Vacancy Reference
JOB003013
Job Title
Geography Teacher
Job Start Date
1 September 2025
Salary Range
MPR/UPR
Hours Per Week
32.5
School Address
Washwood Heath Multi Academy Trust
Saltley Academy
Belchers Lane
Bordesley Green
Birmingham
B9 5RX
Telephone number: 0121 566 6555
Contact Email
jcrosedale@saltley.academy
Contract Type
Permanent
Closing Date
4 February 2025, 9:00am
Job Information

 

Do you have the ambition and determination to secure positive outcomes for young people?

Do you want to work in a forward-thinking and aspirational academy that places learning at the heart of everything it does, where your professional development is important to us and your innovation valued? If so, we want to hear from you.

About Us:
Saltley Academy is a thriving educational institution committed to excellence and inclusivity. Our mission is to provide a supportive and enriching environment where every student can achieve their full potential. We believe that safeguarding is at the heart of everything we do, and we are looking for a passionate safeguarding manager to champion this critical area.

Can you inspire young people with your passion for Geography?

We now have a fantastic opportunity for a geography teacher to join our high performing, forward thinking and collaborative geography department, and teach geography at key stages 3 and 4. This position requires a qualified and dedicated geography teacher with passion and drive, who believes that every student can achieve their full potential.

The ideal candidate will:

  • be an inspiring teacher with real passion and enthusiasm for the subject with excellent subject knowledge
  • be committed to delivering an excellent standard of teaching for all students every lesson
  • set themselves and their students high standards and have high expectations
  • be a good communicator and a strong team player
  • have a willingness to contribute to the department and whole school projects, including the extracurricular life of the Academy
  • have a thorough knowledge of present curriculum developments, particularly those relating to geography

NB CVs will not be accepted.

We value our people and are dedicated to making sure that everybody feels empowered to bring their authentic self to work. We have an outstanding opportunity to work at Saltley Academy as a geography teacher.
We promise to treat all candidates fairly, consistently and with respect throughout the application, assessment and selection process.

Washwood Heath Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

How to Apply

Please apply online.

Safeguarding
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including:
enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.
References
All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.
Short-listed candidates
An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.
Terms and Conditions
This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment.
Rehabilitation of Offenders
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.
Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.