20 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    September 2025

  • Closing date

    23 April 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    1 April 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Teacher

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Subject

History

Working pattern

Full time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£31,650.00 - £49,084.00 Annually (Actual) Teachers Main pay scale T1-T9 Plus TLR 2C £3,391 per annum

Assistant Head of History job summary

Rivington & Blackrod High School

Assistant Head of History

Salary: Main Scale plus TLR 2C £3,391

Full Time – Permanent Post

Required for September 2025

We wish to appoint an Assistant Head of History to work within our busy History department across key stages 3, 4 and possibly 5. We are looking for a teacher with high expectations of standards and achievements who is committed, inspirational, enthusiastic and passionate about their subject.

The school has strong links with the local community with a heritage of over 450 years and is successful and popular with parents. You will be joining a Staff Team that is committed, welcoming, supportive and friendly. We are an ambitious community committed to young people and supporting them on their journey to achieve their dreams and ambitions.

We strive to meet the needs of every learner; we drive them, motivate them and support them to achieve. We celebrate all success and truly believe that every student matters and that it is our job as educators to ensure they know and feel that they matter.

Rivington & Blackrod is part of the Leverhulme Academy Trust and we believe that nurturing and supporting staff in team work and collaboration is essential if we are to provide the highest standard of education for all students within the Trust.

A full information pack which includes the job description and person specification is on the Trust website.

To apply, please click on the link, and register for an account to complete our online application form: www.leverhulmeacademytrust.org/Vacancies/

Closing date: Midnight Wednesday 23rd April 2025

Interviews will be held w/c 28th April 2025

The trust is committed to safer recruitment and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. The post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service clearance. The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

The Trust is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from as diverse a group as possible.

Rivington and Blackrod High School is part of Leverhulme Academy Trust, we believe that nurturing and supporting staff in team work and collaboration is essential if we are to provide the highest standard of education for all students within the Trust.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

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About Rivington and Blackrod High School

School type
Academy, Church of England, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1526 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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School location

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