ECT Geography Teacher - Secondary School - Northampton

A welcoming and well-organised secondary school in Northampton is seeking an enthusiastic Early Career Teacher (ECT) of Geography to join its supportive Humanities department. This is an excellent opportunity for a newly qualified teacher to begin their career in a school with clear routines, a well-sequenced curriculum and strong mentoring that helps ECTs grow quickly in confidence and impact.

The school is known for its calm learning environment, consistent behaviour systems and supportive leadership, making it an ideal setting for an ECT to develop strong classroom practice.

About the Role

As ECT Geography Teacher , you will teach across Key Stages 3 and 4 , delivering engaging lessons that build students’ geographical knowledge and enquiry skills. You will be supported to teach a well-sequenced curriculum that develops:

• Strong knowledge of physical and human geography

• Map, graph and data interpretation skills through regular practice

• Extended writing and evaluation using modelling, structure and feedback

• Curiosity and discussion through relevant case studies and real-world geography

Students explore topics such as tectonics, weather and climate, rivers and coasts, ecosystems, urban change, development and global challenges. Lessons are designed to help pupils think like geographers — asking questions, analysing evidence and making reasoned judgements.

ECT Support and Development

The school offers a strong ECT induction programme aligned to the Early Career Framework. You will benefit from:

• A dedicated subject mentor with regular coaching and support

• Protected time for training, planning and reflection

• Opportunities to observe experienced colleagues and excellent practice across the school

• Support with behaviour routines, assessment and adaptive teaching

• Collaborative planning and shared resources to reduce workload

This is a school that understands the importance of strong early-career support and provides a structured pathway to developing excellent practice.

The Department

The Humanities department is supportive and collaborative, with a shared commitment to high standards and positive classroom culture. Teachers plan together, share resources and use consistent approaches to assessment and feedback.

Geography is well regarded within the school, and the department values enquiry-led learning that supports strong GCSE outcomes, including targeted revision support and clear exam technique.

Key Information

• Location: Northampton

• Start Date: September 2026 (or by agreement)

• Contract: Full-time, permanent

• Salary: MPS (ECT)

What the School is Looking For

The successful candidate will:

• Be an ECT (or soon-to-qualify) and hold, or be working towards, QTS

• Have strong subject knowledge in Geography

• Deliver well-structured lessons with clear routines and high expectations

• Be committed to developing through mentoring, coaching and training

• Build positive relationships and maintain a calm, purposeful classroom culture

• Work collaboratively within a supportive Humanities team

Why Join This School

• Strong ECT induction programme with subject-specific mentoring

• Supportive Humanities department with shared planning and resources

• Clear behaviour systems that support confident teaching

• Practical CPD and opportunities to develop your classroom practice

• Welcoming Northampton school community focused on student success

This is a fantastic opportunity for an Early Career Geography teacher to build confidence, develop excellent classroom practice and inspire students to understand the world in a supportive Northampton secondary school.