Teacher of Geography

About Us

Cathedral Schools Trust (CST) is a family of schools committed to inspiring learning both in and beyond the classroom. With a strong focus on music and the creative arts, we support every student and staff member in reaching their full potential. If you’re looking for a Trust that values creativity, growth, and meaningful learning, CST could be the perfect place for you.

We invite you to join our team at St Katherine’s School. St Katherine’s is an oversubscribed and successful school with a strong sense of community. The school was rated good by Ofsted in December 2021. We are a community school without a faith designation and welcome applicants from all backgrounds, beliefs, and religions. We respect and value diversity and inclusivity in our community.

Our mission:

We are St Katherine’s — a nurturing and inclusive community, united in the pursuit of excellence

We are located in a beautiful rural setting on the edge of Bristol. Our thriving, diverse community is founded on our core values of respect, responsibility and resilience; we actively encourage everyone within our community to ‘live and breathe’ our values every day. The school aims to create an environment where all students feel confident, secure and valued to help them perform at their best.

The Opportunity

We are seeking to appoint a talented and inspirational subject specialist to join our Humanities Team as a Teacher of Geography.

Geography is a popular and highly successful subject at GCSE and A Level at St Katherine’s School.

The Humanities Faculty at St Katherine’s is a supportive and talented team, creative and dedicated to developing as professionals through sharing good practice with one another. We provide many enrichment opportunities to inspire, motivate and support learning.

About You

This post is suitable for either an experienced practitioner or a newly qualified ECT. The successful candidate will have the ability to teach Geography across the key stages. Ability to teach A level and another humanities subject/Business Studies desirable. We look for professionals who have excellent classroom management skills and high expectations of work and behaviour. You will be passionate about Geography, ambitious for every child and highly inclusive.

Qualified Teacher Status and relevant subject degree essential.

More information about the Trust, School and Role

• To find out more about this role, please read the job description and person specification.

• To find out more about Cathedral Schools Trust and St Katherine’s School,  visit our website

• Informal enquiries welcome

• School visits can be arranged 

We can offer you

• Continuing Professional and Leadership development

• Employee assistance programme, offering counselling, support and advice on a wide array of areas

• Discounted gym membership, Cycle-to-work scheme, Eyesight test vouchers

• Many of our schools are easily accessible using public transport. For staff members who drive, we offer free onsite parking.

• Flexible working fully supported and enhanced family friendly policies

• All new staff are automatically enrolled in the Teacher’s Pension or LGPS Avon Pension Fund.

How to apply …

We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment. If you are excited about this role and can demonstrate many but not all of the requirements on the job description and/or person specification, we would encourage you to apply as you may just be the person we are looking for.

• Please complete our application form by Midnight on Sunday 11 May 2025

• Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an interview on during w/c 12 May 2025 at St Katherine’s School

• All candidates will be advised of the outcome of their application following the closing date

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts at Cathedral Schools Trust are subject to pre-employment checks including but not limited to, initial and periodic enhanced level checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Applications are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, gender reassignment, disability or age, and maternity, marital or civil partner status. We particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups.

The School may carry out online searches on shortlisted applicants and all applicants will be required to provide details of their online profile, including social media account names/handles, as part of the interview process.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions on a self-declaration form in advance of attending an interview (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.