Vacancy Details
Vacancy Summary
Subject Leader of Geography (AFL)
Salary: MPS-UPS + TLR2B (Recruitment & Retention allowance for outstanding candidate)
Working Pattern: Full-Time
Contract Type: Permanent
Vacancy Information
- Our mission is to create remarkable schools where no child is left behind.
- Established in 2013, we are a well-respected local school trust, completely committed to our inclusive and ambitious mission.
- We are different to many trusts in that we are diverse in composition; 10 schools: primary, secondary, and special and this gives us a unique feel as we learn so much from one another.
- We want our students to love learning and be well placed to do something great with their lives, our values of enjoy, learn, succeed reflect this.
- We are ambitious for all our children, and we are determined that all can succeed.
- We value our teams and are committed to the professional development of all.
- We are proud of the clarity that we have as expressed in our principles of alignment and the value that we place on individual and school diversity.
- This Trust is determined that everyone has the power to lead and that we serve our local community in action as well as words.
- All our leaders are committed to being supported and challenged to be better tomorrow than they are today and are genuinely excited about the next phase in our journey to remarkable.
- We are Team Beckfoot Trust and Team School.
- Please see the candidate pack for more details about our Trust.
Why Choose Beckfoot Upper Heaton
We are a smaller than average Ofsted Good (May 2023) culturally diverse local 11-16 secondary school.
We know our students and staff well and we work hard to accept and embrace each other’s differences and to live our values of integrity, kindness, and excellence.
We are genuinely ambitious for our students and strive to make a difference to the community that we serve.
We are committed to being a People-First organisation and we listen to the authentic voice of our community, and we embrace kind and candid feedback as a gift.
We invest in the professional growth of our staff.
Our school sentence sums us up, it is what we want to be remembered by; the school taught students to act with integrity and kindness so that they went on to demonstrate excellence in their chosen filed. It was a place where all belonged.
We are seeking to appoint a Leader of Geography on a permanent basis. The right candidate will be a highly valued member of our Humanities Team within Team Beckfoot Upper Heaton. We are a local trust with a national outward focus, determined to make a difference to the community that we are so privileged to serve. We would urge you to take the opportunity to visit us or speak to us to find out more.
If you have any questions, please contact centralrecruitment@beckfoottrust.org
To apply, go to https://candidates.every.education/Vacancies/Details?advertKey=005e7955-bd71-4bde-8188-f49e794212ff
Closing Date: Sunday 22nd June 2025
Interview Date: WC 23rd June 2025
However, we reserve the right to close this advert early.
We understand that choosing an employer and changing roles is a big decision. We will always invest time in talking to anyone who is seeking more details about any role.
Beckfoot Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants as part of our overall vetting checks.
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