Headteacher:  Mr F Moane

School Roll:  1042 with 238 in Sixth Form

 Teacher of Geography

MPS - UPS + Fringe 

Full time, Permanent

For September 2024

Applications from ECTs welcome

We are seeking a dynamic and innovative subject specialist to join our Geography faculty.  Geography is a popular option at GCSE and A-Level with over 35 students following the A Level course.  At Key Stage 4 we teach the AQA syllabus and the Edexcel A Level specification to Sixth Formers as part of the highly successful BeauSandVer consortium. 

Field trips play an important part of learning and include out bi-annual overseas trips which have included Iceland, Estonia, Finland, Sweden and Lanzarote.

The school places great emphasis on extra-curricular activity and engagement, and benefits from outstanding attendance and exemplary behaviour.

We are located in St Albans, a beautiful and vibrant Cathedral city with a lively cultural life and a huge variety of restaurants, bars, pubs and shops. Recently named in the Sunday Times as the best place in the southeast to live, St Albans is surrounded by beautiful countryside but is still only 20 minutes from London by train and with easy access to motorways and airports.

Verulam School is a high achieving boys’ school with a mixed Sixth Form, which forms part of the highly successful BeauSandVer consortium.  As a school, our core values of “Excellence, Character, Respect” permeate all that we do. 

The school has good GCSE and A Level results and achieved an above average Progress 8 score of +0.36 in 2023 for the whole school.  Geography GCSE results are in the top 20% nationally. It was judged to be a Good school in all categories by Ofsted in October 2018. 

Verulam School is a member of the Alban Academies Trust, together with Sandringham and Ridgeway Secondary Schools, and 4 Primary and Infants’ Schools. We work together within the Trust to share best practice, deliver joint training, promote the highest of expectations and raise achievement for all students. The Trust’s motto is ‘Educational Excellence for All.’ The Trust offers significant opportunities for career development of staff at all levels of the organisation.

Verulam School is an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity and the creation of an inclusive environment for all employees. Employment selections are made according to suitability for the post, irrespective of background or protected characteristic. Verulam School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

If you wish to have a tour of the school or ask any questions, please contact Roberta Williams on williamsR@verulam.aat.school or 01727 766100.

To apply, please submit a completed application form from the portal My New Term via a link on the school website: https://verulamschool.co.uk/job-vacancies/

Closing date:  Noon Tuesday 7th May 2024

Interviews:     TBC

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.