Geography And Humanities Teacher - Jan 2025 (Maternity Cover)

Job description / Role

Job Description

GEMS Wellington School is currently looking for a hard-working and talented individual to join our Secondary Humanities team, as a temporary teacher of Geography and KS3 Humanities.
- This position is available because of the current potholder taking extended maternity leave.
- The period would run from January until June 2025.
- This opportunity is ideally suited for a local candidate, looking for supply work for a limited period of time.
- They will possess the skills, passion and creativity to contribute to an inclusive, high-performing Humanities department across the secondary school. Candidates should have a passion for education, engage with current pedagogy and have a proven track record of outstanding practice.

- Be a vocational and inspirational educator who supports an inclusive learning environment, with the ability to raise standards for all students
- Be knowledgeable of and confident in the use of proven, effective teaching and learning methodologies, yet with the ability to 'think outside of the box' and be open to new approaches
- Have extremely high standards and expectations for all, and be able to work effectively under pressure with excellence as the primary goal
- Be an effective team player with the ability to maintain a sense of perspective and humour.
- The successful candidate will ideally have a minimum of 2 years teaching experience. They will also hold a BEd or Bachelors degree with PGCE/PGDE or equivalent.

As a GEMS employee you can be guaranteed of an excellent, well-resourced professional environment, including working alongside highly driven, committed colleagues and fabulously polite and dedicated students. You will have access to significant further professional development opportunities not only at school level but also as part of the wider GEMS Wellington cluster and GEMS network.

The deadline for applications is Sunday 1 st December 2024. The post is to commence in January 2025 or as soon as possible.

About the Company

GEMS Education is a pioneering education company with an international network of award winning K-12 schools. Over the past 55 years GEMS has grown from one school to being a truly global company with one incredible mission – to make quality education available to every student. Over 20,000 education professionals unlock the potential of over 250,000 students across 14 countries each and every day, preparing children of all ages for real world success.