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Teacher of History
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Are you looking for a full:time role that allows you to truly shape young minds?
Are you eager to join a humanities department that values collaboration and innovative teaching?
Can you seamlessly manage a classroom while fostering a positive, safe learning environment?
About The Role
This is an incredibly exciting opportunity for an ambitious and proven teacher to step into a full:time temporary teaching position starting in September 2026. The successful candidate will deliver a rigorous, inspiring, and diverse History curriculum across Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 (with potential for Key Stage 5). Stepping in to cover a temporary absence, the individual will act as a core thread in the schools fabric: taking on full classroom responsibilities, guiding pupils through pivotal academic phases, and ensuring continuous high:quality education without missing a beat.
About The School
The academy is a vibrant, high:achieving secondary school in the Leeds area that prides itself on exceptional standards and a deeply rooted community ethos. The school benefits immensely from shared best practices, world:class resources, and cross:trust expertise. Driven by a set of ten core values, the academy focuses on building resilience, academic excellence, and independent learning in its young people. The staff team is highly collaborative, welcoming, and dedicated, making it a fantastic environment for any educator looking to thrive in an atmosphere of mutual support and high expectations.
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Key Requirements
- Qualified Teacher Status (QTS): Holds QTS, QTLS, or an equivalent recognised UK teaching qualification.
- Enhanced DBS: A valid Enhanced DBS clearance registered on the Update Service (or a willingness for one).
- Curriculum Knowledge: Full familiarity with the current UK National Curriculum for History at KS3 and KS4.
- Eligibility to Work: Valid legal entitlement to work full:time in the UK.
Core Skills Required
- Behaviour Management: Excellent capability to command respect and cultivate an orderly, focused learning atmosphere.
- Communication: Exceptional verbal and written skills for interacting with students, staff, and parents.
- Lesson Design: Creative ability to structure lessons that make dense historical events accessible and exciting.
- Data Literacy: Skill in analysing student metrics to pinpoint learning gaps and intervene effectively.
- Digital Competency: Proficiency using interactive whiteboards, learning management systems, and school tracking software.
- Time Management: Strong organisational skills to manage planning, marking, and form tutor duties efficiently.
Responsibilities
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- Deliver High:Quality Lessons: Plan and execute engaging, academically rigorous History lessons that align with national curriculum standards.
- Track Student Progress: Consistently assess, record, and report on the development and attainment of all students.
- Manage Classroom Behaviour: Maintain high standards of discipline and focus, utilising the academy's established pastoral care guidelines.
- Provide Differentiated Support: Adapt teaching materials to support all learners, including those with SEND and high:achieving individuals.
- Foster Critical Thinking: Teach students how to analyse historical sources, weigh evidence, and formulate balanced arguments.
- Act as a Form Tutor: Provide pastoral care, daily guidance, and support to an assigned form group.
- Collaborate with the Department: Actively participate in Humanities department meetings, resource sharing, and curriculum planning.
- Engage with Parents: Maintain strong, positive communication with parents and carers regarding student progress and behaviour.
- Mark and Feedback: Provide timely, constructive written and verbal feedback to empower students to improve their work.
- Uphold Safeguarding: Adhere strictly to all school and trust safeguarding policies to ensure a safe learning environment.
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