Teacher of Geography

Job Title:

Teacher of Geography

Location:

Tipton

Q3 Academy Tipton works to ensure that all students and staff achieve ‘Incredible things’. Our mission for everybody who works in or with our school is to:
Know More, Do More and Achieve More and is supported by our values of:
Kindness, Ambition, Resilience and Respect.

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“Expectations are high for every pupil and sixth-form student, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). Pupils are becoming motivated and resilient learners who show pride in their achievements. Importantly, pupils say that they now enjoy their learning.” (Ofsted, 2025)

We are seeking a dynamic, supportive, and inspiring Teacher of Geography who is able to deliver engaging and ambitious lessons across Key Stages 3, 4 and 5. The successful candidate will have strong subject knowledge, a clear commitment to high-quality teaching and learning, and the ability to inspire students to understand the world around them through geographical knowledge, skills and enquiry.

Geography is an important part of our broad and balanced curriculum, helping students to develop curiosity, critical thinking and an understanding of local, national and global issues. We are therefore seeking an incredible teacher who is passionate about Geography and able to motivate students to learn, think deeply and achieve highly. If this sounds like you, we want to hear from you.

The successful candidate will be joining an established and cohesive team of colleagues, with good links across other schools as part of the Mercian Academy Trust, with excellent opportunities for development.

We welcome visits from potential candidates at any time.

• Ambition for all students to achieve incredible things, particularly inspiring their interest and supporting the development of knowledge, understanding and skills in Geography;
• Resilience to adapt and support all students in achieving in Geography;
• Ambition for your own development and learning. All teaching staff are provided with additional non-contact time specifically for personal-development;
• Excellent subject knowledge;
• The ability to understand and work with assessment data to monitor and intervene as appropriate with students.

• Students who are kind, ambitious, resilient and respectful, working in and with well established systems which allow you to focus on teaching;
• A motivated and supportive staff-body who prioritise students’ achievement;
• Additional non-contact time beyond 10% PPA to support your own self-development and workload;
• Prioritisation of the reduction of workload in teaching;
• Regular celebration of achievement for both students and staff;
• A supportive environment which focuses on all members of our community achieving their best;
• Access to Health Care schemes through the Mercian Academy Trust;
• A “birthday day” paid leave of absence to celebrate your special day or use for something else (subject to attendance measures);
• Opportunity to collaborate with colleagues from a wide range of settings including grammar schools and a-typical settings.
• For further benefits including education sector leading CPD:
  The Mercian Trust
  - What we can offer you

Teaching Geography across Key Stages 3 and 4;

• Responsibility for adding value to every learner in each teaching group benchmarked against national criteria and data;
• Delivering, planning, and preparing lessons in accordance with the planned curriculum;
• Contribution to curriculum design within Geography;
• Working as part of an incredible team that ensures creative and innovative learning and teaching occurs in every lesson;
• Being a Form Tutor.

• Qualifi…