A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen at St Mary’s Independent School for an enthusiastic, passionate Geography Teacher to join the Senior School on a maternity cover contract. St Mary’s is a happy, high achieving independent day school for girls aged 4-16 years with a Kindergarten for children age 2-4 years, a member of the Girls’ Schools Association, Independent Association of Preparatory Schools, the Independent Schools Association, and the prestigious Round Square organisation.

Reporting to the Faculty Lead for Humanities, this position offers an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic teacher with experience teaching Geography. The successful applicant will be an enthusiastic, dynamic, and suitably qualified teacher who has a passion for Geography and is excited by teaching and learning developments. This unique opportunity invites the successful applicant to work with other members of the Faculty and the wider School in supporting pupils in making a positive transition to develop, grow and enrich their lives beyond their education at St Mary’s.

St Mary’s is proud of its commitment to its pupils and expects all staff to maintain high standards and support its mission and ethos to put girls at the centre of everything that it does so that they can flourish and excel. In return, St Mary’s offers opportunities for further training and professional development which is actively encouraged amongst all staff.

For more information about the role, please email careers@stmaryscolchester.org.uk

To apply, please download and complete the application form and return it to the school by email careers@stmaryscolchester.org.uk, or by post:

For the Attention of M Terry, HR & Compliance Officer, St Mary’s School, 91 Lexden Road, Colchester, Essex CO3 3RB.

St Mary’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All candidates must be willing to undergo enhanced child protection screening.