Teacher of History

The position of Teacher of History, maternity cover, offers an ambitious and dynamic specialist an exciting and highly rewarding opportunity. The successful applicant, whether an ECT or an experienced teacher, should bring enthusiasm and passion to inspire students from Year 7 to the Upper Sixth. They should be willing to learn to teach all areas of the GCSE and A Level specifications. They will offer enthusiasm and a passion for their subject and a willingness to work alongside our dedicated and highly skilled group of subject specialists within the department.

The History Department currently has four full-time members of staff who work closely together as a team. The Department has a philosophy that combines academic rigour with a commitment to high quality teaching and learning.  At the heart of its philosophy is a commitment to an enquiry-led approach in which students analyse a wide variety of historical sources and information, in order to answer key questions. The Department uses a wide range of activities and resources, including textbook work, role-plays, group work and human timelines. A lot of work is also put into developing student's historical skills, including historical significance, interpretation and cause and consequence.

The Department follows the Edexcel specification at GCSE with students studying Medicine and Health Through Time, a depth study on Weimar and Nazi Germany and units on Elizabethan England and the Cold War. History is an extremely popular subject, with at least two sets in each year group.

Students have regularly progressed to leading Russell Group Universities to study a degree in History over the years thanks to the support and inspiration offered by the Department staff.

Co-curricular activities, trips and enrichment activities are part of the ethos of the Department and are seen as a crucial support in learning. The Department has a growing programme of trips to support students in their studies including visiting Hampton Court, an annual visit for all of Year 9 to the Ypres Salient as well as workshops at the Houses of Parliament, hosting speakers and attending external lectures. For additional enrichment, the Department proudly supports the Potential Higher Achiever (PHA) lecture series, encourages external competition participation and other resources, such as public lectures, books and sites of interest. 

The Department benefits from three large, spacious classrooms, all equipped with interactive LCD screens. There is also a departmental office with space for each staff member to work.

Lines of Responsibility

The Teacher of History is responsible to the Head of Department on curriculum matters and the relevant Head of House on pastoral matters.

Conditions of Employment

The post-holder must uphold the School’s policy in respect of all matters related to Safeguarding and Child Protection. The above responsibilities are subject to the general duties and responsibilities in the written statement of conditions of employment (The Contract of Employment). The post-holder is required to support and encourage the School’s ethos and its objectives, policies and procedures as agreed by the Headmaster and Governing Body. The post-holder would also be expected to carry out any other duties that are reasonably assigned by the Headmaster.

The Job Description allocates duties and responsibilities but does not direct the particular amount of time to be spent on carrying them out and this must not be construed. This Job Description is not necessarily a comprehensive definition of the post. It will be reviewed periodically and may be subject to modification at any time after consultation with the post-holder.

Closing Date Tuesday 24 September 2024