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Overview
Geography teachers in secondary school teach geography to teenagers and young adults, prepare lessons and learning materials, follow student progress and assess knowledge through assignments, tests and examinations.
In job descriptions, look for geography curriculum work, cartography, lesson planning, classroom safety, student support, assessment, fieldwork or school events and cooperation with other teachers.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Geography teaching in secondary school centers on planned lessons, maps, landscapes, human geography, student discussion and assessment. Work often moves between classroom teaching, individual support, marking and preparation of learning materials.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include cartography, geographic areas, lesson design, classroom management, fieldwork preparation, clear explanations, student teamwork and noticing when pupils need extra support or more challenging tasks.
Salary context
Salary context is shaped by teaching load, subject responsibility, student age range, mentoring duties, examination work, school events and whether the role includes curriculum development or coordination.
Career paths
Paths can develop through broader social science teaching, subject coordination, exam responsibility, mentoring new teachers, educational development, school leadership or specialist work with maps, field studies and geography projects.
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Check adverts for the geography courses taught, assessment duties, class sizes, field-trip expectations, digital map tools, support systems around students and how much planning time is built into the role.
Editorial note
This guide gives editorial career context for geography teacher secondary school work. It is not official labour-market statistics or salary data.
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Alternative labels
geography teacher
geography tutor secondary school
geographical studies high school teacher
high school geography teacher
geographical studies teacher in secondary school
secondary school teacher of geography
geography teacher high school
secondary school geography tutor
teacher of geography in secondary schools
Occupation group
secondary school teacher (2330.1)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/89a3b3af-7264-4e00-9a14-21e5fbd4ee87 |
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| ESCO code | 2330.1.7 |
| ISCO group | 2330 |
| Concept type | Occupation |