Head of Department - Humanities(History Specialist)
Millom School, Millom, Cumbria, LA18 5AB18 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2026
Closing date
16 March 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
26 February 2026
Job details
Job role
- Head of department or curriculum
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Key stage
- Key stage 3, Key stage 4, Key stage 5
Subject
- Humanities
Working pattern
- Full time: 1.0fte Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- MPR/UPR
Additional allowances
TLR2b £8611
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for an enthusiastic, energetic and committed Head of Humanities to join our lively community school.
The post-holder will lead the department in the teaching of humanities within the school, including developing the staff, shaping departmental policy and progressing the curriculum. The successful candidate will have the ability to engage and motivate students, promote humanities within the school and act as a positive role model.
The post is most suitable for a history specialist.
The ability to lead a departmental team with professionalism and a sense of humour are essential factors. Millom School also offers opportunities for its staff to take part in professional and career development.
The application form should be downloaded from the school website, http://millom.cumbria.sch.uk/about/vacancies and accompanied by a letter of application stating why you would be a suitable candidate for the role.
Completed applications should be submitted via email to hr@millom.cumbria.sch.uk
The deadline for applications is 12 noon, Monday 16 March 2026
Interviews will be held week commencing Thursday 26 March 2026
What the school offers its staff
Millom School has a friendly and supportive staff in a superb rural area at the southern tip of the Lake District.
Please see the school website for full details of our school.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Millom School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its students. All applicants are subject to the requirements of Keeping Children Safe in Education guidelines. This will include checks with past employers and the need for the successful applicant to hold or undergo a suitable enhanced DBS disclosure.
Applying for the job
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Millom School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 469 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Millom School website
- Email address
- hr@millom.cumbria.sch.uk
Millom School is a small 11-18 community school and an established sixth form. We regard ourselves as a learning community and understand the importance of investing in our colleagues as well as our students. The school plays a central role in the local community.
Our priorities for this year are: Ready to Learn – Every Lesson Counts, Widen Opportunity, Better Learner – Improving Academic Outcomes.
We provide a friendly, supportive, and structured environment, in which students are given every opportunity to flourish. We have a commitment to professional development for staff and a culture of change and improvement with strong support from senior leadership and the governing body. We are proud of our school, our staff, and our students, and are ambitious for the future. In the immediate locality Millom School plays a key role in the Partnership of Millom Schools, working closely with our feeder primary schools to ensure a positive transition for our students.
OFSTED have recognised our broad and ambitious curriculum which is well planned and innovative and with a degree of personalised learning. In Key Stage 4 the school has introduced a number of alternative courses and accreditations in conjunction with GCSEs. These are presented to the students as 14-19 courses and they offer automatic progression to A Level or Level 3 vocational courses. The Post-16 curriculum includes a range of A-level and BTEC subjects.
Outcomes for learners have risen significantly in recent years. The school was last inspected in May 2022 and was judged to be “Good”. Ofsted confirmed what we already knew - that we have high expectations of all of our students, that we have ambition for all of our students and that students are well prepared to take the next steps in their lives when they leave us. The full report is available on Ofsted’s or the school’s web site.
We are not complacent and continually look for innovative ways to improve the school for students and staff. One example of this is the enrichment programme. This involves all students taking part in extra-curricular activities, both on site and off site, on Wednesday afternoons and they change activity every half term. We believe that, following the disruption to education caused by the pandemic, students need to have equality of access to extra-curricular activities. Students experience these in mixed age groups which is designed to bring the school community together. Staff have planned a six-week programme focussing on the development of soft skills and the attributes of the Millom Learner.
Student Support
The student support team’s brief is to focus on the pastoral aspects of students’ experiences at school, by assisting students who have difficulties in lessons, either with learning or behaviour. They listen and provide advice and support and work alongside parents and a range of other outside agencies.
Governance
The school has a large and active governing body. The governing body includes parents, local councillors, business people and residents from Millom and the surrounding area. Senior students and members of the senior leadership team are associate governors.
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