Start Date: Tuesday 23rd September 2025
Closing Date: Wednesday 8th October 2025
Interviews: Monday 13 October 2025
Salary: MPR 1 to UPR 3 (Subject to Experience) TLR 2b
Contract Type: Full time - Permanent
Join a team delivering “Excellence: for each, for all”
At Thomas Gainsborough School, our mission is simple and ambitious: excellence for every individual and for our whole community. We provide a personalised, aspirational and inclusive education that builds character, raises aspirations and nurtures a love of learning.
Following sustained growth and consistently strong outcomes, we are seeking an inspiring Leader of Geography to shape our provision across Key Stages 3–5 and to lead a talented, collaborative team.
Why Geography at TGS?
- High take-up and strong progression: All students study a humanities subject at GCSE, with many choosing Geography and continuing into our thriving Sixth Form.
- Curriculum from KS3 to A level: A popular A Level, rich fieldwork at every key stage, and a curriculum that situates students in the local, national and global context they will help shape.
- Culture, Character, Currency: Our curriculum and wider offer broaden horizons, build resilience and secure academic excellence—so students not only dream, but achieve.
- Expert leadership around you: Dedicated support from an Assistant Headteacher who oversees Humanities, within a well-resourced faculty and an award-winning building designed for modern learning.
The role
You will:
- Lead the strategic development of Geography across KS3–KS5, modelling research-informed practice and ensuring high-quality teaching and learning.
- Drive curriculum ambition, assessment and fieldwork that develop character and intellectual curiosity, while securing the currency students need for future success.
- Coach and develop colleagues so that great teaching is the norm and outcomes are consistently excellent.
- Champion our values—Respect, Resilience, Honesty, Happiness, Confidence and Positivity—in the classroom and across the team.
About you
- A well-qualified geographer and effective middle leader (or aspiring leader) with a track record of improving outcomes.
- Able to teach A Level Geography and to lead a curriculum that is ambitious, inclusive and knowledge-rich.
- A confident communicator who builds strong relationships with students, staff and families, and aligns naturally with our mission of “Excellence: for each, for all.”
What we offer
- A high-performing, truly comprehensive school that places students at the heart of the curriculum.
- Investment in professional development and career progression; a supportive, collegiate culture; and well-resourced classrooms.
- Staff wellbeing at the forefront, including a two-week autumn half-term, salary-sacrifice schemes (transport and local nursery), and access to an on-site gym and swimming pool with discounted membership.
How to apply
To learn more or arrange a visit, please contact Jess Wood at jwood@tgschool.net or call 01787 375232 and ask for Mrs Mel Griss (HR Manager). Application details and further information about our school are available at www.tgschool.net
Key dates
Closing date: Wednesday 8th October 2025
Interviews: Monday 13th October 2025