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2nd in Geography
Start date: Immediate/Easter 2026
Full Time / Permanent
Teachers Main Scale or Upper Pay Scale with TLR2A - £3,527.00pa
We are seeking an enthusiastic and committed Geography Teacher to join Chase High School as Second in Department. This is an excellent opportunity for someone ready to step into middle leadership.
You will be supported by a strong leadership team dedicated to professional development and staff wellbeing, helping you grow into the best teacher you can be.
The ideal candidate will have a genuine passion for Geography and a commitment to high standards of teaching and achievement. They will thrive in a collaborative environment, contribute to departmental growth, and value both academic success and student wellbeing.
Our values shape our school community, and we expect our staff to embody them too. We cultivate in our pupils the ambition for academic excellence, the resilience to overcome challenges, and the kindness to build a positive and supportive school environment. We are a fully inclusive school that embraces and celebrates the cultural diversity of our community.
Chase High School is a mixed, mainstream secondary school located in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex. It educates more than 1,300 pupils aged 11-18 from over 40 countries.
For further information and a job description please contact Mrs Sasha Wisbey, HR Administrator on 01702 354441 sasha.wisbey@chasehigh.org
Chase High School is committed to safer recruitment so all applicants must be prepared to undergo screening to confirm their suitability to work with children
Closing date for this vacancy: 11 December 2025
Interviews will be held: To be arranged on application
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early upon appointment of a successful applicant.
Your normal place of work is at Chase High School, however, the Discovery Educational Trust reserves the right to require you to work at any other of its establishments, whether current or future. This may be for a temporary period or on a permanent basis, according to the needs of the employer.
Chase High School is an academy that forms part of the Discovery Educational Trust
Information about the School
Chase High School is a mixed, mainstream secondary school located in Westcliff-on-Sea, near Southend, Essex. It educates more than 1,000 students aged 11-18 from over 40 countries. Since 2011, the school has had a sixth form.
Chase High School was built more than 100 years ago and recently secured academy status under the Discovery Educational Trust. The secondary school continues to be involved in the community, forging local and international partnerships.
At Chase High School, academic achievement and personal performance are pursued in equal measure. Every student matters and the school policy is to treat everyone with dignity and support.
About Discovery Educational Trust:
Discovery Educational Trust, formed in 2014, is a successful and established multi-academy trust based in South Essex, comprising just under 4000 pupils and 500 staff, across 5 schools.
Our schools are:
- Chase High School (Westcliff-on-Sea)
- St. Martin's School (Brentwood)
- Hogarth Primary School (Brentwood)
- Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School (Brentwood)
- Larchwood Primary School (Brentwood)
We aim for each of our schools to become the school of choice within the community, offering a broad and exciting range of extracurricular activities to enhance the opportunities within their formal curriculum.
Our vision is that strong and effective leadership places our children and young people at the heart of everything we do.
We value relationships, which are open and honest, underpinned by kindness, trustworthiness and compassion.
We offer ongoing training and professional development for all staff in a supportive and collaborative environment.
We offer the following benefits for employees:
- Pension scheme - also automatically includes Life Assurance
- Generous Referral Bonus for employees who refer quality candidates to join Discovery Educational Trust
- Two-week October half term (term time staff)
- Employee savings and discounts
- Employee Assistance Programme – free confidential wellbeing support for employees and dependants
- Mental Health First Aiders – we have qualified MHFA England trainers within the Trust and continue to add to our pool of trained MHFAs
- Bike2Work scheme
- Ongoing training and professional development in a supportive and collaborative environment
- Gifted Service Leave for long service
- Health Cash plan to support with every day healthcare costs – e.g. dental, optical, physiotherapy. Includes Virtual GP service
As an equal opportunities employer, Discovery Educational Trust is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age; disability; gender re-assignment; marriage and civil partnership; pregnancy and maternity; race (which includes ethnic origin, nationality and ethnic or national origins); religion or belief; sex; and sexual orientation. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join Discovery Educational Trust.
Discovery Educational Trust is committed to safeguarding our pupils against radicalisation and extremism and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on an application form, CVs will not be accepted. This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and satisfactory references.