

If you want to work with us on our journey to excellence, then we would like to hear from you.

The closing date for applications to be returned is 9.00 a.m. Thursday 7 March 2024 (interviews likely to be week commencing 11 March 2024)

How to apply:

Completed applications should be returned to Fiona Sharp, PA to the Headteacher at the school.

Apply on Tes via the quick apply button here –
https://www.tes.com/jobs/vacancy/head-of-geography-kirklees-2004741

(Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, Westborough High School reserves the right to interview sooner than the specified dates above. Applicants will be notified of this where possible. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.)

Our school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Therefore, we expect all workers, volunteers, and employees to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including a satisfactory Enhanced Criminal Records with Barred List check through the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). It is an offence to apply for the role if an applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children (where the role involves this type of regulated activity.) CVs will not be accepted