Geography teacher

We are recruting for a Geoghraphy Teacher in Croyden to teach at a school beginning next academic year. The purpose of your role will be: * To implement and deliver an appropriately broad, balanced, relevant and differentiated curriculum for students and to support a designated curriculum area as appropriate. * To monitor and support the overall progress and development of students as a teacher/form tutor * To facilitate and encourage a learning experience which provides students with the opportunity to achieve their individual potential * To contribute to raising standards of student attainment * To share and support the academy #39;s responsibility to provide and monitor opportunities for personal and academic growth Your main areas of responsibility will fall under the areas of: * Operational and strategic planning (including lesson planning, developing resources and syllabuses, and contributing to the departmental plan) * Curriculum planning * Staff development (including continuing professional development and engaging fully in the Performance Management Review process) * Quality assurance (including contributing to the process of monitoring and evaluating the subject area) * Management of information (including maintaining appropriate records and tracking student progress) * Communications with students, parents and other stakeholders * Pastoral system (including being a form tutor to a selected group of students) * Teaching, ensuring a high quality learning experience for students Qualifications Experience The successful candidate will: * Hold QTS (or equivalent) and a relevant undergraduate degree * Have successful teaching experience at secondary level (can be teaching practice), ideally including experience in multi-ethnic urban schools and of working in an 11-18 school * Understand the theory and practice of effective teaching and learning * Understand the importance of high expectations and equality of access for all students, and of being a tutor * Have knowledge of National Curriculum requirements at KS3 and KS4, and of writing lesson plans, developing resources and assessing students #39; work * Be able to work as part of a team and to develop and maintain positive relationships with all staff * Have a good level of ICT skills, ideally including innovative use of interactive white boards * Be able to create a motivating and safe learning environment for all students * Be able to communicate positively with parents, carers and other external agencies where necessary * Have good written and spoken communication skills * Be able to lead and manage their own work effectively * Have excellent time management skills * Be able to motivate students and raise their aspirations through a range of strategies