Job Description
Leigh Academy Mascalls is seeking an enthusiastic, dynamic, and dedicated Teacher of Geography to join our flourishing Humanities team. Whether you are an ambitious Early Career Teacher (ECT) looking for a supportive environment to hone your practice, or an experienced teacher seeking your next professional challenge, we want to hear from you.
Why Join Leigh Academy Mascalls?
Ofsted Recognised Excellence: Following our recent inspection, Ofsted highlighted the strong standards of our school community, celebrating leadership that acts with integrity and a deep moral purpose. Inspectors praised our strategic approach to teaching, well-structured professional development, and strong culture of collaborative trust practice.
Exceptional Behaviour & Culture: Our unique college structure ensures strong pastoral care and clear routines. Inspectors noted that our pupils behave well, respect our high expectations, feel safe, and enjoy learning in disruption-free environments.
World-Class Curriculum & IB World School Status: As part of Leigh Academies Trust, we deliver a forward-thinking, inquiry-based curriculum across Key Stages 3 to 5, equipping pupils with the critical thinking skills needed for an interconnected world.
Unrivalled Professional Growth: We invest heavily in our staff. You will benefit from tailored CPD, adaptive teaching strategies, and cross-trust collaboration that allows your career to thrive.
This position is available on a part-time basis. We can consider applications for 3 or 4 days per week.
Take the next step in your career: join us, inspire excellence, and become part of our success story!
Working with us at Leigh Academy Mascalls
Leigh Academy Mascalls is a high-achieving, community-focused school where every student is known, supported and challenged to thrive. Our unique small school model-divided into four distinct colleges-fosters a personalised learning environment, empowering students to achieve their full potential in a nurturing and ambitious setting.
Recognised by Ofsted as a ‘Good’ school with ‘Outstanding’ leadership and behaviour, we’re proud of our culture of high expectations, strong relationships and a shared commitment to excellence. As noted in our latest inspection, Mascalls is “a happy place to be” where “staff feel valued”-and where leadership is focused on supporting both student and staff success.
Our modern facilities combine light, open spaces with character-rich buildings, creating an inspiring environment for teaching and learning. Whether you're early in your career or a seasoned educator, you’ll join a team driven by innovation, professional growth and a passion for transforming lives.
Be part of our journey toward excellence-where your ideas are valued, your impact is real, and your career can truly flourish.
To find out more about Leigh Academy Mascalls, please click here.
Applying for this Opportunity
Thank you for your interest in joining us. If you’d like to find out more about this role or arrange a visit to the academy, please don’t hesitate to contact Amy Wenban (Recruitment Advisor): amy.wenban@latrust.org.uk / 01634 412 205.
To support your application, we recommend viewing the Job Pack by clicking here, which outlines the full role responsibilities and person specification. This will guide you in preparing a strong application and understanding what we’re looking for.
Early applications are encouraged, as we reserve the right to interview before the closing date. All applications must be submitted through our online application form prior to the deadline.
Our Commitment to Safeguarding, Equality & Diversity
Leigh Academies Trust and all of our academies are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across all academies and business units which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates - you can read more about it on our Careers site. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
As a Trust, we are passionate about diversity and recognise that as individuals, we all bring something unique to the role regardless of any protected characteristics which is why we treat all of our people equally, without compromise. We are committed to providing equality and fairness throughout our recruitment and employment practices and not discriminating on any grounds.